Plans for new £20m building on hospital site

The proposed six-storey building (artist's impression pictured) is designed to provide a modern, welcoming space for patients and staff

Plans have been submitted for a new six-storey £20m building on a hospital site.

It will ultimately result in moving core services out of the current Wycombe Hospital Tower Block in Buckinghamshire which dates from 1965.

Construction on the new Endoscopy Department is planned to start in early 2026 with the first wave of patients and staff moving in in spring 2027.

Welcoming the plans, Raghuv Bhasin, incoming chief executive at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, said "the Wycombe Hospital site has been in dire need of redevelopment".

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust said the Wycombe Tower Block was unfit for long-term use

The NHS trust said the development was one of the most ambitious hospital improvements outside of the government's New Hospitals Programme.

It will provide vital services including cardiology, stroke, theatres and critical care in future phases of the project once further funding had been secured.

The trust said it was working in close partnership with Buckinghamshire Council to ensure the new development met the needs of residents.

An in-person public engagement session will be held on 14 October between 18:00-20:00 BST in the Marlow Room at Wycombe Hospital Education Centre.