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Health Infrastructure Plan: District Hospitals

Tuesday 23 February 2021 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Mark Pawsey asked about steps to ensure district hospitals receive necessary improvement work under the health infrastructure plan.
  • The Minister stated that the health infrastructure plan includes a long-term programme of investment for district hospitals.
  • The Minister mentioned that Hospital of St. Cross received 2.2 million in critical infrastructure funding.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Mark Pawsey Con
NHS
Context

The MP is concerned about the improvement work on district hospitals under the health infrastructure plan.

Question

What steps he is taking to ensure that improvement work on district hospitals is taken forward under the health infrastructure plan. The MP notes the importance of local health services and asks how existing district hospitals will continue to receive investment they need.

Answer from Edward Argar

Our health infrastructure plan will deliver a long-term rolling programme of investment in health infrastructure including district hospitals. Hospitals have benefited from over £600 million of critical infrastructure risk funding and will soon receive their capital allocations for the financial year, with £2.2 million allocated to St Cross hospital.

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Q2 Mark Pawsey Con
NHS
Context

The MP acknowledges the investment in new hospitals but wants to ensure that existing district hospitals, such as St Cross, continue receiving necessary investment.

Question

How can we ensure that existing district hospitals doing great work, such as St Cross, continue to receive the investment they need?

Answer from Edward Argar

I join in paying tribute to Hospital of St. Cross and its team. £2.2 million was allocated to his trust and local hospital as part of the critical infrastructure funding, with further capital allocations expected soon.

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