Recent problems include the closure of 13 beds in a unit caring for frail and elderly patients, following significant cracks appearing in the walls; repeated lift failures affecting children's services; and essential repairs requiring contingency planning for maternity and neonatal services.

Shaw, said: ‘Our staff should be preparing to move into a modern new hospital. Instead, they are dealing with cracked walls, failing lifts and contingency plans to move mothers and babies so essential repairs can take place.

‘They are doing an extraordinary job, but we cannot keep asking them to overcome the problems created by buildings that are reaching the end of their life.

‘We will be making clear to the New Hospital Programme that we urgently need investment to address the risks we face now, alongside progress towards the new hospital our patients and communities need.

‘We cannot keep spending millions on temporary repairs while the buildings around our patients and staff continue to deteriorate.'

The trust has spent £60m in recent years maintaining its ageing buildings but said significant challenges remain.

Gesh will be seeking clarity on the immediate capital support available to address the most serious estate risks, as well as the timetable for delivering the new hospital in Sutton which is currently scheduled to launch in 2032.