Revealed: Over £28 Million needed to fix crumbling hospitals in South East Staffordshire

- New analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found that Burton Hospital reports a total backlog maintenance of £27,224,246. Adding the £333,342 for Samuel Johnson and £497,732 for Robert Peel means that the maintence backlog for our 3 hospitals exceeds a staggering £28 Million.

- It comes as the amount needed for hospital repairs across the country reached a record high of £11.6 billion - up over £1 billion on this time last year. Yet the NHS budget was slashed by £5 billion in real terms following the Autumn Statement. 

At the same time, surgery and treatment waiting lists are near record highs at 7.7 million.

Liberal Democrats are calling for the government to provide urgent investment in local hospital buildings to ensure they are safe and can function effectively. People deserve to know that they can go and get the treatment they need in a safe environment. Not having to worry that they are being treated in a place that is collapsing around them.