In 2015, following a review, I accepted the recommendation of my Department to relocate the Rotunda Hospital to the Connolly Hospital campus. Co-locating maternity hospitals on the sites of acute hospitals is in line with international best practice, and helps ensure that mothers have immediate access to a full range of medical and support services, should the need arise. The relocation project is still in its formative stages. The Rotunda has established a Clinical Vision and Scope Working Group to scope out the design requirements for the new hospital.