New hospital needed due to lack of maintenance

And Senator Alan Maclean has also warned that if a decision is not made about a site for the new hospital soon then the Island could be forced to borrow at higher interest rates than currently.

Estimates for the construction of a new hospital range from £446 million for building at Overdale, to £471 million for the Waterfront and £630 million to redevelop the current building.

On Saturday, Health Minister Andrew Green said that he had planned a ‘period of reflection’ following last month’s last-minute removal of the People’s Park from the shortlist of sites, and that the final site would be selected by ‘the end of the year’.