Northwick Park Hospital: Standards

(asked on 10th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve services at Northwick Park Hospital since June 2017; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 18th March 2020

All asbestos on the Northwick Park Hospital site is safely and appropriately managed in compliance with National Regulations and Legislation. Its presence means there are the costs of undertaking works associated with its management and removal and this is reflected in the reported total Backlog liability for the Northwick Park Hospital site of £141 million, of which £51 million is High and Significant Risk.

Prior to June 2017, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust had been supported with investment in a new emergency department, additional theatres, additional inpatient beds and high-risk essential estate infrastructure. Since then, the Trust has invested in a new vascular and interventional centre, expanded critical care capacity and is currently undertaking a replacement programme of diagnostic equipment as well as continuing with its fire safety and site engineering infrastructure works programme.

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