Government orders NHS trusts to call hospital refurbs ‘new hospitals’ as it scrambles to hit 2030 build target

Government orders NHS trusts to call hospital refurbs ‘new hospitals’ as it scrambles to hit 2030 build target The Government has ordered NHS trusts to describe any major refurbishments, new wings, and units as “a new hospital” as it seeks to deliver on its pledge to build 48 hospitals by 2030.

The communications “playbook” for the Government’s NHS building programme tells trusts that such building projects “must always be referred to as a new hospital”. iNews

See also: 

• Did Sajid Javid open a ‘new hospital’ in Carlisle? Full Fact
• DHSC ‘playbook’ orders trusts to describe big building projects as ‘new hospitals’ (log in required) HSJ
• NHS trusts told to describe building work on existing sites as ‘new hospitals’ The Independent