UK government is making slow progress on hospital rebuilds, say auditors

The UK government is behind schedule with its new hospital programme and has not achieved good value for money so far, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded.The pledge to build 40 “new” hospitals by 2030 was included in Boris Johnson’s Conservative manifesto in 2019. It comprised six new facilities and 34 hospital rebuilds. But in a report on the progress of these plans,1 the NAO said that the programme—which had spent £1.1bn by March 2023—had experienced delays, with only 32 of the promised 40 new hospitals expected by 2030.2Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said, “Delivery so far has been slower than expected, both on individual schemes and in developing the ‘Hospital 2.0’ template, which has delayed programme funding decisions. There are some important lessons to be drawn for major programmes from the experience of the New Hospital Programme so far. These include strengthening the business…
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