Tricky one, how do you define a "new" hospital?
We are planning to build a day case treatment centre that is "new" from the ground up but on an existing hospital site.
It can`t function without the backup of the "old" hospital in case the patient needs urgent or aftercare.
Also planning a new maternity hospital, again on an existing site.
We built a brand new A&E unit, cost around £50 million but was on an existing hospital site. It's a specific type of hospital unit....... is it a hospital?
I define a 'new' hospital as a new hospital, not a renovation of an existing hospital wing or a new wing on an existing hospital. Not tricky at all, very simple actually. The claims by the Johnson Govt is the usual disingenuous approach.