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Taxpayers spending £8 billion for new West Midlands hospitals
Jonathan Walker B’ham Post 9 Feb 10
Taxpayers face a bill of more than £8 billion for new West Midlands hospitals worth less than a quarter as much. Official Treasury figures show that health trusts are paying over the odds for new facilities. The redeveloped Walsall Manor Hospital will have a capital value of £169 million. Payments will continue until 2043 and come to £652 million…