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NewsMinimum ‘staff welfare’ space mandated for the first time
New hospitals will be required to set aside a minimum amount of space for “staff welfare” for the first time, it has been revealed.
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NewsTrust hires railway chief to lead £2.2bn private funding bid
A railway infrastructure chief will head a “taskforce” to deliver a £2.2bn new hospital project after it was delayed by the government’s national programme.
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NewsNew Hospital Programme boss quits for HS2
The top NHS England official for the programme to build a wave of “new hospitals” that has faced major delays is leaving for a senior role at HS2.
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NewsGovernment blocks release of data on new hospital projects
The government has refused to share the data used to decide in which order the projects included in the New Hospital Programme will be built.
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News‘40 new hospitals’ will not be delivered until 2046
The delivery of the “40 new hospitals” promised in 2019 by the incoming Conservative government will cost £60bn and take until 2046 to deliver, if pursued by the current administration and its successors.
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NewsNHSE advertises eight senior jobs despite workforce cuts
NHS England has launched a recruitment drive for eight senior positions for its delayed hospital building programme.
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NewsMackey reveals PFI revival plan
NHS England has confirmed plans to introduce a mechanism to allow private finance investment into health service infrastructure within months.
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NewsTrusts must cover ‘new hospital’ redundancy costs
Trusts must cover their own redundancy costs caused by delays to projects in the New Hospital Programme, despite hopes they would be covered centrally, HSJ has learned.
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News£150m ‘wasted’ planning for ‘paused’ new hospitals
More than £150m spent planning “new hospital” projects which are now in the long grass may need to be written off, according to estimates seen by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalCEO: Staff suffering ‘moral injury’ from poor estates
Staff are suffering “moral injury” as deteriorating estates disrupt their ability to provide care, a chief executive whose hospital rebuild has been delayed has warned.
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NewsNew hospitals chief moves to NHSE
The head of the New Hospital Programme is set to move to a new role within the programme from next month, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalAt least £200m needed to ‘bridge gap’ to delayed new hospital
At least £200m will be needed to maintain a London hospital’s existing estate after plans for a new site were delayed by a further five years, early estimates by the provider suggest.
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NewsConsultancies bag £600m New Hospital Programme contract
A consortium of firms has won a contract to help the New Hospital Programme “unlock efficiencies and accelerate delivery” which could be worth up to £600m, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDelayed hospital rebuilds may never happen, trusts fear
Planned hospital rebuilds have been pushed so far into the future that NHS insiders believe they may never happen, HSJ has learned, despite the government insisting all projects will be completed.
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NewsNHSE launches £37bn framework for ‘new hospitals’
NHS England has launched a £37bn framework for the largest hospital-building drive in decades, in a bid to bolster market capacity.
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NewsDelays to new hospital could add £800m to project’s cost, trust warns
The accumulated cost of delays to a new hospital building at Leeds General Infirmary could now total as much as £800m following the project’s opening being pushed back again by ministers last month, the trust’s chief executive has warned.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Old hospitals for longer
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Delay and disappointment for the ‘new hospitals’
This week government finally revealed its new - and mostly delayed - target dates for the building of the promised “new hospitals”.
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NewsHigh-risk hospitals delayed despite government assurances
At least two trusts whose hospitals rely on high-risk concrete will not open replacements until after 2030, despite theoretically being prioritised by government.
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News‘New hospital’ teams face axe after funding withdrawn
Multiple trusts in the “new hospitals programme” are likely to have to axe the teams preparing their builds, as national funding is set to be withdrawn, HSJ has learned.