A report from public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office has found that seven NHS hospitals are 'structurally unsound'. The report went on to say that health services are ‘seriously deteriorated’ due to under-investment.
Seven entire NHS hospitals have been deemed ‘structurally unsound’ in an ‘utterly damning’ report which found the health service has ‘seriously deteriorated’ due to under-investment.
Millions of pounds has been spent on installing temporary measures at the hospitals in peril – including £65m at West Suffolk amid concerns the ceiling beams could collapse. They are among 41 buildings at 23 trusts containing RAAC, used extensively from the 1960s to the 1980s.Industry bodies warned in the late 1990s that the RAAC was unlikely to be structurally sound for more than 30 years.
The NAO report, entitled Progress with the New Hospital Programme, said: ‘In recent years, the NHS has become aware of a serious issue with its buildings constructed from lightweight RAAC.
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