- Prime Minister confirms the 40 hospitals that will be built by 2030, backed by £3.7 billion to help deliver on Conservatives’ election pledge.
- The Government’s announcement is the biggest hospital building programme in a generation.
The Government has confirmed that the healthcare system is to benefit from 40 new hospitals across England.
Welcoming the news, local MP Rebecca Harris said that it proved the Conservatives were delivering on their promises to deliver on the people’s priorities, such as the NHS.
The Prime Minister has confirmed for the first time 40 hospitals that will be built by 2030 as part of a package worth £3.7 billion, as well as announcing a further 8 new schemes that will be invited to bid. Full details of the precise funding allocated so far to each project will be announced at the next Spending Review.
New standards will be developed over the coming months to help standardise the design of new hospitals and make use of modular construction methods to speed up the build. This will allow the Government to deliver these new hospitals as quickly as possible so people can get world-class NHS care as soon as possible.
The Conservative Government has made investing in the NHS a key part of its plans to build back better after coronavirus. It has already:
Delivered the biggest cash boost in history for the NHS, totalling an additional £33.9 billion for the NHS every year by 2023-24.
- Announced £1.5 billion this year for hospital maintenance, including funding to expand A&E capacity.
- Started work to deliver 50,000 more nurses, another key election pledge, with more than 14,000 more nurses already working in the NHS compared to last year.
- Providing £850 million to upgrade facilities and equipment at 20 hospitals.
The news comes ahead of Conservative Party Conference, at which the Prime Minister will set out the Conservatives’ plan to build back better and deliver lasting change in parts of the country forgotten by successive Governments.
Commenting, Rebecca Harris MP said:
“I was proud to be elected at last year’s election to deliver on the people’s priorities, such as investing in the NHS.
“I am thrilled that new hospital will be built across the country – showing that, despite a challenging year, this is a Government which won’t be blown off course and will deliver on its promises to the British people.
“We have a huge opportunity now to unite and level up, delivering lasting change, and build back better after coronavirus.”
For more information on the Government’s announcement and the full list of the 40 new hospitals, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-confirms-37-billion-for-40-hospitals-in-biggest-hospital-building-programme-in-a-generation.
Other Ways the Government are Investing in the NHS:
- We are investing an additional £33.9 billion to frontline NHS services every year by 2023-24, the largest and longest funding settlement in the history of the NHS. Not only is this the biggest cash boost in history for the NHS, the Government have also enshrined that increase in law, to safeguard it for future generations.
- This £3.7 billion comes on top of the £450 million we have announced for 142 A&E upgrades ahead of winter, to improve infection control and increase capacity.
- At the last Budget, we announced £5.4 billon in this Parliament to support the recruitment, retraining and retaining of 50,000 more nurses including a new nursing maintenance grant for all nursing students. There are already 13,100 more nurses working in the NHS compared to last year, as well as over 9,200 doctors. The investment will also result in 50 million more GP surgery appointments per year.
- As announced last year, 20 hospitals will receive a share of £850 million to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment, with enabling works already beginning at several sites. This will ensure that patients receive the very best care from our NHS.
