New milestone for specialist children’s hospital in the East of England
The approval, which is subject to a review of the Project’s capital funding in April 2024, means pre-construction works can begin on the site of the new hospital, opposite the Rosie Maternity Hospital on Robinson Way, early next year. Planning permission for the site on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus was awarded in March 2022.
Cambridge Children’s will be the first hospital designed to truly provide mental and physical health care together, delivered by staff who are trained in both. While the hospital will be built in Cambridge it will act as a central hub, working with services all over the East of England to provide care and support for children across the whole of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
The hospital will also house a University of Cambridge world-class research facility focussed on detecting and preventing childhood illness.
While work continues on finalising the costs and remaining funding streams for this brand new hospital, the Project is on track to meet its target of an additional £100m of philanthropy and fundraising.
CCH will now start developing the Full Business Case for the Project, working with partners, colleagues and families across the region to make the plans a reality.
