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Hospitals: Construction

Commons · Question 25746 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 31 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what approvals process (a) NHS England and (b) his Department has for business cases under the New Hospitals Programme.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 31 Jan 2025

Each National Health Service trust seeking approval for their New Hospital Programme (NHP) scheme will need to follow the business case process as set out in HM Treasury’s Green Book. Trusts will need to develop and gain approval for a Strategic Outline C...