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The NHS Repair Bill Hits Seventeen Billion Pounds
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On October 15, 2026, NHS England published estates data for 2025-26. The maintenance backlog, the cost of clearing repairs that should already have been done, has risen to 17.3 billion pounds, up from 15.9 billion pounds a year earlier, a rise of nearly 9 percent. The backlog is now larger than the total cost of running the entire NHS estate, 14.4 billion pounds for the year, and the King's Fund said patients and staff are affected.