Government unveils £20bn New Hospital Programme relaunch

By Tom Lowe2023-05-25T15:18:00

Five new hospitals added to list of 40 announced in 2030, although not all will be built by the original 2030 deadline

The government has announced a £20bn relaunch of its promise to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 and outlined its plan to construct many of them with standardised materials.

Confirming the reports first published in Building last week, the Department of Health said it will use a modular design approach dubbed ‘Hospital 2.0’ to finish the new hospital programme (NHP) projects 25% faster.

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