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Every week we re-check the projects on the map against their sources. This page lists what changed: a new stage reached, a milestone reset, a value revised, a project added. The new position, what it was before, and the source we checked it against, for the last four weeks.

Week of 9 November 2026: 4 projects changed: 2 reached a new stage, 4 milestones updated, 1 value revised.

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Week of 2 November 2026

39 projects changed: 38 reached a new stage, 23 milestones updated, 24 values revised, 2 statuses changed.

Health & Education Estates · Steeton with Eastburn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire

Airedale General Hospital rebuild (NHP Wave 1)

  • Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
  • Stage: Pre-construction; construction contract signed with GRAHAM on 30 July 2026 (Hospital 2.0 Alliance)was: Pre-construction (construction partner contract signed 30 July 2026)
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: £1bn+ (NHP Wave 1; H2A allocation May 2026)
  • Next milestone: Construction start (dates not yet published)was: Detailed design and approvals to follow the July 2026 contract; construction dates not yet published

Source: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · GRAHAM · Building Better Healthcare →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Becket Primary School, Derby

Becket Primary School rebuild (SRP)

  • Stage: Operational; new school building completed for the September 2026 school yearwas: Operational (new school building open September 2026)

Source: Derby City Council →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London

Charing Cross & Hammersmith Hospitals rebuild

  • Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 3 - committed (construction start 2035 to 2038)
  • Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5 billion to £2 billion
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Programme business case / land assembly

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · St Stephen's Hospital campus, Sarsfield Court, Glanmire, Co. Cork

Cork Elective Hospital

  • Stage: Pre-planning at Sarsfield Court, Glanmire; HSE planning application held up by access road issue (Jan 2026)was: Detailed design underway; surveys and site investigations complete; planning application expected to be lodged in 2026 (timeline slipped - shovel-ready now targeted for 2030 per Minister for Health, May 2026)
  • Next milestone: HSE planning application once access road resolved; shovel-ready not expected until 2030was: Planning and business case

Source: Irish Examiner - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill faces defining year on hospitals, overcrowding and agency spend →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Derriford, Plymouth

Derriford Emergency Care Hospital

  • Stage: In construction; Emergency Care Building topped out (reported September 2026)was: NHP Wave 1 - in construction; Emergency Care Building topped out (reported September 2026)
  • Value: £247m (Emergency Care Building)was: Not disclosed

Source: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Williams Avenue, Dorchester

Dorset County Hospital redevelopment

  • Stage: NHP Wave 0, already under construction (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 0 - under construction
  • Value: £500m or less (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
  • Next milestone: Completion of the redevelopmentwas: New Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, topped out in July 2026, expected to open in 2027

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Eastbourne DGH & Conquest Hospital redevelopment

  • Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2037 to 2039 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 3 - committed (construction start 2037 to 2039)
  • Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Programme business case / land assembly

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Junction 7 M3, near Basingstoke, Hampshire

Hampshire Hospitals new acute hospital

  • Stage: NHP Wave 3; NHP funding committed to buy land at M3 J7; final site not decidedwas: NHP Wave 3 - committed (trust expects construction 2037-2039); site at M3 Junction 7 near Basingstoke purchased March 2026 with ringfenced NHP funds (land to remain farmed until needed)
  • Next milestone: Construction start 2037-39was: Programme business case / land assembly

Source: Hampshire Together - A funding commitment from New Hospital Programme to purchase land →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

James Paget University Hospital replacement

  • Stage: Hybrid planning application 06/25/1043/O validated Dec 2025, undecidedwas: NHP Wave 1 (RAAC) - pre-construction; Strategic Outline Case approved, OBC in development
  • Next milestone: Planning decision (due by 31 Dec 2026), then reserved matterswas: Construction start c.2027-28

Source: Great Yarmouth Borough Council - planning application 06/25/1043/O →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire

Kettering General Hospital redevelopment

  • Stage: Rockingham Wing maternity extension paused on cost (Oct 2026); energy centre under constructionwas: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035); enabling works underway - new energy centre under construction (completion targeted 2027), main scheme development resumes 2029/30
  • Next milestone: Business case assessment of maternity options (new build or Rockingham Wing extension); energy centre completion expected end 2027was: Business case / construction start early 2030s

Source: Kettering General Hospital - Update on future maternity, neonatal and gynaecology facilities →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes University Hospital redevelopment

  • Stage: NHP Wave 1; construction start planned 2027 to 2028 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 1 - pre-construction
  • Value: £500m or less (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Formal contract signing with Morgan Sindall, then construction start in 2027 to 2028

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · St James's Hospital campus, Dublin 8

National Children's Hospital, Dublin

  • Stage: In construction; completion and validation phase (over 2,850 of 5,728 rooms validated, March 2026); substantial completion will miss end-April deadlinewas: In construction — completion/validation phase
  • Value: €1.6bn incurred by NPHDB to end of February 2026 (including VAT)was: €1.6bn incurred to Feb 2026; final cost above €2.24bn approved budget (RTE/Oireachtas)
  • Next milestone: New substantial completion date awaited, followed by c.7-month commissioning before openingwas: Substantial completion and handover of keys; opening c.7 months later

