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On 16 August 2023, a summer series of national New Hospital Programme roadshow events visited Preston, as Government representatives arrived to discuss the next steps for building two new hospitals in our region. Jerry Hawker, Senior Responsible Officer for the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme, explains the events of the day and the key themes of what was discussed.

The national New Hospital Programme would like to invite you to a 90-minute virtual workshop on children's services on Tuesday 26 September 2023 - register online to book your place.

A summer series of national New Hospital Programme roadshow events visited Preston today (16 August 2023), as Government representatives arrived to discuss the next steps for building two new hospitals in the region.

Since the May 2023 Government announcement of two new hospitals to replace Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital, a popular question has been ‘where will the new hospitals be located?’. Jerry Hawker, Senior Responsible Officer for the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme, explains more about the process for selecting new sites for new hospitals.

Today (25 May 2023) the Government has announced a record investment of more than £20 billion, ring-fenced for the next phase of the national New Hospital Programme, which brings proposals for new cutting-edge hospital facilities for Lancashire and South Cumbria a step closer.

The Your Hospitals, Your Say report provides a summary of the feedback we have heard about what is most important to you regarding your future hospital facilities. Watch our video, where Claire Granato, Allied Health Professionals Lead for the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme, reads the Easy Read version of the report, accompanied by British Sign Language.

A collaborative research project between the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme and Lancaster University ran from March to July 2022, specifically looking into engaging with underrepresented people within the Lancashire and South Cumbria region.

Alongside engaging with the public, the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme is seeking views from staff members across the health and care system to ensure that their needs will be met by new hospital facilities. Claire Granato, Allied Health Professionals Lead, discusses the topics of conversation at the recent webinars held to update staff about the programme.

In September 2022, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria stated its preference for new hospitals on new sites for both Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital as part of the New Hospitals Programme, alongside alternative partial rebuild options. We are currently awaiting further announcements from the national New Hospital Programme team regarding capital funding for our programme, which will help determine what is possible.

In September 2022, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria stated its preference for new hospitals on new sites for both Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary as part of the New Hospitals Programme, while partial re-builds of both sites also remain as shortlisted options. Kate Hudson, an operational lead for the programme, discusses the impact that new facilities would have on staff, patients and the public.