Lochaber health and social care redesign

Replacement of Belford Hospital

The Lochaber Health and Social Care Redesign Project aims to modernise health and social care services across Lochaber and includes the replacement of Belford Hospital with a new rural general hospital built to meet the demands of providing healthcare in the 21st century.

Following the Scottish Government budget announcement in December 2023, all NHS boards were advised to stop any project development spend. Accordingly, the Belford Replacement project was taken to the end of RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design, at which point the contract was paused and the delivery team reallocated to other projects.

Following the Scottish Government Budget announcement on December 4, 2024, funding has now been allocated to restart the project and bring it to Full Business Case (RIBA Stage 4). 

The redesign of services, both those based in the hospital and community services, will continue and we very much hope that you will work with us to shape services for the future.

In these pages you’ll find the latest updates, project information and documents, and details of how we are engaging with local communities and stakeholders.

• Service model for new hospital
• News features
• Meetings and publications

If you have a question we haven’t answered, please ask and we will respond:

• email nhsh.nhshighlandestatesprojects@nhs.scot
• contact the NHS Highland feedback team

Let us know about your group

As we continue with the Lochaber redesign project, we would like to make sure that community groups continue to have the opportunity to feed in. We want to make sure that our engagement is as representative as possible and covers all sections of the local community.

So that we can achieve this, and make sure our contact lists are up to date, please complete a form to let us know more about your group, the communities you represent, and how to get in touch!