Delay and disappointment for the ‘new hospitals’

HSJ Health Check

This week the government finally revealed its new - and mostly delayed - target dates for the building of the promised “new hospitals”.

It left many trusts and communities severely disappointed and worried about how they will deliver care from ageing, and sometimes dangerous, estates.

We discuss the revised timelines for the NHP, the reaction from trusts and the impact the decisions have had on NHP teams.

Also - we pick out a group of hospitals mostly ignored in the national coverage, who all have RAAC concrete risks.