Hospitals: Construction
(asked on 6th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to commence the construction of the next tranche of new hospitals.
The Government has committed to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, in addition to eight previously announced schemes. Of the 48 schemes, six are under construction and one is completed.
The hospital schemes are grouped into cohorts for delivery by 2030, based on an assessment of readiness to progress and the extent to which schemes can realise the benefits of the national programme. This assessment is subject to continuous review and the timescales for individual schemes may change. The following table shows the number of schemes in each cohort and the expected start dates of construction.
Cohort | Number of schemes | Expected start date for construction |
Cohort 1 ‘In-flight’ schemes | 8 | Schemes are complete, in construction or in the final stages of approval |
Cohort 2 ‘Early’ schemes | 10 | Within the period 2022 to 2024 |
Cohort 3 ‘Pathfinder’ schemes | 8 | Start dates to be confirmed |
Cohort 4 ‘Full adopter’ schemes | 14 | From 2025 |
Cohort 5 ‘Future eight’ schemes | 8 | From 2025, subject to an ongoing selection process and confirmation |