Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 21
76th Report - New Hospital Programme update
Published 22 Apr 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
We asked for assurance that there would be enough additional capacity outside of hospitals, given that new community services would be funded separately from the NHP. NHS England told us that this was at the heart of its 10-year plan. It acknowledged that the planning process for the NHP had to be adaptable to local circumstances, taking account of what is being built outside hospitals and changes to clinical pathways. NHS England and the Department were working with regional teams and local NHS trusts to join this up.45 NHS England told us that it remained a big part of the 10-year plan to fund increased demand for community care and primary care by reducing spending on hospital care.46
From: Public Accounts Committee, 76th Report - New Hospital Programme update (HC 1705), 22 April 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 4 August 2026 (deadline 22 June 2026).