- 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 seven 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: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-in-hospitals-management-information 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
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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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