Our future hospitals

We are transforming care to meet the changing needs of the communities we serve across Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland – and beyond.

Our plans include upgrading existing buildings, opening new, state-of-the-art facilities, delivering care closer to home, and using digital innovations – including artificial intelligence – to improve care for thousands of people, now and in the future.

World-class facility to reduce waiting times

The East Midlands Planned Care Centre (EMPCC), which opened in December 2024 at the Leicester General Hospital, is a world-class facility helping to reduce waits for appointments and treatment. It allows us to continue delivering planned procedures even during the busiest times in our emergency and urgent care services. 

State-of-the art diagnostics in the community

The Hinckley Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), which opened in June 2025, is a state-of-the-art facility offering patients a wide range of diagnostic tests in the community. 

Located next to the site of the former Hinckley and District Community Hospital on Mount Road, the CDC provides tests including CT, MRI, x-ray, ultrasound, phlebotomy, dermatology, audiology assessments and endoscopy.

The centre is expected to provide over 80,000 appointments every year. Patients can be referred to access diagnostic services at the CDC by a GP or hospital specialist.

New Endoscopy Unit will expand and improve care

We are building an Endoscopy Unit as part of our development of the Leicester General Hospital into a local and regional hub for planned care.

This dedicated facility will see around 17,000 patients each year once it opens in 2025, carrying out outpatient endoscopy procedures. Find out more about endoscopy on the NHS website.

The new facility will create extra procedure rooms and replace two existing endoscopy procedure rooms at the Leicester General Hospital.

Hospitals for the future

We have ambitious plans for the future. Funded by the national New Hospitals Programme, the Leicester Royal Infirmary, the Glenfield Hospital and the Leicester General will transform to function as a comprehensive network designed around the needs of local communities. They will each play a key role: 

• The Leicester Royal Infirmary, nestled in its iconic city centre location, will provide most of our emergency care.
• The Glenfield Hospital will be the home of specialist services for patients with heart, vascular, liver and kidney conditions, provided through our renowned clinical teams.
• The Leicester General Hospital will become a local and regional hub for planned care and world-class research facilities, including new capacity at the Leicester Diabetes Centre.

Originally due to be completed between 2030 and 2032, our local scheme will now be part of a second wave of construction projects due to commence between 2030 and 2035, following a national announcement of changes to funding timelines.

Digital transformation

We have taken huge strides on our digital journey in the last 12 months, implementing a first-of-type Patient Administration System which streamlines care and means patients will no longer have to repeat their medical history when meeting a new clinician. We went paperless in our Emergency Department in 2024 and introduced Badgernet in neonatal services earlier this year – allowing for real-time monitoring of patient information. AI voice trial technology in our clinical areas is capturing patient notes and actions, reducing the amount of time clinical teams spend on administration.

With more to come to ‘re-wire’ our hospitals, we are fully embracing digitally enabled care, smart buildings, remote-monitoring devices, and other new technologies to improve patient care and the experience of our colleagues.