Frimley Park Hospital
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress in addressing the maintenance backlog at Frimley Park Hospital.
Answered by Karin Smyth
We are clear that Frimley Park Hospital’s patients, staff and visitors deserve better than buildings with significant backlog maintenance and reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). That is why the Government set out a credible and deliverable plan, timeline and budget for the New Hospital Programme (NHP) aligned with the Government’s fiscal rules.
In the interim, we are committed to addressing the risks posed by poor quality infrastructure and ensuring hospitals in the NHP, including Frimley Park Hospital, remain safe, sustainable and capable of supporting high-quality care. The NHS South East region has been provisionally allocated £1.13 billion from the Estates Safety Fund over the next nine years to tackle critical backlog maintenance.
In addition to national capital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has been allocated over £142 million in operational capital across 2026/27 to 2029/30, which it can allocate to local priorities, including addressing the maintenance backlog at Frimley Park Hospital.
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