High risk strategy as NHS backlog bills keep growing
The bill for “backlog maintenance” in England’s crumbling NHS has more than doubled in the past six years to a massive … Read more
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More than 100 trusts bid for ‘massively oversubscribed’ New Hospitals programme
HSJ reports that nearly two thirds of NHS trusts in England have submitted bids to the government’s ‘massively oversubscribed’ hospital … Read more
48 new hospitals? Only one by 2025
There is meagre progress in the Johnson government’s repeated promise to build first 40, and more recently 48 “new hospitals” … Read more
Johnson’s plan to build 40 hospitals yet to stand-up
From the time he took over as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been banging on about building new hospitals. He … Read more
Propaganda stepped up as new hospital schemes are stalled
Hospital trust chief executives are being told to exaggerate the scale of any new developments by describing any new unit … Read more
Warning over potential roof collapses at hospitals
NHS England has warned that material used in the roofs of several hospitals in England reached the end of their … Read more
Steep capital spending rise still falls £1bn short of NHS ask
The government’s spending review indicates that the health service’s capital budget is to increase by almost a third on its … Read more
Sizing-up Johnson’s builder credentials
There will be £1.5bn extra this year for NHS building and maintenance projects, according to Boris Johnson, in his speech … Read more
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
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