Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found that more than £60 million would be needed to clear Bath’s hospital repair backlog, with the city’s MP calling the situation “utterly disgraceful”.
The Government’s national hospital repair bill reached a record high of £11.6 billion last year, rising by over £1 billion.
It comes as the NHS budget was cut by around £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.
The Liberal Democrats have called for the government to provide urgent investment in local hospital buildings to ensure they are safe and can function effectively.
Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse said: “This Conservative government has let hospitals fall apart.
“The backlog of repairs is putting the patients and staff in Bath at risk. It is completely unacceptable and utterly disgraceful that it has been allowed to come to this.
“People in Bath deserve to know that they can go and get the treatment they need in a safe environment. The Conservative party cannot be trusted with our NHS and cannot even be trusted to ensure the basic safety of staff and patients.
“Their neglect of our local health services is unforgivable.”