The Committee will receive an update from Alison Foster, Programme Director, Building Berkshire Together on the redevelopment of the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Minutes:
Alison Foster, Programme Director, Building Berkshire Together, gave a presentation and update on the Building Berkshire Together programme to redevelop the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Alison explained that the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) were in Cohort 4 of the National Hospital Programme and full adopters of ‘hospital 2.0’. This would deliver cost savings and efficiencies using a standardised approach across hospitals that would be built at the same time. It was noted that a Business Case had been submitted to the Treasury in 2020 for the funding allocation and three preferred options had been proposed. A funding announcement was expected within the next few weeks, and this was anticipated to be a positive outcome for Reading. It was reported that work to develop the business case options had been undertaken over the previous two years with consultation and engagement. A recent feedback event at Reading Town Hall had provided advice and comments for consideration from partners and members of the public.
In response to questions the following points were noted:
The Chair thanked Alison for the presentation.