Chief exec of LancsHospitals gives an update on the new hospital plans
Building work on the new Royal Preston will not begin until 2030, according to the boss of the trust that runs the hospital.Kevin McGee, chief executive of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, revealed the start date for construction during the organisation’s first board meeting since it emerged that a bid to build an entirely new facility for the city had been successful.
, the “physical build” will not even start until 2030” – but he stressed that “enabling work” will begin beforehand, once a suitable site has been secured. It was for that reason, he said, that the actual construction period will be “relatively short”. Non–executive director Jim Whitaker said that the catalogue of outstanding issues was “increasing year-on-year” and warned that “the state of the estate” was a source of staff discontent.
“The assumptions for the new hospital – in terms of the size and the build – are predicated on us getting the [patient] pathways right.
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