Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital funding will be provided for maintenance at (a) Bedford and (b) Luton & Dunstable hospitals as part of spending commitments made in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answered by Karin Smyth
In 2025/26, the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been provided with £10.5 million from the Estates Safety Fund to address critical infrastructure and safety risks. Of this, £9.3 million will go to Bedford Hospital and £1.2 million will go to Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
This funding is in addition to the £62 million of operational capital, including Primary Care Business as Usual Capital, provisionally allocated to the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board in 2025/26 for addressing local priorities, including investment in maintenance and repairs at Bedford and Luton and Dunstable hospitals.
Specific allocations and funding beyond the current financial year are subject to further planning.
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