Hospital building delays putting patients at risk, NHS trust bosses claim

By Daniel Gayne2022-07-08T09:40:00

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Health leaders seek certainty on future of government’s new hospital programme

The government’s hospital building programme is “on shaky ground”, with two in three NHS trust leaders saying delays were affecting their ability to deliver safe patient care.

An NHS Providers survey found that half of trust leaders doubt they have been given enough funding for their improvement schemes, while two in five said their projects were behind schedule.

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