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Hospitals: Construction

Commons · Question 10389 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

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 t

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jun 2026

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 p...