Government to miss pledge to build 40 new hospitals by end of the decade

By Tom Lowe2023-07-17T10:30:00

“Maximum risk” approach taken by £20bn programme could increase costs and result in hospitals that are too small, NAO report warns

The government will miss its pledge to build 40 new hospitals by the end of the decade, the spending watchdog has said.

The Conservative’s 2019 election pledge is already behind schedule and will now see only 32 hospital schemes completed by 2030, the National Audit Office (NAO) found.

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