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James Paget Trust launches ‘vision’ for new hospital
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched its vision for ‘Future Paget’, showing the latest designs for its new hospital in Great Yarmouth, and its location on the hospital’s estate. The new James Paget Hospital is being delivered through the New Hospital Programme, with an allocated budget of £1-1.5 bn. The current hospital is one of seven requiring replacement due to having been constructed primarily using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). The Trust says ‘the vision’ for it ‘will help deliver state-of-the-art facilities to improve patient care and overall experience, help attract staff, and provide high quality care that meets the needs of our future population’. CEO, Jo Segasby, said: “We
are delighted to share our vision for our new hospital, which gives our patients and communities a feel for what ‘Future Paget’ could look like. At this stage, these are not our finished designs – and we need our patients, staff, and residents across Gorleston,
Sheffield Trust awarded £1.13 m to install solar panels
Great Yarmouth, and Waveney, to give their feedback on the scale of what our new hospital looks like.” Situated to the west of the current
James Paget, the new hospital has a provisional size of 114,469 m2
, and
around 600 patient beds, with single rooms for all patients on wards. It will feature a new entrance from the west, a new multi-storey car park, and additional parking. The James Paget has also secured land next to its current site that will form part of its future new hospital,
supported by £9.8 m of funding from the Department of Health and Social Care, which approved a business case to purchase the land in February. The photo shows a number of James Paget staff on the land acquired for the new hospital. The hospital has worked closely
with Great Yarmouth Borough Council to have the land assessed and valued, and the land purchase will allow it to plan for enabling works for construction, scheduled to start in 2027-28.
Centrica Business Solutions helps speed
Centrica Business Solutions has extended its two decade- long partnership with Solihull Hospital, and announced plans to develop a new energy centre for it as it continues to decarbonise the hospital’s estate and ‘unlock significant savings’. The energy centre, due to complete in spring 2026, will see an existing CHP unit replaced with an ‘energy-efficient’ 2 MW cascade heat pump system to meet the hospital’s high heating
Solihull Hospital’s journey to Net Zero the business has delivered for the hospital. This included modifications to the existing BMS to optimise performance, with updated outstations and the introduction of time scheduling and set-points, cavity wall insulation, and the replacement of 2,500 lights with LEDs. These improvements, and the new energy centre, will reduce the hospital’s annual carbon footprint by 1,812 tonnes, alongside delivering £62,000 in cost savings per year, based on the Trust’s current energy tariffs. Operated by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Solihull Hospital is an acute general hospital. The energy reduction measures
demands. Once operational, it will deliver over 75% of Solihull Hospital’s heating requirements, reducing its annual carbon emissions by 1,185 tonnes.
Centrica Business Solutions has
been the hospital’s energy partner for the past 20 years, maintaining and upgrading the energy assets across the estate. Following the recent announcement, it will continue working closely with Solihull Hospital for up to 18 years. The latest project follows ‘a string of energy-saving solutions’
Chief Strategy Officer at the
were funded through the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme – with Salix as the delivery body, and development and procurement via the Carbon & Energy Fund.
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Trust, Mark Tuckett, said: “We are delighted to receive this funding, which reinforces both our commitment to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation, and the aspiration to become a Net Zero, sustainable health service. The investment is also welcome news for the wider region, as it will provide significant opportunities for our local supply chain to support the local economy and develop new skills within the workforce in our communities, in turn supporting improved health and wellbeing. Decarbonising the energy we use will also be a key focus in our forthcoming Sustainability Plan.”
Following the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s recent announcement of £100 m in Great British Energy funding for the NHS to install solar power and battery storage solutions, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £1.13 m to install solar panels at the Northern General Hospital, Jessop Wing Hospital, and three community properties. The Trust’s bid was for 1,500 solar panels to be installed on buildings across the Northern General Hospital campus, Jessop Wing Hospital (pictured), and three community buildings, at Wheata Place, Firth Park, and Manor Clinic. Work should start in April 2026, and complete the following March. The Trust says this ‘major investment’ will deliver anticipated annual cost savings of £153,000.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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