Some buildings are unsafe and need upgrading, trust bosses warn.
Some hospital leaders in England say they are "living with risk" every day, with buildings in urgent need of repair.Structural safety concerns caused the critical care unit at one trust to be temporarily closed and planned operations were stopped.The hospital chiefs said one hospital is using temporary generators with no back-up.
NHS Providers, which represent trusts in England, says the current political situation - with the government looking for a new leader - complicates matters. The organisation says the government's plan for 40 new hospitals in England by 2030 is "on shaky ground". The 40 new hospitals election pledge, made by the Conservatives in 2019, has proved controversial, with debate over what a "new hospital" means.a major new clinical building on an existing siteThe National Audit Office says it will start a value-for-money review of the new-hospitals programme later this year.
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