But 18 were to be put back, with work starting in two phases from 2032 and 2035 - and some in the later group warned it may even take until 2039. Streeting said: "The programme we inherited was unfunded and undeliverable.

Up to £1.5bn would be pledged to rebuild a town's hospital, the government announced. Construction is due to begin on Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire between 2032 and 2034. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said between £1bn and £1.

THE construction of a new Hampshire hospital will not begin until at least 2037, it has been announced. The £900m plans to build it next to the M3 near Basingstoke, which would lead to the downgrading of Winchester's A&E department,

The government has announced dates for the building of new hospitals serving Suffolk The rebuild of two hospitals serving Suffolk has been confirmed by the health secretary, as he set out a new timetable for building across the country.