The reform bill is appointed in 18 dilapidated hospitals to an altitude of 5.7 billion pounds because its replacement will take a long time, as the new analysis shows.
Reconstruction of 18 of 40 new hospitals in England promised Boris Johnson for the first time in 2019 It will not start until at least 2030 The date in which all forty was supposed to open in the first place – to help spread the cost, amid the extended public finances.
The heads of NHS TRST have warned that some of the 18 hospitals that struck the delays, such as ST Mary’s in London, It will collapse before starting work Because they are already in this advanced state of bad.
The revised reconstruction schedule can see the cost of addressing the accumulation of reforms in those hospitals ranging from 2.1 billion pounds to 5.7 billion pounds, according to the projections of liberal Democrats.
The cost of eliminating the accumulation of maintenance in the 18 sites increased by 10.45 % per year every year since Johnson pledged “40 new hospitals by 2030”. If it continues to increase at the same rate, it will reach 5.7 billion pounds by the time when construction begins in the thirties of the twentieth century.
For example, the reform bill in the seven hospitals that will not start rebuilding until 2037 will not start exceeding 722 million pounds to 2.378 billion pounds by that time. It includes Nutingham Hospital, Royal Percshire in Reading and Hospitals in Pixays and Himingz in East Sussex.
Some hospitals are so dilapidated as “frankly dangerous” for employees and patients, NHS Federation He said in December.
One of the late projects, Turbay Hospital in Devon On the third oldest hospital in NHS – facing sewage leakage in the wings, water leaks and concrete that were removed. You should spend one million pounds per year to maintain functional buildings that are to be demolished anyway.
Wes Streeting, Minister of Health, announced Schedule is severely revised For the new hospital program last month, including the long delay of many plans, which caused terror among the affected hospitals and local deputies. He did so after detailed discussions with the cabinet, which allocated 3 billion pounds annually to the program.
“The government has been delayed parts of the National Hospital Building Program to help save money here and now,” said Seifa Anandasiva, head of politics at the King Fund. “But this may end up being a false economy, as millions of pounds will be needed from taxpayers financing to maintain-instead of replacing them-these buildings below level.
“Now there are some NHS Facilities that are no longer suitable for the purpose that pose a danger to both patients and employees. The government inherited the NHS facilities that were already in a poor country. But because of these delays in hospital building plans, the condition of these facilities may get worse in the coming years. “
“Societies are forced to withstand the buildings of the Ramshackle Hospital, completely inappropriate for the purpose, for more years than they promised. It is a complete stigma. The Conservative Party must hang its head in a shame to lead societies in The garden path, which makes promises to them know that they do not intend to keep it.
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“But the government’s lack of ambition as well. It seems that the government has adopted the wrong economy for delay and delay, and accepting the director’s regression to our NHS instead of rebuilding it to envy the world that it was in the past.”
to divide health A social welfare spokesman said: “This broken NHS government inherited, and Lord Darzi’s investigation found that the capital investment was neglected. There is no one under any delusions that the NHS that we inherited is collapsing, but the new hospital program was in a completely unrealistic time and did not It is funded.
“This government is investing 13.6 billion pounds in NHS CAPITAL next year, which is the highest annual capital investment since before 2010. This includes addressing the accumulation of critical NHS maintenance and repairs Dangerous RAAC concrete To help ensure that hospitals are safe and sustainable. “
The spokesperson added: “The LIB Dem statement pledged to 17 billion pounds for health and care more than this government that invested in the budget. The truth is that if their plans are implemented, fewer hospitals will be built, and no more.”
