Basingstoke Hospital
Monitoring the timeline and plans for Basingstoke's new hospital, including the Junction 7 location.
Focus
A new hospital for Basingstoke matters to all of us. It affects how we access healthcare, how we get there, and what happens to traffic around Junction 7. We’re keeping a close eye on the plans and timeline, making sure community views are heard on both the hospital project itself and concerns about the Junction 7 location.
What’s next
- Keeping track of Government decisions on hospital funding and when it might actually happen
- Staying involved in local discussions about the proposed location, especially around Junction 7
- Making sure traffic and junction impacts are properly thought through
- Pushing for a realistic timeline and the funding needed to make it happen
How to get involved
- Share your views on the proposed hospital location, including any concerns about Junction 7
- Tell us about any worries you have about hospital access or how traffic might be affected
- Support calls for a realistic hospital delivery timeline
- Sign up for updates on hospital progress
Updates
Junction 7 site progress, but timeline still far off
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed it has funding to purchase land near Junction 7 of the M3 this financial year.
But the overall timetable is still a long way off. Earlier this year, the Government’s New Hospital Programme placed Hampshire Together in Wave 3. The local programme has said construction is scheduled to begin between 2037 and 2039, with an updated public cost estimate of around £2 billion.
Read more →Monitoring hospital timeline and pressing for clarity
The Government has published a revised New Hospital Programme timetable and, as part of that, has placed the Hampshire Hospitals scheme (covering Basingstoke and Winchester) into Wave 3, with a 2035–2039 construction start window. That means the new hospital is now unlikely to begin main construction until the late 2030s.
There is no clear published figure for what it will cost to keep the existing buildings safe and workable over that period. We are pressing for clarity on the timeline and making the case that earlier delivery makes both economic and healthcare sense.
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