By Charlotte Webster-
A £1bn funding is to be released to upgrade facilities and treat more patients, including mental health and new integrated services in the community. A total of 75 projects are set to receive money to upgrade facilities and treat more patients, including mental health and new integrated care services in the community
A total of 75 projects will receive money to upgrade facilities and treat more patients, including mental health and new integrated care services in the community. Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced £963 million of extra funding for health facilities across England..
Projects that will receive a share of the funding include:a new emergency department in Walls. A multi million-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. The huge cash injection will be useful in enhancing expertise for helping patients with serious mental health issues treat their problems, as well as substantially improve the quality of services in the NHS all over the Uk.
The news is welcome, but it will also be very important to ensure that the money is allocated efficiently and used to substantially improve several aspects of the NHS in every part of the country. The NHS service is faced several challenges over the years and can do with plenty of funds to make Britain a leading place for ensuring high standard of health care and services. Nhs practitioners also deserve to receive very good pay to carry out the very important functions they perform in society.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock 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.