Streeting sets out revised timetable for New Hospital Programme with some projects delayed beyond 2037

By Carl Brown2025-01-21T13:10:00

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Health secretary contrasts “honest, realistic, deliverable timetable” to Boris Johnson’s original pledge

The government has published a new timetable to deliver the New Hospitals Programme, with some projects now pushed back beyond 2037 (see full list below)

Health secretary Wes Streeting yesterday described the new timetable as “honest, realistic” and deliverable” in contrast to Boris Johnson’s original pledge to build 40 hospitals by 2030 which Streeting said was built on the “shaky foundation of false hope”.

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