New Hospital Programme

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 Jul 2023 Closed: 8 Mar 2024 Parliament page
The New Hospital Programme was set up in 2020 to build 40 new hospitals in England by 2030. It has £3.7 billion in capital funding for this for up to March 2025, with more to be provided for the following five years. The Programme is also intended to transform how … Read more
1 Recommendation
41 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 6 events
8 Mar
2024
Report published
26 Feb
2024
Correspondence
17 Nov
2023
Report published
16 Oct
2023
Correspondence
7 Sep
2023
Oral evidence
7 Sep
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
7 Sep 2023
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New Hospitals Programme
Amanda Pritchard · NHS England Julian Kelly · NHS England Natalie Forrest · Department of Health and Social Care Professor Sir Stephen Powis · NHS England Shona Dunn · Home Office
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - The New Hospital Programme HC 77 17 Nov 2023 42 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
39 Conclusion Accepted in Part
First Report - The New Hospital Pr…
DHSC's future plans contradict reducing consultant reliance, projecting £842 million spend by 2031.
However, DHSC’s actual plans seem to contradict this, indicating an ongoing reliance on external delivery partners to provide professional and technical skills and for specific assignments. It estimates that it will spend £842 million on consultancy services between 2023–24 and … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the need for external expertise and the ongoing role of a programme delivery partner, but states it is actively recruiting for internal roles with a view that some external resources may eventually be replaced by directly employed staff as the programme matures, partially addressing the committee's concern about ongoing reliance.
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Government Response AI assessment · 42 of 1 classified
Accepted 25
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 7
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 5
Total 1 rec + 41 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
26 Feb 2024 Correspondence from Shona Dunn, Second Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re Reinforced Autoclave Aerated Concrete, dated 15 February 2024
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16 Oct 2023 Correspondence from Shona Dunn, Second Permanent Secretary, Department for Health and Social Care, re Public Accounts Committee New Hospital Programme Hearing – 7 September 2023, dated 26 September 2023
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