NHS trusts are pressing ahead with plans to replace RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) hospitals following the Government’s update on the New Hospital Programme (NHP) this week.
The Government has confirmed that 18 hospitals will not begin construction until 2032 at the earliest under a revision to the New Hospital Programme.
NHS trusts are braced for disappointment this week after it was reported that some New Hospital Programme (NHP) projects will not be delivered by 2030.
Over 600 days of clinical times has been lost due to crumbling hospitals in 2023/24, new research has found.
An NHS leader has said the delay to the New Hospital Programme (NHP) is costing his trust millions of pounds.
The Liberal Democrats have written to the health secretary to call on the Government to use any changes to the fiscal rules in the Autumn Budget to be used to complete the New Hospital Programme.
A number of schemes under the New Hospital Programme (NHP) have granted permission to proceed by the Government.
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to spend £1bn a year on refitting and restoring crumbling NHS hospitals if elected on 4 July.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the Government will meet its 2019 pledge of building 40 new hospitals by 2030.
Millions of pounds are spent each month by the NHS on patching up crumbling estates as a result of delays to the Government's new hospital scheme, trust leaders have warned.
Surrey£153,592 - £168,952
Newport, Isle of WightGrade 6, £26,825 to £28,142 per annum pro-rata (actual salary £15,950 to £16,733.08)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (SH)£60k pa plus International Supplement
Surrey£153,592 - £168,952
Newport, Isle of WightGrade 6, £26,825 to £28,142 per annum pro-rata (actual salary £15,950 to £16,733.08)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (SH)£60k pa plus International Supplement