{"id":519473,"date":"2025-04-29T09:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=519473"},"modified":"2025-04-29T09:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:51:06","slug":"uk-construction-activity-march-2025-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/cn-intelligence\/uk-construction-activity-march-2025-health-29-04-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UK construction activity March 2025: Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"everviz-7BAOU7rqC\" class=\"everviz-7BAOU7rqC\"><script src=\"https:\/\/app.everviz.com\/inject\/7BAOU7rqC\/?v=18\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h3>Health overview<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Project starts increased 41 per cent against the preceding three months<\/li>\n<li>28 per cent increase in main contract awards against the preceding three months<\/li>\n<li>23 per cent increase in detailed planning approvals compared to the preceding three months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The health sector picked up in the three months to March. Project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all experienced increases compared to the previous three months. Despite this strong performance, all three measures were lower than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in contract awards and approvals bodes well for sector activity over the next twelve months. The Spring Statement in March also confirmed a substantial 15.2 per cent increase in capital funding for the Department of Health and Social Care during 2025\/26 to \u00a313.6b.<\/p>\n<h3>Types of projects started<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the upturn in starts against the preceding quarter, the health sector performed poorly compared to a year ago. Hospital starts were relative bright spot, being the only segment to experience growth against the previous year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitals accounted for the largest share (62 per cent), having grown five per cent year-on-year to total \u00a3809m<\/li>\n<li>Totalling \u00a353m, the value of Dental, Health &amp; Veterinary Centres\/ Surgeries starting on site decreased 73 per cent on a year ago<\/li>\n<li>Nursing Homes &amp; Hospices experienced a 56 per cent decline against the previous year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Regional<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance across project-starts and detailed planning approvals was varied, with some regions experiencing sharp growth while others declined<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland accounted for the largest share of project-starts and experienced the sharpest growth against the previous year<\/li>\n<li>The South West accounted for the largest share of approvals and experienced moderate growth against the previous year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Northern Ireland with \u00a3417m worth of project starts was the most active region, accounting for 32 per cent of the total, and an increase of 723 per cent against the previous year. Growth in the area was boosted by the \u00a3389m Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital. The East Midlands at \u00a3109m also experienced a strong period, more than tripling against the previous year (+263 per cent) to account for eight per cent of the total value.<\/p>\n<p>A 30 per cent jump in the value of planning approvals, boosted the development pipeline in the South West, with the region accounting for the largest share of approvals (22 per cent) during the quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health overview Project starts increased 41 per cent against the preceding three months 28 per cent increase in main contract awards against the preceding three months 23 per cent increase in detailed planning approvals compared to the preceding three months The health sector picked up in the three months to March. 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