Hospital Gets Go-Ahead To Prepare For Major Re-Build
Written by HFM News on 29th November 2022
Kettering General Hospital has been given the go-ahead to start enabling work ahead of a multi-million pound re-build.
Bosses have received confirmation from the government it can start accessing £38m from an initial funding allocation of £46m announced in 2019.
Hospital bosses have welcomed the announcement, after previously expressing concerns about the lack of progress in receiving the funding.
It means the hospital can start to prepare parts of its site for the major rebuild itself, which, subject to business case approvals and funding, could begin in 2025.
Artist’s impression of the new Urgent Care Centre
The project also includes building a new Urgent Care Centre.
Hospital Chief Executive Deborah Needham said: “It is great news that our plans for a major rebuild of Kettering General Hospital have taken a step forward.
“There is an urgent need to make our hospital suitable for the future needs of our rapidly growing local population – one of the fastest growing in England.”
