£105m for Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals in Government’s 10-year NHS strategy
“We are taking decisive action to reverse years of historic underinvestment and fix the broken NHS we inherited.”
The Government has said it is taking “decisive action” to “reverse years of historic underinvestment” in hospitals like the Doncaster Royal Infirmary, after a petition for repairs was presented to parliament.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) will receive £105million towards its estate over the next decade.
The spokesperson said: “We are taking decisive action to reverse years of historic underinvestment and fix the broken NHS we inherited.”
MP Sally Jameson presented her petition on July 16, 2026, telling the House of Commons that Doncaster “deserves a hospital that is fit for the future and the needs of the growing population”.
The petition called on the Government to “work with Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) to prioritise the delivery of repairs and refurbishment at Doncaster Royal Infirmary”.
Ms Jameson has previously said that, in 2023, a long backlog of repairs and maintenance at the hospital is estimated to cost £117m, more than the funding to be delivered by the DHSC over the next 10 years.
The DHSC spokesperson said the department had set out “unprecedented long-term funding for the NHS estate” in its 10-year Capital Plan published in July 2026, and that DBTH’s £105m will be in addition to national capital programmes.
Politicians in Doncaster have long-campaigned for improved and new hospital facilities in the city.
Nick Fletcher carried out a long-running campaign for a new hospital in Doncaster during his time as the Conservative MP for Don Valley, but the city’s bid was ultimately refused in 2023.
Since Labour came to power in 2024, Labour MPs – namely Ms Jameson and Lee Pitcher – have continued to push for improvements.