Letter - to Chief Minister re Our Hospital Preferred Access Route - 22 December 2020

Published on: 22 December 2020

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States Greffe: Scrutiny

Senator J A Le Fondre Chief Minister

By email

22nd December 2020 Dear Chief Minister

Our Hospital – Preferred Access Route

I write to inform you that the Future Hospital Review Panel has agreed to undertake a review of the preferred access route to Overdale over the coming weeks.

We intend to begin our work immediately which will run over the Christmas period and are in the process of engaging expert advisors. Attached to this letter are the Terms of Reference.

We will be intending to hold a series of public hearings with you, the Deputy Chief Minister and in addition, we propose to seek the views of the public and those affected by the proposed changes.

We hope that the evidence we gather and our final Report will help inform the Members of the Assembly in time for the debate.

I would be happy to address any questions you may have about our work. Yours sincerely

Senator Kristina Moore

Chair, Future Hospital Review Panel

CC Senator Lyndon Farnham

Future Hospital Review Panel

Our Hospital – Preferred Access Route (P.167/2020) Terms of Reference

To undertake an in-depth appraisal of the options regarding access to the Overdale site, which have been identified in the technical report within P.167/2020 and consider what other options might better achieve the Assembly's desired outcome in particular to maximise sustainable modes of travel to and from the new hospital and to minimise the impact on homes, leisure facilities and the surrounding environment of the access interventions currently proposed.
To determine whether the final option, proposed in P.167/2020, is the most appropriate. In particular, to consider the following:

The process that was undertaken that led to the final option being determined and in particular, the criteria used and consultees.
The rationale for selecting the final option.
The potential impact of the final option on the public and, in particular, those that reside in the access area.
The impact, if any, the final option will have on homes, leisure facilities and the surrounding environment.
Whether the final option will maximise sustainable modes of travel to and from the new hospital.
Whether this option can be completed within the budgeted outline cost of £38.7 million*

*The site-specific costs for Overdale contain a variety of cost categories including items such as drainage, new site access, off site highways and junction upgrades, site preparation, basements and other related matters. These are budgeted as £38.7 million and are included in the total delivery partner costs of £550 million. The overall cost of the hospital build is £804 million.