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Hospitals: Construction

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 10389

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals in Wave 1 of the New Hospital Programme are planned to be built (a) on and (b) adjacent to existing sites; and which schemes are not planned to be built (a) on and (b) adjacent to existing sites.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Schemes in Wave 1 of the New Hospital Programme are being developed to reflect local clinical and infrastructure requirements. Some hospitals are being rebuilt on or adjacent to existing sites where this is suitable with adequate space, while others are progressing new site options where this represents the most deliverable and value for money solution. Final decisions on site locations for individual schemes are subject to approval of Full Business Cases. The following table shows whether the proposed locations of the new hospital schemes are on and adjacent to the existing site, or on and non-adjacent to the existing site:

Scheme

Proposed location of new hospital

Airedale General Hospital

On and non-adjacent to existing site

Brighton 3Ts (Sussex Cancer Centre)

On and adjacent to existing site

Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

Women and Children’s Hospital, Cornwall

On and adjacent to existing site

Derriford Emergency Care Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

Frimley Park Hospital

On and non-adjacent to existing site

Hillingdon Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth

On and adjacent to existing site

Leighton Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

Milton Keynes Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

North Manchester General Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

Poole Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn

On and adjacent to existing site

Shotley Bridge Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

West Suffolk Hospital

On and adjacent to existing site

Note: “adjacent” here includes land separated from the existing site by a road.

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