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Issue: - 8 August 2013

Plans for the new Royal get backing from local leaders

THE newly published plans for the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital have received widespread support from business, political and healthcare leaders across the City.

The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said:- "This is a very welcome move forward. The new Royal is a hugely important development for Liverpool, not only because it is replacing an outdated hospital with a superb new facility which will provide first-class levels of care but it is also key to the regeneration of the area and the future of the City. Hundreds of jobs will be created during its construction and when it is completed the Royal hospital will be at the heart of the new Bio-Campus. This will create 5,000 high tech, well-paid jobs and help make Liverpool a world leader in the field of life sciences."

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Gary Millar said:- "The business case sets out why the new Royal Hospital and Bio-Campus are so important to Liverpool. They will make us a leading City in so many respects – from the level of care which will be provided to being a world leader in life sciences. The development of the Knowledge Quarter is vital to the future prosperity of the City and the new Royal is a key element in that Quarter."

Robert Hough, Chair, Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) said:- "This marks another critical milestone in this project. It is of vital importance to the City Region in terms of both healthcare and the depth and sheer quality of the biomedical opportunities. Our ambition now is to help grow the Biosciences sector in the region and retain established talent. Achieving both forms a significant part of our shared commitment to develop the Knowledge Economy in the City Region."

Councillor Roz Gladden, Liverpool City Council cabinet member for adult social care and health, said:- "This is an important step in the creation of a world-class hospital for Liverpool. The new Royal will be a state-of-art hospital which will provide the highest levels of care and the plans for it have gained a wide level of support throughout the City. I believe that it is a vitally important development in delivering the quality of health care which our citizens deserve and need."

Dr Nadim Fazlani, Chair of Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said:- "The new Royal will be a tremendous asset for Liverpool, both in terms of the facilities it will offer patients and the associated benefits it will have for the City's research capability. Crucially, it is an opportunity to design a state-of-the-art building around the needs of modern healthcare, which have changed dramatically in the time since the current hospital was built. Liverpool faces significant health challenges and over the coming years all organisations delivering NHS care locally will be working together to improve the health of our population and ensure that we can offer the high-quality services that the City needs. The new Royal reflects this drive towards a local NHS which delivers the very best care for the people of Liverpool, both now and in the future."

Louise Ellman MP for Liverpool Riverside said:- "I welcome this very important milestone achieved after so many years of campaigning. The new hospital will bring improved health facilities helping to narrow the ten and an half year gap in the life expectancy between people in Liverpool and those in more prosperous areas. The new Bio campus, expanding one of Liverpool's growing sectors, will be a major step forward in Liverpool's regeneration; putting Liverpool on the world stage for life sciences and bringing 5,000 hi-tech jobs."

Central Ward Councillor and Cabinet Member for Employment, Enterprise & Skills Nick Small said:- "I've been campaigning with residents living in Central Liverpool for 10 years for a new Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The part of the City I represent has high early death rates and many residents living with long-term health conditions. Investment in a new Royal will significantly improve the health outcomes, quality of life and life chances for the residents I represent. But the new Royal is much, much more than this. The economic impact the new Royal will have kickstarting new investment in to Liverpool Bio Campus and wider Knowledge Quarter cannot be underestimated. This is one of the City's brightest opportunities to transform our economic prospects and it's all about creating linkages between clinicians, academic researchers and business. I'm also very proud of the partnership between the Trust, its contractor Carillion and the City Council on construction. Building the new Royal will create 750 new construction jobs and 75-100 apprenticeships. We're committed to getting local people, especially those living in those communities with the highest levels of unemployment, back to work and the new Royal is a great opportunity to do just that."

Steve Rotherham MP for Walton said:- "The National Health Service continues to be the envy of the world and provide first-class patient care, free at the point of use to over 64 million people in Britain today. In order to ensure that we continue to provide the patient care that the people of Liverpool deserve, it is vital that we continue to strengthen and modernize our local health sector in order to ensure we have world class hospitals and world class services. The New Royal Hospital will provide the City with 750 new construction jobs and 100 new apprenticeships. The development is also estimated to contribute £240 million to the local Liverpool Economy.  Modernising our NHS is a key component for the future of our City, our country and our economy. With the development of the Liverpool Bio-Campus, we will begin a new chapter which will see Liverpool recognised as a world leader in the life sciences and the creation of over 5,000 new hi-tech jobs. The campus will attract inward investment and bring leading scientists to Liverpool to play their part in this exciting new venture. Liverpool has led the world in harnessing the economic and cultural benefits of the Arts and creative Industries in recent years and I am delighted that we are now set to add modern science and innovation to the City's international offer."

Aidan Kehoe, chief executive said:- "We are delighted to have received such widespread support for the new Royal from patients, staff and local people as well as our local MPs, the Lord Mayor and Mayor of Liverpool and local business leaders. They all agree that the new Royal will not only provide the state of the art hospital that the City needs in order to tackle the serious health issues people in Liverpool face, but also with a huge opportunity to create new jobs and bring investment into the City with the building of the BioCampus."

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