Glasgow's former children's hospital is to be marketed for sale by Scotland's largest health board.
The West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital, formerly Yorkhill Hospital, has been declared surplus following the relocation of services and board approval in October 2025.
Official documents published days ago state that "work to support disposal" of the hospital site is now well advanced.
JLL were appointed through a competitive tender in 2018 as property and planning advisors to develop a disposal strategy for the hospital site, assisted by Rettie & Co.
The hospital latterly housed a number of services including cardiac outpatient clinics. It was also at one point home to a Minor Injuries Unit.
Feedback from local residents and staff highlighted the importance of recognising the site’s NHS history and prioritising social or affordable housing and community-focused uses in any future redevelopment proposals.
There has been a moratorium on new student accommodation in this area, with planners advising against it.
In December a petition was launched calling for part of the site to be set aside for a memorial garden, honouring the children who were cared for there and the staff who supported them. The petition was supported by 842 signatures.
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The former Queen Mother’s maternity hospital, part of the same site, closed in 2010.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill opened in 1914, celebrating 100 years of service in 2014 before closing and moving to the new Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in June 2015.
While the Yorkhill site served children for over a century, the original children's hospital institution in Glasgow began earlier, in 1882 at Garnethill.
The Western Infirmary site was sold to Glasgow University for £14million in 2012 as part of a historic agreement.
The Victoria Infirmary site was sold for £6.5 million and taken over by Sanctuary Housing.
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