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New hospitals programme and HS2 are ‘unachievable’, says IPA

By 2025-01-20T13:14:00

Leeds Teaching Hospital

Both schemes given red ratings by infrastructure body

The New Hospitals Programme is ‘unachievable’ in its current form, according to the government’s top infrastructure advisor.

The £20bn scheme, which was first announced under former prime minister Boris Johnson, has been given a ‘red’ rating by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) in its latest review of the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP). 

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