The existing hospital

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in North West London provides health services at two hospitals in the Borough of Hillingdon, Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. Hillingdon Hospital is the main site for the Trust and serves the residents of Hillingdon as well as parts of Ealing, Harrow, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

The current Hillingdon Hospital is old with parts of the estate built in the 1940s as emergency wartime accommodation. Some of the older wards have become unsafe and have been closed.

The majority (80%) of the hospital will require major repair or replacement soon to ensure our patients receive the best care possible. Works have been undertaken and more are planned to enable us to continue providing services safely in the short term. However, if we were to undertake all the necessary repairs required, it would cost us over £230m and many of the repairs would not be long term solutions.

  • Front entrance at Hillingdon Hospital and a view of the main tower

  • Lots of the existing estate is in poor repair

  • Some parts of the estate were built in the 1940s as emergency wartime accommodation

  • The maze-like layout of the current site makes it difficult to get around

  • 80% of the hospital building will require major repair or replacement soon

  • Some of the older wards have become unsafe and have been closed to protect patients and staff