Bootham Park Hospital

(asked on 27th June 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will prioritise the site of Bootham Park Hospital, York as a community asset rather than being sold for development.


Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 5th July 2017

The Bootham site is currently operational and has not been declared surplus. With the recent announcement of Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust’s development plans, NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is aware that the site may be largely vacant from December 2017. NHSPS is in discussions with healthcare commissioners about whether there will be a requirement for the site for ongoing healthcare use after that time. It is critical that NHSPS works with the commissioners to avoid incurring costs for sites that are not used for service delivery, as this diverts funds from frontline service delivery.

If the site were to be declared surplus to health requirements by the clinical commissioning group and NHS England, the process is to place the property on the ePIMS Surplus Land Register, when other Government bodies can register an interest to purchase the property. If no interest is registered, the property will be sold on the open market as expediently as possible to minimise holding costs to the system.

Proceeds from any disposal would be re-invested in National Health Service facilities. Best price and terms upon disposal remain important factors, but, given the listed status of the building, any purchaser would be required to comply with applicable regulations.

NHSPS has not been made aware of any formal application to register the site as an Asset of Community Value at this time. If any is received, NHSPS would fulfil its obligations in dealing with that application.

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