Why is ECH preferred when the PDH option costs less to run?
The estimated costs in the strategic outline case approved in February 2001 were based on an initial set of assumptions and ideas about the probable design and cost of the redeveloped and expanded hospital buildings required to fit all our services on each site. We are currently developing these ideas in much more detail and have already identified several factors that mean the costs for the PDH option are understated. When the review is complete we expect the PDH option will be more costly than the ECH option.
