Johnson plan to build 40 new hospitals ‘unachievable’, Streeting told

Health secretary to set out revised plans in Commons after warning from the Infrastructure and Projects AuthorityBoris Johnson’s 2019 pledge to build 40 new NHS hospitals by 2030 across England “appears to be unachievable”, government advisers have told Labour ministers.The warning from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) comes as Wes Streeting prepares to tell MPs how the government plans to proceed with 25 of the 40 rebuilds which have been paused. Continue reading...