Future Hospital: Selection of Preferred Site

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A decision made 17 October 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2016-0056
Decision Summary Title :	Preferred Site for the Future Hospital		Date of Decision Summary:	17 October 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support (HSSD)		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Report and Proposition on Preferred Site of the Future Hospital		Date of Written Report:	17 October 2016
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support (HSSD)		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Selection of a preferred site for the future hospital
Decision(s): The Minister approved the Report and Proposition seeking States approval for the preferred site for the Future Hospital.
Reason(s) for Decision: To progress plans for a new Future Hospital that is central to delivery of the vision for Health and Social Services on the Island as agreed by the States in ‘Health and Social Services: A new way forward’ (P82/2012).
Resource Implications: If the States supports this Proposition, then detailed project development and design work on the site will be undertaken by the Department for Infrastructure on behalf of the Health and Social Services Department, with the intention of reporting back to the Assembly before the summer recess in 2017. This would involve costs of approximately £27 million, which would be set out in more detail within the project brief and execution plan. In summary, these costs would come from funding the development of the project brief for the new approach, undertaking the necessary further site assessment studies to inform project costing, completing the activity assessments and plans, developing the concept design, proposed procurement strategy and outline planning submission, tendering for a construction partner, completing the concept design and commencing the construction of relocation works as well as producing the overall project execution plan.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached Report and Proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):