Feeling run down? Fixing the NHS’s languishing estate

By David Blackman2019-10-24T05:00:00

Will the government finally put it on the road to recovery, or merely keep it on life support?

The latest NHS estate condition figures will make sobering reading for hospital bosses across England.

The Estates Return Information Collection (Eric) statistics for 2018/19, which were published last week, show that the NHS collective maintenance backlog has increased to £6.5bn. While this figure is less than some experts had feared, the number is still a big jump on the £6bn recorded in the previous year. And, confirming the picture of a deteriorating estate, more than half of the backlog is accounted for by maintenance issues that are deemed to pose a “high”or “significant” risk. To eradicate “high-risk” problems would cost NHS providers £1.1bn, more than twice the level just three years ago.

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