§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cost of providing temporary operating theatres at the NHS site at Ronkswood, Worcester. [104035]
§ Yvette CooperThe cost of providing additional theatre capacity at the Ronkswood site of the Worcester Royal Infirmary National Health Service Trust is £491,000, forming part of an overall development of £1,699,000. The development, which enables certain services to be transferred from the Castle Street site in Worcester, will generate savings of £1,728,000 over a three-year period, thereby paying back the capital investment.
The development addresses a number of clinical safety issues, including the current separation of accident and emergency and trauma services at the Worcester Royal Infirmary, and the need for 24-hour anaesthetic cover and on-site paediatric cover.