02-06-2025
'This is fantastic news for our NHS trust' - hospital trust gets £6.5 million
A YORK hospital trust is set to get £6.5 million in Government funding to help fix its crumbling buildings.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - which runs hospitals in York, Selby, Malton, Scarborough and Bridlington, is getting £6.5 million from the national Estates Safety Fund as part of the Government's mission to fix public service infrastructure through its Plan for Change.
The money is going to hospitals and schools across the country and includes works to the roof as well as improvements to the internal and external building fabric and fixtures at Scarborough Hospital.
Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith said: "For too long, people have had to put up with leaking hospital roofs, crumbling classroom walls, and public buildings left to decay. Staff working in rundown facilities.
"Children learning in classrooms patched up year after year. Patients treated in spaces that are barely fit for purpose. It's not good enough and people deserve so much better.
"That's why I welcome the news that over £8 million is being invested in our hospitals in Scarborough, York and Harrogate, alongside millions more for schools - including in our region - as part of a Government programme to make public buildings fit for the future.
"Our NHS staff, our children, and their teachers deserve so much better than a decade of decline. This is just the first step - but we're committed to rebuilding the modern, safe, and dignified public services our communities deserve.'
Scarborough Hospital The Government says that fixing the backlog of maintenance at NHS hospitals will help prevent operation cancellations.
Luke Charters, MP for York Outer, said the investment will help improve hospital infrastructure, enhance patient safety, and support vital upgrades to ensure high-quality healthcare delivery for local communities.
'This is fantastic news for our local NHS trust. I'm proud to support the hardworking staff at York and Scarborough hospitals, who go above and beyond every day for patients. This funding will make a real difference — it will improve safety, modernise our buildings and help ensure our hospitals can continue delivering for residents across York," he said.
"Investment in our local NHS is not just investment in buildings – it's investment in the health and wellbeing of everyone in York. I will continue to fight for further support to make sure our local health services get the backing they need.
"This extra investment comes from the Estates Safety Fund, a national strategy to upgrade and maintain hospital facilities ensuring that NHS buildings can adapt to future healthcare demands.
"This alongside waiting lists coming down for 6 months in a row, is the true difference a Labour government makes."
