Health Secretary Wes Streeting stated, "The programme we inherited was unfunded and undeliverable. Not a single new hospital was built in the past five years, and there was no credible funding plan to build forty in the next five years." This emphasizes the significant financial and planning issues faced by the previous administration regarding the hospital projects, highlighting the lack of realistic funding and execution of the promised new hospitals.
Streeting further claimed, "Today we are setting out an honest, funded, and deliverable programme to rebuild our NHS. Fifteen billion will be made available over the next five years to help pay for the work." This statement reflects the government's commitment to creating a viable plan to not only promise but also deliver on healthcare infrastructure improvements.
Shadow Health Secretary Ed Agar charged, "The government has broken its promises and is guilty of financial mismanagement. To govern is to choose, he [Streeting] has decided not to prioritize new hospital investments amid this crisis." This criticism of the government's action, or lack thereof, underscores the political tension and urgency surrounding healthcare funding and development.
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