Millions needed to fix 'crumbling' hospitals, Oxford MP says

The John Radcliffe Hospital opened in 1973 and is the major trauma centre for the Thames Valley

Hundreds of millions of pounds is needed to fix "crumbling" hospitals, figures have revealed.

The data, obtained by Oxford West and Abingdon MP Layla Moran, shows the cost of repairing hospitals in Oxford is more than £245 million.

Ms Moran, from the Liberal Democrats, said the backlog of repairs was putting patients and staff at risk.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has declined to comment.

The trust consists of four hospitals, including the John Radcliffe in Headington, Churchill Hospital in Oxford and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Oxford's biggest hospital, the John Radcliffe, has a repair bill of more than £147m.

There are plans to add seven new elective theatres to the hospital, which means the site will lose 136 car parking spaces.

It is claimed the expansion will help address the growing number of patients waiting for routine surgery.

'Unacceptable'

Ms Moran called the delay in repairs "unacceptable" and "utterly disgraceful".

She said: "People in Oxfordshire deserve to know that they can go and get the treatment they need in a safe environment.

"Not having to worry that they are being treated in a place that is collapsing around them."

Both the government cabinet office and East Oxford MP Anneliese Dodds were contacted for comment by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, but neither responded to the request.

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