The new hospital is part of NHS Lothian’s 10-year spending plans, which will see nearly $1.47 billion investment in new hospitals, health centers and infrastructure by March 2019.
BAM Construction Ltd will be working to a design brief compiled by NHS Lothian with extensive help from children, young people and families who have received care at the existing Victorian building. Work will now begin on completing detailed architectural planning.
NHS Lothian’s design brief puts the responsibility of ensuring children and young people in the new hospital have open views out from the building and access to green space, while at the same time providing a high percentage of single en-suite rooms and play and relaxation spaces for children, young people and their families.
BAM will be the lead contractor on the project, responsible for co-coordinating the architects, engineers and other partner companies involved in such large scale public works.
The new hospital will be built at Little France, linked to, but separate from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Construction will be funded by a mixture of NHS Lothian, Scottish Government and charitable contributions.
