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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Jacob Phillips and Josh Salisbury

Major London hospitals could be forced to close after rebuilds delayed, ministers warned

The outside of St Helier Hospital in Sutton - (St Helier and Epsom Trust)

MPs and senior NHS officials have warned that major London hospitals could be forced to close after ministers delayed plans to rebuild them.

Heath Secretary Wes Streeting on Monday postponed plans to build and refurb major hospitals under the New Hospitals Programme by up to a decade, sparking fury.

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