Cost of ‘40 new hospitals’ has ‘inflated’ beyond Treasury allocation, admits Barclay

By Henry Anderson and Nick Carding2022-12-06T15:55:00

Soaring inflation has driven the cost of the ‘40 new hospitals’ promised by government beyond the funds previously ‘signed off’ by the Treasury, health secretary Steve Barclay has admitted.

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