Source: NPHDB — Oireachtas committee evidence (official record) →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · St Vincent's University Hospital campus, Elm Park, Dublin 4

National Maternity Hospital relocation to Elm Park

  • Stage: Preparatory works under way at St Vincent's; working with preferred bidders, main contract not awarded; final business case under review (Oct 2026)was: Enabling works underway at St Vincent's campus; main contract not awarded; new financial safeguards applied
  • Next milestone: Government approval of final business case and main contract awardwas: Main construction contract

Source: HSE - New National Maternity Hospital at the St Vincent's University Hospital campus →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Leighton, Crewe, Cheshire

New Leighton Hospital, Crewe (NHP Wave 1)

  • Stage: Planning permission received June 2026; contractor appointment scheduled for summer 2026was: Planning approved (June 2026); pre-construction
  • Next milestone: Enabling works to begin on site summer 2027; main construction from 2028; opening 2032/33was: Enabling works to begin on site in summer 2027; main construction 2028; opening 2032/33

Source: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Northern Meadows, Whitchurch, Cardiff

New Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff

  • Stage: Structure topped out (November 2025); internal fit-out startingwas: In construction — fit-out
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: PPP via Acorn consortium — construction value not published (widely reported c.£400m programme)

Source: Sacyr (Acorn consortium) →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester

North Manchester General Hospital rebuild

  • Stage: NHP Wave 1; construction partner Bovis appointed (August 2026)was: NHP Wave 1, contractor appointed, pre-construction
  • Value: Up to £1.5bn reconstruction investment over nine yearswas: Not disclosed
  • Next milestone: Outpatient Centre construction start in 2027 subject to approvals, opening 2029; full hospital projected to open in 2035was: Outpatient Centre construction start 2027 subject to approvals, opening 2029, full hospital opening 2035

Source: Manchester University NHS FT, GOV.UK (DHSC) New Hospital Programme plan for implementation →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham

Nottingham Hospitals (QMC & City) redevelopment

  • Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2037 to 2039 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 3 - committed (construction start 2035-2039)
  • Value: £2bn or more (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Programme business case / land assembly

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Pear Tree Infant and Nursery School, Derby

Pear Tree Infant & Nursery School rebuild (SRP)

  • Stage: Under construction; topping out reached (March 2026), school expected to open to pupils September 2026was: Under construction
  • Next milestone: Pupils move into the new school, then the former infant school is demolished and replaced with a playing fieldwas: Demolition of the old infant school after pupils move in, full scheme completion January 2027

Source: Derby City Council →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex

Princess Alexandra Hospital replacement

  • Stage: NHP Wave 2; construction start planned 2032 to 2034 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035)
  • Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn (NHP cost band)
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Outline and full business cases, with construction start expected 2032 to 2034

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · London Road, Reading, Berkshire

Royal Berkshire Hospital redevelopment

  • Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2037 to 2039 (January 2025 plan)was: New Hospital Programme wave 3; construction start 2037 to 2039
  • Value: £2bn or more (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £2 billion or more (government cost band)
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Construction due to start between 2037 and 2039

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire

Royal Lancaster Infirmary redevelopment

  • Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)was: New Hospital Programme wave 3; construction start 2035 to 2038
  • Value: £1bn to £1.5bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1 billion to £1.5 billion (government cost band)
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Construction due to start between 2035 and 2038

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton

Sussex Cancer Centre, Brighton (NHP)

  • Stage: £250m funding confirmed (January 2026); above-ground works planned to start on site summer 2026was: In construction
  • Value: £250m (New Hospital Programme)was: c.£250m (DHSC New Hospital Programme)
  • Next milestone: Opening 2029was: Above-ground works from summer 2026; opening 2029

Source: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Lawes Bridge, Torquay, Devon

Torbay Hospital redevelopment

  • Stage: New Hospital Programme Wave 2 scheme; construction start window 2032 to 2034 (NHP plan, Jan 2025)was: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035)
  • Value: £501m to £1bn (NHP cost band)was: Not disclosed
  • Next milestone: Construction start 2032 to 2034was: Business case / construction start early 2030s

Source: GOV.UK (DHSC) - New Hospital Programme: plan for implementation →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire

Watford General Hospital redevelopment

  • Stage: NHP Wave 2; construction start planned 2032 to 2034 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035)
  • Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn estimated cost (DHSC, January 2025)

Source: DHSC / GOV.UK - New Hospital Programme (plan for implementation); Building Better Healthcare wave breakdown →On the map →

Health & Education Estates · Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone, London

Whipps Cross University Hospital rebuild

  • Stage: Planning approved (refs 211245, 211244); construction now estimated to begin 2032-34 after NHP reviewwas: Enabling milestone - multi-storey car park opened Nov 2025; main scheme uncontracted
  • Next milestone: Construction start 2032-34; completion 2036-38was: Business case / construction start early 2030s

Source: Barts Health NHS Trust - Whipps Cross redevelopment →On the map →

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