Eleven contracts have now been signed to deliver new hospitals across England.

The agreements, between NHS trusts and construction organisations, mean Hospital 2.0  - the New Hospital Programme - has now moved into its delivery phase.

Natalie Forrest, chief programme officer for the New Hospital Programme, said: “The Hospital 2.0 Alliance marks an important milestone for the New Hospital Programme and a new way of delivering major public infrastructure. By bringing together NHS organisations and industry as genuine partners, we’re creating a model that combines national consistency with local leadership. Together, we’ll deliver hospitals that are safer, more sustainable and designed to meet the needs of patients and staff for generations to come.

The first wave of Hospital 2.0 partnerships includes:

• Airedale NHS Foundation Trust - GRAHAM
• Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - Sacyr UK
• Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Laing O’Rourke
• James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Skanska
• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - Bovis Construction
• Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Leighton Hospital) - Integrated Health Projects (VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine joint venture)
• Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Morgan Sindall Construction
• North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (Hinchingbrooke Hospital) - Kier Construction
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust - Skanska
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Willmott Dixon Construction
• West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - DRAGADOS Sociedad Anónima