Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to announce the preferred location for frimley park hospital on Tuesday, a step that narrows the rebuild plan for a site where two thirds of the current buildings were built with Raac. The trust has said the new hospital is needed to deal with that risk, while work on the replacement is set to begin in 2028 or 2029.
Wes Streeting said in January that the work was “fully funded.” The NHS says a site has been found and will formally confirm where the new hospital will be after commercial confidentiality restrictions have passed.
Frimley Park Hospital Raac risk
The rebuild comes after Frimley Park Hospital was found to have a large share of buildings constructed with Raac, a material that can fail when exposed to moisture. A trust spokesperson said, “Recent independent reports have found Frimley Park Hospital's Raac safety and structural maintenance works are effective and suitable to keep services and people safe beyond 2030.”
That same spokesperson said, “The new hospital is essential and the only way to fully deal with the risk.” The trust also said work on the buildings requiring fixes will “continue to remain a priority until the new hospital opens.”
Wes Streeting funding pledge
Streeting’s January comment gave the project its clearest financial signal so far. He said the work was “fully funded,” which left the location decision as the next major step before construction can move toward its planned start in 2028 or 2029.
The sequence matters for people using the hospital now because the trust is still relying on the current-site safety and maintenance programme while the replacement is planned. The trust’s own description ties that ongoing work directly to the period before the new hospital opens.
NHS site disclosure timing
The NHS has said it has already found a site for the new hospital, but it has not yet formally named it. Tuesday’s announcement from Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is expected to identify the preferred location first, with the formal disclosure to follow once commercial confidentiality restrictions have passed.
For patients, staff and local services, that means the project is moving from funding and planning toward a fixed location, but the buildings under Raac remain the immediate priority until the new hospital is delivered.
