Manchester City Council has backed a draft plan for the regeneration of Wythenshawe Hospital.
A final version of the proposals for the hospital and its surrounding campus will now be developed for public consultation by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The trust is aiming to create a net-zero-carbon health village with health-related commercial and residential facilities alongside core hospital services over the next 10-15 years.
The trust has also confirmed that Wythenshawe Hospital will become a “centre of excellence” for heart and lung treatment and research.
The leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese, said: “The plan to create a health village at the Wythenshawe Hospital campus represents a real opportunity to strengthen the city’s existing science base and, critically, to significantly improve health and social facilities for Manchester, while also contributing to the city’s ambitious aims to become zero-carbon by 2038.
“As well as the key aim of enhancing the hospital for patients and visitors, there is real potential to build on its strengths in research and development to create new jobs and apprenticeships for the local community.”
Mandy Bailey, chief executive of Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, added: “The Wythenshawe Masterplan sets out an ambitious vision for the redesign of the whole Wythenshawe Hospital campus. Together we aim to build a diverse, innovative and technologically advanced health community, home to exceptional and sustainable healthcare facilities.
“By creating a globally competitive destination where commercial, research and medical industries can work together we will bring jobs, skills and the latest healthcare developments to the region for the benefit of our local community”
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