NHS: Heating
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS facilities using outdated radiator systems; and what plans he has to replace them with more efficient alternatives.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The Department has not made a specific assessment of the number of National Health Service facilities using outdated radiator systems. However, we continue to support efforts to modernise the secondary care estate and to address maintenance issues, including through investment in trust heating and energy systems. The Government’s recently published 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy set out ten-year maintenance budgets for the public estate, confirming £6 billion per year for maintenance and repair of the NHS estate up to 2034/35. In 2025/26, this includes a £750 million Estates Safety Fund which will deliver vital safety improvements, enhance patient and staff environments, and reduce disruptions to NHS clinical services, as well as over £4 billion in operational capital to be allocated to local needs. In addition, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has invested over £1 billion on NHS decarbonisation energy projects through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme since 2019.
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