Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 028 (a)
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Subject:
RIGHT CARE, RIGHT HERE PROGRAMME
ACUTE HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT
Trust Board
Andrea Bigmore / Graham Seager
Acute Hospital Development Progress Report
Date: February 2010
1. Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)
Work continues on the CPO process with the issue of the Statement of Case. The Trust is waiting to
be notified of the dates for CPO Inquiry. The team is also pursuing voluntary acquisitions of land.
2. Activity Review
To reflect the change in public sector financial planning assumptions the Right Care, Right Here
(RCRH) Programme review has resulted in some changes to the activity model which informs the
financial and estates modelling for the acute hospital.
A significant exercise has now commenced to ensure that the scheme continues to be affordable
and best value for money for the revised activity planning assumptions.
The Trust Board will be updated on the progress of this work as it develops.
3. Meeting with the Department of Health
Representatives of the Trust have met with the Department of Health (DH) and the Private Finance
Unit (PFU) earlier this month. The aim of this meeting was to agree next steps and a timetable to
initiation of the procurement process.
The meeting was very positive, which reflects the high profile of the New Hospital Development
nationally. Their confidence in us is based on the strong partnership working that continues to be the
central driving principle of the project.
The DH was happy to agree to our aim of achieving approval to initiate the procurement in
December 2010. This is subject to us achieving the following by this date:
• A clear path to land title
• Approval of an updated Outline Business Case (OBC)
• Approval of our procurement documentation