Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58727

Hospitals: Construction

Tabled: 10 June 2025

Answered: 18 June 2025

Question

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

Karin Smyth

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...

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