See New Plans for Hospital Serving Suffolk

Plans for the new James Paget Hospital are going on display in Lowestoft at the town’s Library and East Point Pavilion.

 State-of-the-art facilities featured in the new hospital will be on show this week - and are being delivered though the national New Hospital Programme and cost between £1 and £1.5billion

The current plans - include around 600 beds for patients, along with single rooms for patients on wards, as well as a multi-storey car park.

The hospital serves then so thousands of people in Suffolk - with it being one of seven hospitals that require replacement due to having been constructed primarily using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), and will be prioritised in the programme. 

The vision for the new hospital will help deliver state-of-the-art facilities to improve patient care and overall experience, help attract staff to careers in health and care, and provide high quality care that meets the needs of our future population.

Jo Segasby, Chief Executive at James Paget Hospital, said: “We are delighted to share our vision for our new hospital, which gives our patients and communities a feel for what ‘Future Paget’ could look like.

Situated to the west of the current James Paget, the new hospital has a provisional size of 114,469 square metres and around 600 beds for patients, and incorporates single rooms for all patients on wards. The hospital will feature a new entrance from the west, with a new multi-storey car park and additional parking spaces across the site.

James Paget hospital is sharing its vision to gather the views of its staff, patients, the public and stakeholders ahead of submitting outline planning application to Great Yarmouth Borough Council later in 2025. This application provides an outline of the scale and position of the future hospital design, which will be refined further through the planning process.

The hospital is inviting people to attend open events including in LOwestoft, to view the plans for Future Paget and give their feedback.

Details of the events are as follows:

• Lowestoft Library – Wednesday 7th May, 1pm - 5:30pm
• East Point Pavilion – Thursday 8th May, 2pm - 7pm
• Burrage Centre, James Paget University Hospital – Wednesday 14th May, 2pm - 7pm

Further details can be found on the website here.

The James Paget also has secured the purchase of land next to its current hospital site that will form part of its future new hospital, supported by £9.8m of funding from the Department of Health and Social Care, which approved a business case to purchase land to the west of the hospital’s current estate in February.

The hospital has worked closely with partners to have the land assessed and valued, and this purchase of the land will allow the hospital to plan for key enabling works in readiness for construction of its new hospital, which is scheduled to start in 2027-28.

Alongside these enabling works, the hospital will also use the land to develop a new access road to the site, begin work on sewerage and utilities relocation, and moving the solar panel array currently located to the rear of the hospital’s staff car park.