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Almost half of 40 hospitals promised by Conservatives delayed, says health secretary
- Almost half of the 40 hospitals promised by the previous Conservative government have been delayed, according to Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
- The completion of 18 projects will now occur between 2030 and 2039, instead of by the original 2030 deadline, Wes Streeting stated.
- The previous government promised £20bn in funding, which was 'never delivered,' as stated in a government announcement today.
- The new plans include £15bn over five years, with Streeting asserting that they provide an 'honest, realistic, deliverable timetable that they can believe in.
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It's time to deliver the hospital the people of North Manchester deserve
After a painful betrayal and abandonment of previous promises the chance to change north Manchester for generations to come has finally arrived. It's time to deliver says health correspondent Helena Vesty.
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Nottingham Hospitals responds to 12 year delay to Tomorrow’s NUH scheme until 2037
Yesterday (20 January), Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, made a national announcement about the future of the New Hospital Programme, which was established in 2019 to build 40 new hospitals across the country. A spokesperson for NUH said: ’At Nottingham University Hospitals, we have two projects within the New […]
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