Government had previously only revealed a total programme build cost of 拢220m

The government has revealed the total cost of the seven Nightingale hospitals in England will exceed 拢530m.

The figure was revealed in an update by health minister Lord Bethell, who said the bill including set-up, running costs, stand-by costs and costs of decommissioning across all Nightingales would reach around 拢532m by 2021/22.

BDP NHS Nightingale Harrogate (3)

Source: BDP

The NHS Nightingale in Harrogate has been built at the town鈥檚 conference centre

The peer also revealed how much each of the seven hospitals has cost to build 鈥 breaking down the total 拢220m figure that the government had previously revealed.

The Birmingham facility, which was built by Interserve and designed by BDP, was the most expensive of the seven projects, costing 拢66.4m 鈥 but is yet to treat a single patient.

The hospital built at the ExCel in London was the second-most costly 鈥 with set-up costs hitting 拢57.4m, while the field hospital built by Bam in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, had a price tag of 拢27.3m.

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The Manchester, Sunderland, Bristol and Exeter facilities cost 拢23.4m, 拢20.1m, 拢14.2m and 拢11.2m respectively.

Details around the costs of other covid-19 field hospitals have already been made public, with the Scottish government saying the NHS Louisa Jordan in Glasgow cost almost 拢31m to set up.

Documents reveal that Balfour Beatty was paid 拢4.8m, Kier 拢4.4m, RMF Health almost 拢7m and Graham a further 拢909,000 for their roles on the project.

Keppie, the architecture practice behind the project, earned almost 拢70,000 for the scheme.

Details of the contracts awarded to build the Dragon鈥檚 Heart Hospital, located in Cardiff鈥檚 Principality Stadium, previously known as the Millennium Stadium, and for the alterations and conversion of Bay Studios in Swansea into a surge hospital were made public last year.

ES Global was handed 拢25m for the Cardiff work, while between 拢10m and 拢15m was given to Kier and TRJ for their work in Swansea.

The forecast decommissioning cost for the Dragon鈥檚 Heart Hospital is 拢9.73m, which includes reinstating the part of the Principality Stadium where the facility has been built.

Nightingale hospital set up costs

SiteSet up costs 拢鈥000

London

57,411

Birmingham

66,408

Manchester

23,471

Harrogate

27,314

Bristol

14,209

Exeter

11,163

Sunderland

20,102

Total

220,078