The two crumbling Greater Manchester hospitals that were 'fit for the Victorians... but not fit for us'

11.02.2022 - 12:14 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The condition of two of Greater Manchester's busiest hospitals has been slammed as 'shocking and dreadful’ by the region's health chief.

During one of his first appearances as incoming NHS boss, the former Manchester City Council leader took aim at our dilapidated facilities.

Stepping Hill Hospital and the Royal Bolton Hospital were both given as examples of the scale of the problem.

READ MORE:Great-gran, 65, caught with drugs in her BRA told officer she had 'found them'

And even the hospital trusts, themselves, admit that their buildings are ‘ageing’ and ‘not fit to last another generation’.

The pair of hospitals have plans for state-of-the-art units - new builds designed to deliver modern healthcare bosses say they cannot provide in their current setups.

But these developments could be years away from even breaking ground, as the hospitals attempt to secure funding from central government.

In the meantime, serious concerns remain over sites which 'may have worked for the Victorians, but not for the 21st century’.

“It's quite remarkable how underfunded the NHS has been over decades, not just a few years,” Sir Richard told the Manchester City Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday, February 9.

"If you look at the conditions a lot of colleagues are operating under, they're pretty shocking really.

"I was in Stepping Hill on Monday, looking around their site, which is not far behind North Manchester General Hospital in terms of its conditions.

"They have just got Stepping Hill's Emergency Department's up to CQC good, but you have to wonder why given when you look at the circumstances they are operating within, they are pretty dreadful.

"From a climate change point of view, just one example from Stepping Hill,

Tags: hospital Citi Provident Manchester

See showbiz news on manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The website popstar.one is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Tiny terraced house in Greater Manchester is so narrow you might not even notice it

A terraced house has gone on the market in Greater Manchester for £100,000 - and it is extremely small.

The two crumbling Greater Manchester hospitals that were 'fit for the Victorians... but not fit for us'

Tiny terraced house in Greater Manchester is so narrow you might not even notice it

How people in Greater Manchester can help refugees fleeing war in Ukraine

Locked up: The criminals from Greater Manchester who were sent to jail last month

All ten boroughs of Greater Manchester still have coronavirus infection rates below national average

Stunning images as Greater Manchester wakes up to glorious sunshine... but it's not set to last

The stories of shoppers at just one Greater Manchester supermarket as rising prices hit the shelves

Greater Manchester's latest coronavirus infection rates as cases continue to fall

Royal Navy assistance in hospitals across Greater Manchester comes to an end

Coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester remain far lower than national average

Coronavirus infection rates remain below national average across Greater Manchester region

Met Office hour-by-hour Sunday weather forecast as rain and wind batters Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester's latest Covid hotspots - and places where it is plummeting

'Biggie' flooded Greater Manchester homes with drugs from Liverpool

Greater Manchester's latest borough-by-borough coronavirus infection rates as cases continue to plummet

Latest Greater Manchester coronavirus infection rates as weekly cases fall by more than a third

Energy bill price cap will be 'the death of some care homes' in Greater Manchester, care manager warns

Coronavirus infection rates continue to fall across all ten Greater Manchester boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs remain below national average

Greater Manchester hospitals hit by wave of staff stress and anxiety sickness as 12-hour waits rise after Omicron battle

Boris Johnson calls Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone 'completely unworkable'

Popular Celebrities