The controversial 2019 policy is yet to see any progress on some sites - raising the prospect that an incoming Labour administration may have to review its future
The Government’s flagship ’40 hospitals’ project is set to face further delays, piling further pressure on Rishi Sunak over missed Tory pledges.the Government appears to have “abandoned hope” of making significant progress before the general election next year.
The pledge to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, originally promised by Boris Johnson in the 2019 Tory manifesto, has been beset by delays and claims that some of the ‘new’ sites are just extensions to existing healthcare centres.has been told the latest delay relates to the appointment of a building firm to serve as the ‘delivery manager’ – a construction industry term to describe the lead contractor responsible for the overall progress and completion of a major project.
“If Rishi Sunak has now abandoned the Conservatives’ promise to build 40 new hospitals, then it is further proof there is no point of him or his government.” Labour is understood to be concerned about whether enough funding is available. A party source said: “It is about making it work, rather than ripping it up and starting again or allowing it to continue how it has. We’ve got to see what state it is in at that point.
At the time, Health Secretary Stephen Barclay stressed that they were still committed to meeting the pledge, highlighting how the refurbishment of five hospitals in urgent need of repairs and the building of three mental health hospitals would be added to the programme and prioritised instead.
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