New Bed Spaces       

FOI REFERENCE: 24525  FOI DATE: 15^th November 2024     

Request:

Please can you confirm if there are any plans for new bedspaces to be created within your trust in the next five years? This can be either proposed at a discussion point or a more formal stage of the decision process.  I would like to capture new treatment areas or areas that would offer both day or overnight bed spaces. If so, please could you record the proposed site and an estimated number of additional beds to be added per year. Any example response would be as follows

2025 – example general hospital 20 bed

2026 – example wing 45 beds

2027 – example new site 30 beds

Please can you confirm if there are any proposed new theatres planned to be created within your trust in the next five years. Please use the example format highlighted in Q1. 

Please can you confirm if any of your current bed spaces or theatres are planned to be moved into a new building or area in the next 5 years. Please use the example format highlighted in Q1

If questions 1-3 have highlighted a response that confirms new facilities, please could you confirm which organisation has been authorised to lead on the work if the project has reached the stage of awarding. 

Response:

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust will be commencing a refresh of its clinical service strategy and associated site configuration strategy in the near future.  This work will be underpinned by health care modelling and will determine our plans (following any consultation necessary) for any potential site changes over the next 5 years.