Government told to stump up more cash if it wants to meet hospital building pledge

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Target of 40 hospitals over next decade laid out by Number 10

The government has made a £3.7bn commitment to fund the construction of 40 hospitals by 2030 – but has been told it will need to find nearly six times that amount if it is to fulfil its pledge.

The 40-hospital programme includes completing four hospitals that are already under construction, including the Midland Metropolitan and Royal Liverpool hospitals that were stalled by Carillion’s collapse almost three years ago. These are being finished by Balfour Beatty and Laing O'Rourke respectively.

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The cost of the hospital building programme has been put at £20bn

They also feature four projects, including the new Moorfields Eye Hospital, that are awaiting final approval.

The six hospital schemes that were handed £2.7bn by the government last year as part of the first wave of the health infrastructure plan (HIP1) have also been included on the list.

Of the remaining 26 hospitals, 25 are part of HIP2, the second wave of hospitals to be funded, while the final hospital, Shotley Bridge Hospital in Durham, is a brand new project the government has just announced.

But NHS Providers, which represents NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services, said the construction of these hospitals would cost around £20bn rather than the £3.7bn that has been announced.

Its deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery said: “We will need an appropriately funded, long term, NHS capital strategy, hopefully at the comprehensive spending review in November.

“Building a new, average mid-sized, hospital costs around £500m, so this is just an initial down payment. If the government wants these hospitals built in the time it is specifying, trusts will need the rest of the capital allocated as soon as possible."

Cordery also said it was disappointing there was an absence of any meaningful investment in the "crumbling mental health estate".

The 26 projects the government is funding as part of HIP2 are spread across England, with three in the capital, four in the East of England, three in the South-east, two in the Midlands, two in the North-west, one in the North-east and Yorkshire region and 11 in the South-west.

26 new hospital projects (HIP2)

Site	Region	Trust	Details
The Hillingdon Hospital, North West London	London	Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Hillingdon Hospital to replace ageing estate to tackle significant critical backlog.
Charing Cross Hospital, London	London	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	Rebuild of Hammersmith Hospital, new clinical academic redevelopment near ICL White City Campus, co-located with Imperial College biomedical campus at White City. Major floor-by-floor refurbishment of Charing Cross.
St Mary’s Hospital, London	London	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	Rebuild of St Mary’s Paddington
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds	East of England	West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust	To rebuild West Suffolk Hospital, replace poor estate and provide a better patient environment at West Suffolk Hospital
Addenbrookes Cancer hospital	East of England	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	New cancer hospital at Addenbrookes
James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth	East of England	James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of James Paget Hospital.
Milton Keynes Hospital	East of England	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	To build a new women and children’s hospital at Milton Keynes hospital.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South-east	East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	To provide a new hospital at Eastbourne; new medical wards and refurbishment at Conquest; new clinical building at Bexhill.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South-east	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	New hospital at Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital and major refurbishment at Royal Hampshire Hospital in Winchester.
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading	South-east	Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Royal Berkshire to replace ageing estate to tackle significant critical backlog.
Kettering General Hospital	Midlands	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Kettering General. Options being developed to move to a hot/cold configuration, or a single site rebuild.
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham City Hospital	Midlands	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Rebuild of both the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital sites.
North Manchester General Hospital	North-west	Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust	Rebuild of North Manchester General Hospital provide new healthcare facilities to replace poor estate and provide better patient environment.
Royal Preston and Lancaster Royal Infirmary	North-west	Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay	Planned replacement of Royal Preston and Lancaster Royal Infirmary, where subject to consultation either a single or two hospitals with appropriate re-provision of 3 community urgent care hubs and 3 out of hospital hubs will result.
Shotley Bridge Hospital, Durham	North-east & Yorkshire	County Durham	New hospital including inpatient beds, with unscheduled care, outpatient activity, chemotherapy, and diagnostics to replace the existing Shotley Bridge Hospital.
Christchurch Community Hospital, Dorset	South-west	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Christchurch Community hospital, Implementing. Consolidating services into new community hubs, with associated investment in DGH and mental health care.
St Ann’s Hospital, Dorset	South-west	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust	New build on existing site for Child and Adult Mental Health Services in Dorset.
Derriford Emergency Care Hospital	South-west	Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust	A new integrated emergency care hospital, bringing all urgent care into one emergency care hospital, with dedicated areas for children and frail patients.
Cornwall Children’s Hospital	South-west	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust	New Women’s and Children’s Hospital in the centre of the Royal Cornwall Hospital site in Truro.
Royal United Bath Hospital	South-west	Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust	A new Cancer Hospital, completing a programme of phased capital work at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) which has specifically aimed to deliver a new Cancer Hospital, reduce critical areas of organisational risk and improve the quality of the environment for service delivery across the northern part of the Combe Park estate
Torbay District General, Torquay	South-west	Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Torbay Hospital. New smaller acute ‘hot’ hospital, a ‘cold’ elective centre and monies for a collaborative North East South elective centre all underpinned by an EPR system and technology enabled care.
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton	South-west	Somerset NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Musgrove Park Hospital
Bournemouth Community Hospital, Dorset	South-west	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Bournemouth Community Hospital
North Devon District Hospital	South-west	Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust	Rebuild of North Devon District Hospital to provide new healthcare facilities to replace ageing estate and enable the delivery of new models of care at.
Poole Community Hospital, Dorset	South-west	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust	Rebuild of Poole Community hospital with theatres and sterile services. Part of the ‘One Dorset Estate’ which links acute and community services to reduce pressure.
Dorchester Community Hospital, Dorset	South-west	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust	New build of Dorchester Community Hospital on site and also to build new ED and ICU. Service model sees better integration of the DGH with GP and community services in a new hospital.