One of the South's top health bosses has said she is "really disappointed" construction on a new hospital in Basingstoke will not start for at least another decade. Hampshire Hospitals are expected to receive at least £2bn of funding as part of the Government's New Hospital programme, but are part of the third wave of the scheme.

The long-awaited construction of a new hospital will begin within the next five years, the government has announced. Regional health officials have received confirmation that the proposed Shotley Bridge Hospital in County Durham will be built after years of delays.

THE construction of a new Hampshire hospital will not begin until at least 2037, it has been announced. The £900m plans to build it next to the M3 near Basingstoke, which would lead to the downgrading of Winchester's A&E department,

Construction on a new hospital in Basingstoke is not expected to begin until between 2037 and 2039. Hampshire Hospitals are expected to receive at least £2bn of funding as part of the Government's New Hospital Programme,