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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Monday, 4 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 September 2023. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 October 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


York Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the maintenance of York Hospital buildings and estate.

Answer

The National Health Service publishes the annual Estates Returns Information Collection, which includes detailed information on the NHS estate. Individual NHS trusts are responsible for providing the data for the Estates Returns Information Collection and ensuring the accuracy of their returns.

In 2021/22, £0.6 million was invested in backlog maintenance at York Hospital by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The following table shows the estimated cost to address levels of backlog maintenance reported by York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at York Hospital.

Year

Cost to eradicate backlog maintenance at York Hospital

2013/14

£24.0m

2014/15

£24.0m

2015/16

£26.5m

2016/17

£25.2m

2017/18

£27.3m

2018/19

£3.7m

2019/20

£10.6m

2020/21

£10.3m

2021/22

£9.7m


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
197568
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Repairs and maintenance York Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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