The UK government has announced that construction of a new hospital in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, will begin between 2026 and 2027. The 16-bed in-patient rehabilitation ward and urgent treatment centre will replace the current facility. The announcement comes as part of the revised New Hospital Programme, which aims to build 40 new hospitals across England.
The long-awaited construction of a new hospital will begin within the next five years, the government has announced. Regional health officials have received confirmation that the proposed Shotley Bridge Hospital in County Durham will be built after years of delays.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced in Parliament on Monday that the new Consett facility is within wave one of the revised New Hospital Programme.The 16-bed in-patient rehabilitation ward and urgent treatment centre would replace the current facility in Shotley Bridge. The pledge to build 40 new hospitals, launched by Boris Johnson's Conservative government in 2019, was last week described as "unachievable" by advisers. Liz Twist, Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett, asked Mr Streeting whether residents can be confident of an "honest, realistic and deliverable timetable". The Health Secretary replied: "I know residents will particularly welcome the investment in Shotley Bridge Community Hospital, starting construction in 2026-2027."The Conservatives said Streeting's announcement was another "broken" promise and accused the government of financial mismanagement. Shadow Health Secretary Ed Agar said: "To govern is to choose, he has decided not to prioritise the delivery of new hospitals."Flaws in care plan of woman who died after fall
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