Plans for a new building at Evelina London Children’s Hospital have been given the green light by Lambeth Council
The new building will be joined to the existing, Evelina London Children’s Hospital which opened in 2005.
The new hospital building, designed by Hawkins\Brown Architects and developer Linkcity, is expected to include:
- Around 100 beds, plus up to 20 additional critical care beds
- A new suite of operating theatres and procedure rooms
- Specialist imaging facilities
- More spaces for patients and families to relax, including a roof terrace.
With planning permission secured by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and its development partner Linkcity, the current development agreement will be amicably concluded.
The next stage will require a fresh competitive procurement for the construction and operational fit out.
‘A huge step’
Marian Ridley, director of Evelina London, said: “This is a huge step for us – it will allow us to continue with our exciting plans to grow the hospital into a world-leading centre of life-changing care for even more children, young people and their families.
“Without increasing our capacity, a significant proportion of children and young people would not be able to access specialist care, leading to delays to treatment, increased use of emergency care, and the potential for worse quality of life and long term outcomes.
“We are therefore very grateful to the council for their support, alongside our local community, patients and families who we consulted throughout the planning process.”
Professor Ian Abbs, chief executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, added: “Our ambitious plan to expand Evelina London will make it one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals, and enable us to provide exceptional care to many more children and young people.
“This is just the beginning of an exciting journey for us, and we will continue to put patients and families at the heart of what we do.”
The children’s hospital will open in 2027.
