A hospital set to be rebuilt by 2030 is ‘absolutely choc-a-block’ heading into the winter, a councillor has warned.

Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey will be rebuilt under the New Hospitals Programme as it was made with two thirds crumbling concrete.

Plans were halted when the Labour government announced it would conduct a review into the previous government’s scheme, which promised to deliver 40 new hospitals across England.

But confirmation came in September that it will be rebuilt due to the crumbling concrete, known as Raac.

The NHS Frimley Trust is now looking at potential sites for the relocation and rebuild, while identifying areas of the existing site that are unsafe for use.

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Speaking about recent developments, Councillor Tony Virgo, who sits on the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, said that the hospital was ‘absolutely choc-a-block’.

NHS Frimley issued a statement on Friday, November 29 saying emergency services were experiencing ‘significant pressure’.

Chief Executive of Frimley Health Lance MaCarthy said: “The situation calls for your understanding and help so we can care for our patients in the most appropriate way.

“I urge you to consider the most appropriate healthcare services for your needs.”

Mr MaCarthy added that staff members were working ‘tirelessly under challenging conditions’.

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During a meeting with NHS Frimley and Councillors Tony Virgo and Caroline Egglestone, members were told the trust were considering undertaking more minor operations at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot. This would relieve the pressure at Frimley Park.

Councillor Virgo told the full council meeting on Wednesday, November 27: “Having been to Frimley quite a few times this week Madam Mayor, it is absolutely choc-a-block. So they’re doing their best to find alternatives certainly before the hospital is opened and they say they will stick to that schedule that it will be opened by 2030.”

The Conservative member had previously said he was ‘disappointed’ that progress had not been made in publicly identifying potential new sites for the hospital.

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Councillor Megan Wright, cabinet member for adult services and health, said it was being kept confidential as it was commercially sensitive.

Councillor Caroline Egglestone said that the trust had ‘excellent contingency plans’ to replace the Raac at the hospital and were ‘involving all hospitals locally should something go wrong.

As well as outsource some operations to Heatherwood, the trust is looking to use Wexham Hospital in slough, according to Councillor Egglestone.