Royal Berkshire Hospital relocation plans put to public

A public consultation into moving the Royal Berkshire Hospital to one of two proposed sites has begun.

Healthcare bosses have launched a public consultation on the potential relocation of a major hospital.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said: "Our ageing estate makes it difficult for us to deliver modern healthcare in the way we would like – the buildings were designed at a different time to care for fewer patients with different needs than those of today." On a recent visit to Heatherwood Hospital, in Ascot, health secretary Wes Streeting told the BBC that he was "committed to the rebuilding of the Royal Berkshire Hospital."

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