Today I wish to update the House on the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in the NHS estate. RAAC is a type of concrete that is prone to collapse and needs replacing.

As the Chancellor announced on 30 October, over £1 billion will be invested to tackle dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and make inroads into the existing backlog of critical maintenance, repairs, and upgrades across the NHS estate. This Budget will begin delivering on our promise of change for the NHS. It will take time, but we are beginning to rebuild the health service to make it fit for the future.

We are committed to removing RAAC from the NHS estate as a priority. The NHS has been surveying hospital sites to identify the presence of RAAC since 2019. As of 3 October 2024, there are 47 hospital sites in England with confirmed RAAC, a reduction of 7 since February of this year. To date, RAAC has been completely eradicated at 13 hospital sites and further sites will have eradicated RAAC this financial year. The published list of sites on GOV.UK has been updated accordingly and can be found here Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in hospitals: management information - GOV.UK. The full list of sites with RAAC as well as eradications can also be found in the table below.

Once the presence of RAAC is confirmed at a hospital site, the Trust joins NHS England’s national RAAC programme. This programme has delivered mitigation, safety, and eradication works across all hospital sites with confirmed RAAC to keep facilities safe and open and is working to remove RAAC fully from the NHS estate.

The Chancellor reiterated in her Autumn Budget Statement that the seven identified hospitals in England constructed wholly or primarily from RAAC in the New Hospital Programme will proceed at pace, due to substantive safety risks associated with these. These schemes were out of scope of the recent NHP review and have continued to their existing delivery timeframes.

These seven hospitals continue to receive funding and support to ensure patient and staff safety from NHS England’s national RAAC programme ahead of the delivery of replacement hospitals. Keeping capacity open but being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

Current List of Hospital Sites with RAAC and Eradications in England as of 3 October 2024

Trust

Site Notes

RAAC Status

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bassetlaw District General Hospital

RAAC eradicated

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Oval Depot

RAAC eradicated

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Haywood Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Medway Maritime Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

University Hospital Lewisham

RAAC eradicated

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norwich Community Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Barnsley Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Chase Farm Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Warrington General Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Hull University Teaching Hospital Trust

Castle Hill Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Victoria Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

North Cambridgeshire Hospital - Wisbech

RAAC eradicated

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stepping Hill Hospital

RAAC eradicated

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Airedale General Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme and in the NHP

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Park Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme and in the NHP

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

James Paget Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme and in the NHP

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Aintree

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Mid and South Essex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Broomfield Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Leighton Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme and in the NHP

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme and in the NHP

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

West Suffolk Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme and in the NHP

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - Hinchingbrooke

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme and in the NHP

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - Stamford

Stamford and Rutland Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - NorthManGH

North Manchester General

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Scarborough General Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Harrogate Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Southampton General Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Northern Care Alliance - Salford Royal Hospital

Salford Royal Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Northern Care Alliance - The Royal Oldham Hospital

The Royal Oldham Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

East Lancashire Hospitals (Blackburn)

Royal Blackburn Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Kidderminster Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Churchill Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Solent NHS Trust

St. Mary’s Community Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust - St Richard's

St Richard's Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Worthing Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital of North Tees

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

James Cook Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Scunthorpe General Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

The Princess Royal Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - Russell’s Hall

Russell’s Hall

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton University Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clatterbridge Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

North Devon District Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Derriford Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Northern General Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Kettering General Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Sandwell General Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Rowley Regis Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bolton Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Royal United Hospital, Bath

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Leigh Infirmary

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust

Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol Eye Hospital

RAAC confirmed; in national programme

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