Lochaber Health & Social Care Redesign
The redesign will include the services that will be going into the new hospital as well as those delivered in the community.
You can see all the background information about this project on the NHS Highland website. We plan to share updates and all future engagement opportunities on the Engagement Hub.
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Image of the planned new hospital building
The redesign will include the services that will be going into the new hospital as well as those delivered in the community.
You can see all the background information about this project on the NHS Highland website. We plan to share updates and all future engagement opportunities on the Engagement Hub.
Click 'Subscribe' to keep up to date with developments and news or register an interest to get involved.
Image of the planned new hospital building
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Register your interest
This form is to register your interest in taking part in the engagement events or conversations as part of the Lochaber Redesign and the projects that form part of this. By completing this form you are giving us permission to contact you to tell you about events and opportunities to participate in the areas that you have told us that you would like to take part in. You are also consenting for us to send you updates and information relating to, or following events, discussions and opportuntities that you have taken part in.
We will only use your contact details for the purposes stated and will not use them for any other. Some of the non identifiable information you provide will be used to inform some of our plans and reports, like the areas you are interested in and your experience of health services. This information will not be connected to you individually, but will be grouped together. It will be used to help us understand areas most of interest to people and will give us a sense of peoples overall experience of hospital and community health services.
Information collected from engagement opportuntities and events will be used to inform future plans for healthcare in Lochaber.
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Lifecycle
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Initial Agreement
Lochaber Health & Social Care Redesign has finished this stageThis stage is complete.
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Outline Business Case
Lochaber Health & Social Care Redesign is currently at this stageThis stage is open
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Full Business Case
this is an upcoming stage for Lochaber Health & Social Care RedesignThis stage is open
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Building work begins
this is an upcoming stage for Lochaber Health & Social Care RedesignThis stage is due to start in 2027. Please be aware that timescales are a rough guide and can change depending on a variety of circumstances.
We will keep people up to date with progress and any changes to timescales.
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New Hospital opens
this is an upcoming stage for Lochaber Health & Social Care Redesign
Key Dates
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04 March 2026
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11 March 2026
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12 February 2026
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12 November 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
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Current FAQs (2025 to present date) - Construction & Timeline
- I’ve heard a planning application was submitted in August 2025 – how is this possible if the design is not complete?
- What will the new hospital look like?
- Will any of the previous work be revisited?
- Will the flat roof design of the new hospital be fit for purpose in Lochaber, given the extreme weather that we experience?
- Why is there no sign of the site to say the new hospital will be built there?
- How many car parking spaces will there be and what provision is being made for active travel?
- What progress is being made in establishing a safe site for helicopter landing near the hospital?
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Current FAQs (2025 to present date) - Service Design & Model
- Will there be a children's ward in the new hospital?
- Is development work on the new hospital still paused?
- What are the timescales for the project now?
- Has the site for the new hospital been purchased?
- How much will the new hospital cost?
- What funding has been secured?
- Questions and answers about the service model (as at 3 March 2025).
- Will there be a high dependency unit (HDU) in the new hospital?
- How will the Rehabilitation Unit be different from now?
- Will there be a dedicated room for palliative/end-of-life care? Will there be space for family supporting a dying relative?
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Current FAQs (2025 to present date) - Patient Care & Access
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Current FAQs (2025 to present date) - Staffing & Resources
- How many theatres will be in the new building, and will there be a separate endoscopy room?
- What diagnostic facilities will be in the new hospital? Will there be an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) or a DEXA scanner?
- How many beds will there be?
- Will there be separate wards for medical, surgical and rehab patients?
- Will there be a chemotherapy suite?
- Will there be a Place of Safety for patients with mental illness?
- Which additional outpatient clinics and services will be provided under Option 4 (increased elective activity delivered locally)?
- What arrangements are being made by NHSH to provide adequate accommodation for students and staff in the hospital?
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Previous FAQs (Pre-2025) - Archive (Suspended or Outdated)
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Who's Listening
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Email nhsh.engage@nhs.scot