Two bids made for new hospital for King's Lynn
They've been submitted to the Department of Health
Two bids have been made for a new hospital in King's Lynn.
Professor Steve Barnett, Chairman of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust said:
“We are delighted to have today (9 September) submitted our bids to bring a new hospital to King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.
“The Trust has submitted two Expressions of Interest to the Department of Health and Social Care. One for a single-phase full new build and another for a multi-phase development. We have done this to give the Queen Elizabeth Hospital the very best chance of securing the national funding we so badly need.
“I am confident that we have a very strong case. The simple truth is that our buildings are in a desperate state and have reached the end of their life – with 210 props in 46 areas of the hospital, we are the most propped hospital in the country.
“This is why it is so important for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to get on the Government’s list of eight new hospitals, recognising it is the only long-term sustainable solution to the challenges the Trust faces.”