London was the city in the United Kingdom with the highest costs for constructing a general hospital in 2023. Meanwhile, among cities included in this selection, Leeds was the cheapest one to build that kind of structure. The expenses of such a construction in London were over 1,000 British pounds higher than in Glasgow, Manchester, or Birmingham. The capital of the UK is the most expensive area for public building construction.
Hospital bed numbers still in decline
The number of hospital beds in the UK has been declining since 2000. Between 2000 and 2017, figures decreased by nearly a third. The reduction in hospital beds is, among other reasons, attributed to technical improvements in surgery rooms, patients with mental health problems being treated in different settings, and most importantly, cuts to NHS funding.
Increased healthcare spend
Despite past funding cuts and declining availability of hospital beds, healthcare spending has significantly increased in the past twenty years. In 2021, expenditure reached a peak of nearly 277 billion British pounds, whereas in 2000, this figure amounted to 79 billion British pounds. The value of healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP also increased significantly in the past years.
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Turner & Townsend. (July 12, 2023). Average construction costs of building a general hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2023, by city (in GBP per square meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/601817/hospital-building-cost-uk-2016/
Turner & Townsend. "Average construction costs of building a general hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2023, by city (in GBP per square meter)." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/601817/hospital-building-cost-uk-2016/
Turner & Townsend. (2023). Average construction costs of building a general hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2023, by city (in GBP per square meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/601817/hospital-building-cost-uk-2016/
Turner & Townsend. "Average Construction Costs of Building a General Hospital in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2022 to 2023, by City (in Gbp per Square Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/601817/hospital-building-cost-uk-2016/
Turner & Townsend, Average construction costs of building a general hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2023, by city (in GBP per square meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/601817/hospital-building-cost-uk-2016/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average construction costs of building a general hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2023, by city (in GBP per square meter) [Graph], Turner & Townsend, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/601817/hospital-building-cost-uk-2016/