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RSCH got government approval at last.
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Drumstick
NORTHSTANDER
Fantastic news. Long long overdue!
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
What changes are they making to it?
they're spending £400m basically knocking the whole thing down and starting again.
Great that we're going to get a brand new hospital but ridiculous that it will still be on the same cramped, unsuitable site.
Brilliant news. With reference to the unsuitability of the sight, a major opportunity was missed 20 or so years ago when a proposal to build a massive new teaching hospital to replace/merge the RSCH and the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath was rejected by the government of the day. I believe it was intended that the new hospital would be built at Falmer as part of the University complex!
Butch Willykins
Well-known member
Totally this
Vegas Seagull
New member
- Jul 10, 2009
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Which Canary Wharf building has a bigger plot for its 5,000?
The Large One
Who's Next?
It's 'cramped' because of the layout and unhelpful piecemeal construction over the years - tacking a building on here, a wing there. If you saw the plans, you'd see that it's a pretty impressive project. There's enough space for a decent sized facility.
Its major drawback is the location - Eastern Road is a pig of a road, especially when ambulances need to get through there sharpish.
When I was in hospital last year, I got chatting to a couple of the porters, who were waxing lyrical about the new hospital. Aside from re-locating various aspects of the hospital around the city, one of the first things they have to do is clear out all the records, which are contained on levels 1 and 2, which are effectively underground. Level 2 is apparently fairly damp. Level one is 'wet'.
Marshy
Well-known member
should take the money, sell the RSCH site and PRH and then build a brand new one at waterhall...
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Indeed. I remember being at a meeting about ten years ago, when the Chair of Falmer Parish Council made the point that the best location for the new hospital would undoubtedly be at Falmer.
I believe she was thinking of a location somewhere between Brighton University and a field that the locals called Bennett's Field. Unfortunately, at the time, there were other plans for that site and nothing ever came of the hospital proposal.
I can remember when I worked at RSCH in the early 60's that plans were then drawn up for a new District General Hospital at Falmer to go with the new University. Enoch Powell was the Minister of Health and introduced the concept of District General Hospitals.
The new development will take 10 years so the earliest it will be completed will be 2024
The new development will take 10 years so the earliest it will be completed will be 2024
skipper734
Registered ruffian
The Stadium site was in the Town Development Plan in the 60's as a site for the new RSCH. At the time the Government was offering £55 Million to do the job, which was not considered enough to start from scratch. So a tower block was erected on the existing site instead, followed by various other bits and pieces over the years.
Which leads to lots of what if questions...........
Which leads to lots of what if questions...........
Machiavelli
Well-known member
Although I like what The Large One has to say on this, I couldn't agree more with your comments, and advocate closing Brighton College down and extending into their site. More hospitals for the people; less schools for the rich.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
Great news and about time. It's going to be chaos in Eastern Road but there will be a world class hospital at the end of it.
That budget will over run too. I'm guessing £900 million by the time it's finished. Still, you can't put a price on health. Whatever it takes is fine by me.
That budget will over run too. I'm guessing £900 million by the time it's finished. Still, you can't put a price on health. Whatever it takes is fine by me.
Technically it already is one, but the new facilities will certainly revolutionise the teaching that BSMS currently provides.
I can't wait till it's been built
