Post by pr0uD on Sept 13, 2004 7:47:46 GMT -5
THE chief executive of the Royal Liverpool hospital is involved in talks with major landowners to identify potential sites for a complete re-build, it emerged today.
Maggie Boyle has orchestrated the talks because the hospital needs more land for a new building.
Earlier this year the hospital applied for permission to spend around £499m either redeveloping or creating a new hospital either on the same site or elsewhere.
These three options formed part of a wider £1bn bid made up of four separate projects.
Alder Hey Children's hospital, Merseycare NHS Trust and Aintree University hospital in Fazakerley also put forward major plans.
All of them have now been given the go-ahead by the Department of Health.
A decision on the option the Royal hospital will take has yet to be made.
But bosses favour rebuilding the hospital on the same site or nearby.
They are now looking at all possibilities and Ms Boyle is meeting with major landowners to see if they can identify any sites for use.
A meeting with Liverpool council chief executive Sir David Henshaw has already taken place.
Ms Boyle is also meeting with university chiefs and church representatives.
Each option being considered by the Royal hospital has advantages and disadvantages.
Refurbishing the hospital would retain the city centre site and its good transport links, but would be highly disruptive to patients.
Creating a new build on site would have the same benefits as revamping the building but would need agreement from the council.
The potential re-build outlined by the trust would require land towards Kensington and Mount Vernon.
Therefore, agreement would have to be made with the city council over the planned Hall Lane/Edge Lane road development scheme.
This £40m project is being led by the Liverpool Land Development Company - a joint venture between the council, Liverpool Vision and English Partner-ships and primarily involves widening Edge Lane to create better access to the city.
The final option would be to create a new hospital on an alternative site yet to be identified.
But any site would have to provide good access links.
A spokesman for the Royal hospital said: "The chief executive is talking to the council, the university and the church.
"Nothing has been decided at the moment."
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Source- Liverpool Echo
Maggie Boyle has orchestrated the talks because the hospital needs more land for a new building.
Earlier this year the hospital applied for permission to spend around £499m either redeveloping or creating a new hospital either on the same site or elsewhere.
These three options formed part of a wider £1bn bid made up of four separate projects.
Alder Hey Children's hospital, Merseycare NHS Trust and Aintree University hospital in Fazakerley also put forward major plans.
All of them have now been given the go-ahead by the Department of Health.
A decision on the option the Royal hospital will take has yet to be made.
But bosses favour rebuilding the hospital on the same site or nearby.
They are now looking at all possibilities and Ms Boyle is meeting with major landowners to see if they can identify any sites for use.
A meeting with Liverpool council chief executive Sir David Henshaw has already taken place.
Ms Boyle is also meeting with university chiefs and church representatives.
Each option being considered by the Royal hospital has advantages and disadvantages.
Refurbishing the hospital would retain the city centre site and its good transport links, but would be highly disruptive to patients.
Creating a new build on site would have the same benefits as revamping the building but would need agreement from the council.
The potential re-build outlined by the trust would require land towards Kensington and Mount Vernon.
Therefore, agreement would have to be made with the city council over the planned Hall Lane/Edge Lane road development scheme.
This £40m project is being led by the Liverpool Land Development Company - a joint venture between the council, Liverpool Vision and English Partner-ships and primarily involves widening Edge Lane to create better access to the city.
The final option would be to create a new hospital on an alternative site yet to be identified.
But any site would have to provide good access links.
A spokesman for the Royal hospital said: "The chief executive is talking to the council, the university and the church.
"Nothing has been decided at the moment."
(This looks like it could run for some time)
Source- Liverpool Echo
