Response to announcement of New Hospital Programme review
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has set out in a statement to the House of Commons that, as part of the wider audit of public spending, a review of the national New Hospital Programme will take place.
In a Treasury paper published following the Chancellor’s statement, the government outlines that it ‘is undertaking a full and comprehensive review of the programme while continuing to deliver the most advanced and most urgent hospitals to a realistic timeframe’.
In response, Whipps Cross Redevelopment Director Alastair Finney said:
“We note the statement from the Chancellor and will work with national and regional colleagues to understand the implications for our plans for a new Whipps Cross Hospital.
“In the meantime, construction of the first of two multi-storey car parks is proceeding as planned. This is work which must be completed before the new hospital itself can begin.
“We continue to emphasise to national colleagues our advanced state of readiness, and our current best-case scenario for delivery of the new Whipps Cross remains construction on the hospital itself starting on site in 2026 and completing in 2030.”