Backlog costs for maintenance increases to £6.5 bn
Data released by NHS Digital indicates that the total amount of money needed to eradicate the backlog of maintenance in … Read more
Infrastructure problems
From 40 hospitals to just six projects
On the first day of the Conservative party conference in Manchester, Matt Hancock announced that an extra £3bn to rebuild … Read more
NHS to get extra £1.8bn even under no-deal Brexit, says Hancock
According to Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, the NHS will get an extra £1.8bn to be spent on NHS infrastructure … Read more
Johnson’s £1.8bn for NHS welcome but not enough, say health experts
Boris Johnson’s promise of £1.8 billion to be spent on NHS infrastructure and equipment was met with was accusations that … Read more
HSJ Exclusive: Capital billions promised by ministers fail to reach ‘front line’
An investigation by the HSJ has found that only a fraction of the £2.5bn of capital funding announced and allocated … Read more
Treasury curbs on NHS capital spending at ‘crisis point’
Treasury restrictions on how much hospitals in England can spend on capital projects are forcing some to put off developments … Read more
Trust eyes new private finance model to build hospital
An acute trust is hoping to be among the first organisations to use a new form of private financing to … Read more
Helen Salisbury: The inverse care law in the digital age
A GP friend of mine has a relative in a distant city who is affected by a severe, long term … Read more
Four in ten patients feel their GP practice building is a ‘poor environment’
Four in ten patients feel their GP practice is a poor environment that makes them anxious or stressed, according to … Read more
The brand new £24m health centre that will NEVER be used by NHS patients
A brand new £24m health centre is to be converted straight into offices without ever opening to patients – because … Read more