Health Secretary defends Sunak over claims he blocked Raac hospital rebuilds
The PM is reported to have blocked plans to rebuild five hospitals riddled with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in 2020.
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The PM is reported to have blocked plans to rebuild five hospitals riddled with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in 2020.
The public sector spent at least £34m on investigating and remediating RAAC before late August, according to a public contracts analyst.
A councillor says it’s “extraordinarily worrying” that there is no confirmed timescale on the rebuild of Airedale Hospital.
Suspicions that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete could be present in the property’s roof have derailed the venue’s anticipated return.
Doubt has been cast on whether the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the James Paget University Hospital will be rebuilt by 2030.