UK Progress Atlas
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2024

London Institute for Healthcare EngineeringOpenedFebruary 2024Completed · Opened

Healthcare

The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering brings King’s College London, NHS clinicians and medical technology businesses together to develop new healthcare technologies.

Opening month confirmed by King's College London; the September anniversary article is not the opening date.

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2025

Moderna Innovation and Technology CentreOpenedSeptember 2025Completed · Opened

Healthcare

Moderna’s Innovation and Technology Centre at Harwell combines UK vaccine manufacturing with research and clinical development.

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2026

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Fujifilm Biotechnologies Campus ExpansionOpened11 February 2026Completed · Opened

Healthcare

Fujifilm’s Billingham expansion adds biopharmaceutical manufacturing and process development facilities in the North East.

The opening ceremony was in February; manufacturing operations were separately targeted for the first half of 2026.

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National Breast Imaging Academy — Training CentreOpenedMay 2026Completed · Opened

Healthcare

The National Breast Imaging Academy’s purpose-built training centre is an extension to the Nightingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital. It opened in May 2026, providing specialist training and additional breast-clinic space.

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Portsmouth Community Diagnostic Centre (Rodney Road)OpenedOctober 2026Completed · Opened

Healthcare

An existing NHS building at Rodney Road has been adapted into a community diagnostic centre run through a partnership between Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Alliance Medical. The centre is treating patients and offers MRI, CT, X-ray and ultrasound outside the acute hospital setting.

Patient services were operating by the 15 October opening report; individual services moved in stages.

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Bio-Techne Bristol GMP Manufacturing FacilityCompletion confirmed byby 2026-10-08Completed · Opened

Healthcare

Bio-Techne’s Bristol facility manufactures small molecules used by cell-therapy developers under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

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The Spark — National Centre for Child Health TechnologyCompletion confirmed byby 2026-10-15Completed · Opened

Healthcare

The £24 million Spark at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park combines children’s outpatient healthcare with the National Centre for Child Health Technology. Its address is 1 Old Hall Road, Sheffield, S9 3TU. The map uses an approximate S9 3TU postcode-area point, not a surveyed building position.

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UK Biobank HeadquartersSample and staff relocationAutumn 2026Live · Expected

Healthcare

UK Biobank is moving its headquarters and sample-storage facilities to Greenheys at Manchester Science Park.

UK Biobank sample and staff relocation; Greenheys was practically complete on 30 July 2026.

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2027

New Velindre Cancer CentreCompletion / operationSpring 2027Live · Expected

Healthcare

A new specialist cancer hospital for south-east Wales, under construction and fit-out on Northern Meadow at Whitchurch. Access for the digital team began in September 2026; this is preparation for clinical services, not an opening to patients. The new parcel is separate from the existing Velindre hospital.

Expected opening to patients.

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Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye HealthCompletion / operationSummer 2027Live · Expected

Healthcare

Oriel is a new centre for eye care, research and education in Camden, bringing Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL expertise together.

Opening to patients; structural completion and ongoing fit-out are separate.

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Cambridge Children's HospitalMain construction start2027Approved · Expected

Healthcare

Cambridge Children’s Hospital is a proposed specialist hospital for the East of England, bringing physical and mental healthcare together with research.

The start season differs across published updates: early 2027 in the August staff FAQ, summer on the campus listing and later in the year on CUH’s page.

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iREACHHealthCompletion / operation2027Live · Expected

Healthcare

A £64 million clinical research programme delivered through two new buildings beside Belfast City Hospital. The map anchors Site A at 38 Lisburn Road, on the hospital-side car park; Site B at 53 Lisburn Road is part of the same programme. The facilities will connect clinical trials, healthcare research and industry collaboration.

Year-only opening forecast; retain Live status.

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2028

UCL Institute of Neurology CampusCompletion / operation2028Live · Expected

Healthcare

UCL is creating a neuroscience centre at 256 Grays Inn Road, including laboratories for the Institute of Neurology and dementia research.

UCLH expects the Grays Inn Road neuroscience centre to open in 2028.

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2029

Derriford Emergency Care BuildingCompletion / operationApril 2029Live · Expected

Healthcare

Derriford Hospital's Emergency Care Building is a four-storey expansion of urgent, emergency, imaging and surgical capacity for Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall.

Target for completion of the Emergency Care Building.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Cancer CentreCompletion / operation2029Live · Expected

Healthcare

Great Ormond Street’s Children’s Cancer Centre will replace the existing frontage building with specialist cancer care and supporting hospital facilities.

Great Ormond Street Hospital anticipates opening the Children’s Cancer Centre to patients in 2029.

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2030

Cambridge Children's HospitalHospital building completion2030Approved · Expected

Healthcare

Cambridge Children’s Hospital is a proposed specialist hospital for the East of England, bringing physical and mental healthcare together with research.

Published construction target; operational opening is forecast separately for 2031.

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2031

Cambridge Children's HospitalOperational opening2031Approved · Expected

Healthcare

Cambridge Children’s Hospital is a proposed specialist hospital for the East of England, bringing physical and mental healthcare together with research.

Cambridge Biomedical Campus’s published opening forecast; indicative and subject to programme approvals.

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2032

Leighton Hospital redevelopmentCompletion / operationFY 2032/33Approved · Expected

Healthcare

Approved plans for a new Leighton Hospital north of the current Crewe campus, at the centre of a wider health and care neighbourhood. The approximately £1.35 billion scheme includes around 102,682m² of accommodation under hybrid consent 25/4703/FUL. Planning approval, infrastructure preparation, the full business case and main building construction are separate milestones.

Opening in financial year 2032/33, subject to programme approvals; main works expected summer 2028.

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2033

Leighton Hospital redevelopmentCompletion / operationFY 2032/33Approved · Expected

Healthcare

Approved plans for a new Leighton Hospital north of the current Crewe campus, at the centre of a wider health and care neighbourhood. The approximately £1.35 billion scheme includes around 102,682m² of accommodation under hybrid consent 25/4703/FUL. Planning approval, infrastructure preparation, the full business case and main building construction are separate milestones.

Opening in financial year 2032/33, subject to programme approvals; main works expected summer 2028.

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