The NHS is investing approximately £1.8 billion to create the new hospital and other improvements to our local NHS services. The new hospital is essential because our old, current buildings were not designed for either modern health services or the needs and numbers of patients and local people today. It was also built in 1970's with RAAC concrete, which we now know is unstable. The current Frimley Park has served us very well, but a new hospital is needed to offer the best health care, using new technology, capable of providing the latest advances in medical expertise and technology and be flexible to adapt to new health demands and changing clinical science. The recently announced NHS 10 Year Plan has also provided the opportunity to align the new hospital development to support the wider improvements and investments that are planned for our three main hospital sites and local and neighbourhood health services. This includes an opportunity to increase theatre capacity at Heatherwood Hospital, a centre of excellence for non-emergency care. We remain firmly on track for construction of the new Frimley Park Hospital to begin between 2028 and 2029. Our target timeline outlines our path to construction.
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