UK Health Secretary Confirms Refurbished Hospitals in 40 New Build Plan

He stated that refurbishments and new wings were also included in the figure, and some of the hospitals originally promised would now be completed after 2030.

However, a total of 40 projects would still be finished by that date.

Barclay also acknowledged that some of the hospitals would take slightly longer than 2030 to complete, but the government would still meet its manifesto pledge.

The commitment to build 40 new hospitals was made by Boris Johnson and included in the Conservative Party's 2019 manifesto.

Eight schemes will now be completed after 2030 to prioritize five other more urgent developments.

The government is committed to building three mental health hospitals on top of the original projects promised.

Barclay clashed with the leader of the junior doctors' union, Dr Vivek Trivedi, over the government's pay offer for junior doctors.

The government has offered a 5% pay rise but Dr Trivedi said this would amount to a real-terms pay cut due to rising prices.

Junior doctors in England are set to walk out for 72 hours in June after pay talks stalled, and the government has accused the junior doctors of being unreasonable by refusing to budge on their demand for a 35% pay rise.

The union is seeking a 35% pay rise to reverse a trend of decreasing pay in the workplace.

The employer, Dr. Trivedi, has stated that a pay offer that does not reverse this trend is not fair or reasonable.

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