31 July 2024

This week the Government announced a full and comprehensive review of the national new hospital programme and said that it is undertaking this review while continuing to deliver the most advanced and most urgent hospitals to a realistic timeframe.

We are working closely with national and regional partners to understand more about what, if anything, the review might mean for our new hospital programme. We will update staff and communities as soon as we have received additional clarity and understanding.

While this review is ongoing, our work to build a new Frimley Park Hospital will continue to progress at pace. Over the last few months, we have been developing the detailed technical, legal and planning due diligence on our preferred sites. At the same time, we have been preparing the necessary business and planning cases to purchase a new site.

While we develop and build our new Frimley Park Hospital, we will also continue with our extensive RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) maintenance programme to keep our hospital, patients, and staff safe. The need to remove all RAAC from hospitals is the driving force behind the new Frimley Park Hospital timeline.

We are also currently building a new inpatient and diagnostic unit, including a dedicated breast care diagnostic area, which will be an extension to the existing Frimley Park Hospital. This will serve to both provide much needed extra capacity, as well as space to care for patients while wards are undergoing vital remedial RAAC or refurbishment works.

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