Newcastle Hospitals
Newcastle
Project Value - £305mProject Sector - Health 
About The Project
The project was initiated to remodel and update the existing Royal Victoria Infirmary and enhance the Freeman Hospital, both of which constitute the ‘Newcastle Hospitals’ under the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Largest PFI healthcare project in North East
Capex – £304million
Commercial Close – 27th April 2005
Financial Close 4th May 2005
9 Stepped Phases over a 8 year construction programme
RVI – 65,000m2
Freeman – 43,685m2
Clinical office blocks – 8,906m2
Royal Victoria Infirmary:
17 theatres
369 beds
Regional trauma centre
Rooftop helipad
Freeman NCCC Cancer Care:
104 beds
9 Linac treatment areas
About The Project
The project was initiated to remodel and update the existing Royal Victoria Infirmary and enhance the Freeman Hospital, both of which constitute the ‘Newcastle Hospitals’ under the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Largest PFI healthcare project in North East
Capex – £304million
Commercial Close – 27th April 2005
Financial Close 4th May 2005
9 Stepped Phases over a 8 year construction programme
RVI – 65,000m2
Freeman – 43,685m2
Clinical office blocks – 8,906m2
Royal Victoria Infirmary:
17 theatres
369 beds
Regional trauma centre
Rooftop helipad
Freeman NCCC Cancer Care:
104 beds
9 Linac treatment areas
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