The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced £963
million of extra funding for health facilities across
England.
Stopping sending money to the EU after EU Exit means we can
invest more in domestic priorities including our NHS.
A total of 75 projects will receive funding to upgrade
facilities so that more people can be treated and more can
be done to prevent ill-health in the first place.
Projects that will receive a share of the funding include:
- a new emergency department in Walsall
- a multimillion-pound eye care facility in London
- a major expansion of mental health services in
Newcastle, Gateshead and Liverpool
Almost £800 million of the funding will go to projects
outside London in order to improve access to care across
the country.
The investment comes ahead of the launch of the
government’s long-term plan for the NHS. The long-term plan
is the biggest ever funding increase for the NHS and will
see its budget increase by £20.5 billion every year by 2023
to 2024.
Health and Social Care Secretary said:
We want even more patients to receive world-class care in
world-class NHS facilities and this near billion-pound
boost – one of the most substantial capital funding
commitments ever made – means that the NHS can do just
that for years to come.
This will not only support dedicated staff through the
redevelopment and modernisation of buildings, but it will
allow additional services to launch for the first time,
improving patients’ access to care in their local area as
part of our long-term plan for the NHS.
