Just weeks after the publication of the findings of the Government’s review of the New Hospital Programme (NHP), Mace and Turner & Townsend have been named as delivery partners for the next phases of the scheme.

The NHP was first established in October 2020 to build a series of new hospitals across the UK, alongside replacing or refurbishing existing facilities and improving access to modern healthcare nationwide.

However, amid major delays to projects, and the election of a new government, a strategic review was announced in September, with the findings, announced in January, outlining a fresh approach, with funding being issued in five-year waves.

This means some projects could take up to 20 years to deliver.

The programme will prioritise rebuilding healthcare facilities built using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), with the first seven projects being delivered by 2030.

Having supported both the Department of Health and Social Care, and the NHS for several years, we’ve seen first-hand the benefit of providing the nation’s committed healthcare professionals and their patients with the state-of-the-art environments they deserve

Further hospitals will be delivered in waves over the next 15 years and beyond.

Following the decision, NHS England issued a bid for 10 contractors to join a new framework to deliver £37bn worth of hospital developments across the country.

And, in an announcement this week, it was revealed the Mace and Turner & Townsend will lead the delivery consortium, working together with an extensive national supply chain.

Together, they will act as delivery partners for the NHP, ‘guiding the programme, safeguarding the schedule and budgets, and creating a legacy with the NHS and Department of Health and Social Care for outstanding healthcare facility delivery long into the future’.

Jason Millett, group chief executive at Mace, said: “The New Hospital Programme represents one of the most-important social infrastructure opportunities of a generation, promising a legacy of transformative healthcare facilities for communities across the UK.

“Having supported both the Department of Health and Social Care, and the NHS for several years, we’ve seen first-hand the benefit of providing the nation’s committed healthcare professionals and their patients with the state-of-the-art environments they deserve.

Our collaborative approach with Mace and our national supply chain partners will ensure the delivery of state-of-the-art healthcare facilities that meet the needs of patients and clinicians across the UK

“Now, through our leading role in leading the Programme Delivery Partners (PDPs) for the New Hospital Programme, we are committed to bringing that experience and expertise, along with new innovation, to deliver for future generations.”

Chris Sargent, managing director of real estate (UK) at Turner & Townsend, added: “We are thrilled to be appointed as the PDP for the New Hospital Programme.

“This appointment builds on the work we are already doing in the sector and our extensive experience in programme management, as well as our long-standing relationship with the NHS.

“Our collaborative approach with Mace and our national supply chain partners will ensure the delivery of state-of-the-art healthcare facilities that meet the needs of patients and clinicians across the UK.”