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New Hospital Programme timetable slips again as trusts wait on capital allocationsVirtual wards settle into the model that suits themElectronic patient record rollouts hit contract friction in three regionsPharmacy first referrals rise as general practice reroutes demandNursing vacancies fall but agency spend stays stubbornly highMental health trusts warn on out of area placementsIntegrated care boards asked to find further running cost reductionsMedicines shortages prompt fresh look at UK manufacturingCommunity diagnostic centres shift the balance of elective recoveryData sharing agreements slow AI deployment in imagingNew Hospital Programme timetable slips again as trusts wait on capital allocationsVirtual wards settle into the model that suits themElectronic patient record rollouts hit contract friction in three regionsPharmacy first referrals rise as general practice reroutes demandNursing vacancies fall but agency spend stays stubbornly highMental health trusts warn on out of area placementsIntegrated care boards asked to find further running cost reductionsMedicines shortages prompt fresh look at UK manufacturingCommunity diagnostic centres shift the balance of elective recoveryData sharing agreements slow AI deployment in imaging
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New Hospital Programme timetable slips again as trusts wait on capital allocations

Eight schemes have moved into the next funding wave, leaving trust boards planning around ageing estate for another parliament.

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Electronic patient record rollouts hit contract friction in three regions

Procurement disputes and integration costs are pushing frontline digitisation deadlines beyond the original national target.

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Nursing vacancies fall but agency spend stays stubbornly high

Substantive recruitment has improved across most regions, yet trusts are still paying premium rates to cover specialist rotas.

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Integrated care boards asked to find further running cost reductions

Commissioners face another round of management savings while being asked to take on additional delegated responsibilities.

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    £1.2bn

    Barts Health NHS Trust · In procurement · due 2032

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    £950m

    Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Business case · due 2033

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    Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Enabling works · due 2031

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    Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Design · due 2032

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    Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Construction · due 2029

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    County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · Construction · due 2027

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