26. New hospitals
We’re investing £1 billion in new hospital buildings for St Barts and the Royal London Hospitals, as part of our hospital building programme which has seen 132 new hospitals built or on the way. Under the Tories, only one new hospital was built.
According to the Times, the 14 largest schemes were as of May £4 billion over budget. And as Reform point out, the government is hoping to shift health care away form hospitals and into the community as set out in a white paper earlier this year. The vast majority of these hospital building schemes are paid for through PFI, and this will inevitably lead to huge problems in the future as the NHS deficit continues to grow. Meanwhile many NHS trusts are not spending their capital budgets, money that traditionally goes on smaller schemes such as health clinics, baby units and replacing equipment. Last year the NHS in England under spent its capital budget by £1.2bn - double the figure of the previous year. The NHS doesn't need new hospitals, there needs to be a shift to the local level, and this simply isn't occurring.
According to the Times, the 14 largest schemes were as of May £4 billion over budget. And as Reform point out, the government is hoping to shift health care away form hospitals and into the community as set out in a white paper earlier this year. The vast majority of these hospital building schemes are paid for through PFI, and this will inevitably lead to huge problems in the future as the NHS deficit continues to grow. Meanwhile many NHS trusts are not spending their capital budgets, money that traditionally goes on smaller schemes such as health clinics, baby units and replacing equipment. Last year the NHS in England under spent its capital budget by £1.2bn - double the figure of the previous year. The NHS doesn't need new hospitals, there needs to be a shift to the local level, and this simply isn't occurring.
posted by Hazel Blears at 9:27 PM
3 Comments:
Ever thought of writing non statistical way
Maybe you should do something on their achievement of devolution:
Labour turmoil as Scots back independence
Hi Hazel - You're doing a splendid job of reminding people what Labour have achieved with this popular site. I think you're doing a great job as Labour Party Chair - nobody liked that fat freak McCartney. I hope this doesn't sound rude but what else do you do? I confess I am a Tory member (I hope you won't hold that against me), but I took the liberty of adding you to my blogroll - I hope you don't mind.
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