Willmott Dixon has been appointed as one of 10 construction partners to the Hospital 2.0 Alliance (H2A), the delivery vehicle for the New Hospital Programme (NHP), which is the largest hospital building programme in a generation.

The appointment positions Willmott Dixon to help deliver 11 major new hospitals identified within Wave 1 of the NHP, which is transforming the way healthcare infrastructure is planned, designed and delivered across England through collaboration, standardisation and long-term industry partnerships.

H2A brings together NHS England, NHS Trusts, construction partners and the wider supply chain in a true alliance model designed to deliver hospitals that are faster to build, safer and digitally enabled, while driving value for money, quality and consistency at scale. The alliance will enable industrialised delivery through Hospital 2.0 standardised designs and invest in skills, social value and long-term capability across the construction and healthcare sectors.

The 10 construction partners were appointed following a rigorous, fair and transparent procurement process. Collectively, they bring extensive healthcare construction expertise, additional market capacity and a shared commitment to delivering better hospitals for patients, staff and communities.

Anastasia Chrysafi, Healthcare Lead at Willmott Dixon, said:

“This appointment reflects the depth of healthcare expertise we have built over many years, including the completion of more than 100 healthcare construction projects across the NHS estate.

“We recently began work on the £140m Emergency Care Building at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth (CGI above) – the first Wave 1 scheme to start main construction. That project is creating a state-of-the-art facility that will nearly double the capacity of one of the South West’s busiest emergency departments.

“Being part of the Hospital 2.0 Alliance gives us the opportunity to bring that experience, alongside our commitment to sustainability and social value, to a programme that will reshape healthcare infrastructure for generations to come.”

Proven Healthcare Expertise

Willmott Dixon’s appointment to the Hospital 2.0 Alliance builds on a strong track record in delivering complex, operational healthcare environments. The company is currently on site at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, where it broke ground in October 2025 on the £140m Emergency Care Building for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust – the first Wave 1 scheme in the New Hospital Programme to begin main construction. The four-storey facility will provide an expanded Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care unit, four Interventional Radiology theatres and five new surgical theatres.

Also last year, the company was also named as a supplier on the £500m NHS Shared Business Services Decarbonisation of Estates Framework, positioning it to deliver energy efficiency and sustainability improvements across NHS Trusts and other public sector organisations nationwide.

Building Hospitals Differently

Minister Karin Smyth Health said:

“This Government is making the long-term investment required to rebuild and modernise our NHS, and the Hospital 2.0 Alliance is central to that commitment. By backing a standardised approach to hospital building, we are giving the construction sector the certainty it needs to invest in skills, capacity and innovation.

“This is about partnering with industry to deliver better hospitals faster, while driving productivity and value for the NHS and adding to the economic growth of the entire country.”

Natalie Forrest, Chief Programme Officer at the New Hospital Programme, said:

“This is a defining moment for the New Hospital Programme and for healthcare construction in England. The Hospital 2.0 Alliance is about more than building hospitals – it is about transforming how we deliver them. By bringing together DHSC, NHS England, Trusts, and industry partners under a true alliance model, we are creating the conditions for faster delivery, better value, and consistent quality at scale.”

The full list of construction partners appointed to the Hospital 2.0 Alliance is: Bovis Construction (Europe) Limited, Dragados Sociedad Anonima, Integrated Health Projects (IHP), John Graham Construction Limited, Kier Construction Limited, Laing O’Rourke Delivery Limited, Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd, Sacyr UK Limited, Skanska Construction UK Limited and Willmott Dixon.