Women and Children’s Hospital given green light to proceed

Cornwall's Women's and Children's Hospital will be going ahead as planned, it's been announced today.

It comes after the Labour Government's review of the previous administration's New Hospitals Programme.

The Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust says it's set to be delivered over the next five years.

Steve Williamson, RCHT Chief Executive, said: “We are absolutely delighted the government has recognised the importance of our scheme to proceed on our current timeline. We will now press ahead to deliver our Full Business Case for the main Women and Children’s Hospital scheme.

“Building a new Women and Children’s Hospital for the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has been an ambition for us for the last 20 years. Today’s news, on the back of last week’s confirmation we can start two of our essential enabling schemes immediately, means we can now make this a reality.

“Not only is this good news for our hospital and wider healthcare system, it is also excellent news for the local economy. As an anchor institution in Cornwall, we are determined to provide continued employment opportunities across the health and construction sectors, and deliver social value for the long-term prosperity of the county.”

“We look forward to continuing our work with the New Hospital Programme and delivering this much-needed scheme over the next five years.”

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