Written questions

Hospitals: Construction

Commons · Question 58727 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average lifespan of hospitals that will be built under the New Hospitals Programme.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Jun 2025

The New Hospital Programme is transforming the way that hospital infrastructure is constructed by using a national standardised approach, called Hospital 2.0. The average lifespan of new hospitals is expected to be in excess of 50 years, and is being desi...