All trusts should have funding to remove unsafe concrete, health chief says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Trusts that missed out on additional capital funding following the recent New Hospital Programme announcement still need major investment to overhaul ageing estates, and to address other infrastructure risks that can compromise patient and staff safetySir Julian Hartley, chief executive of NHS Providers, said the organisation "welcomed" recent Government action, but called for all trusts to have access to cash to replace Raac where necessary.
46% :A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said the NHS will continue its "current approach" of monitoring and mitigating risks.
42% : "We welcomed recent government action to replace dangerous, crumbling old concrete blocks in ceilings and walls by ensuring the seven trusts with the most critical Raac risk will be replaced by 2030," he added.

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