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Our response to the New Hospital Programme review

In July 2024, the government announced that as part of the wider audit of public spending a review of the national New Hospital Programme would take place. That review has now concluded with an announcement this week by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. In his statement to the House of Commons, he set out what the conclusions of the review would mean for the national New Hospital Programme and for specific programmes, including Whipps Cross. Schemes have been placed into ‘waves’, with Whipps Cross being placed in Wave 2 – an expectation that construction of the…

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Damehood for NHS North East London’s Chair in New Year Honours List

Marie Gabriel, Chair of NHS North East London, has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours list. The damehood recognises her service, throughout her 45-year career and voluntary endeavours, to health and equity. Dame Marie is the founding Chair of NHS North East London Integrated Care System, and through this role she sits on the Mayor of London’s Health Board and is Co-chair of the London People Board. In 2020, she was appointed founding Chair of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, chairing a board of world-renowned experts…

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