Boris Johnson announces £1.8bn one-off cash boost for NHS hospitals
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a one-off cash boost of £1.8bn for NHS hospitals in England.
Of this, almost £1bn will be available immediately to go towards new equipment and upgrades to 20 hospitals.
Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Johnson said he was "determined to deliver" the promises of the Brexit referendum campaign and increase NHS spending.
But Labour said it fell "significantly short" of the amount needed by the NHS and would not reverse years of cuts.
The money is coming from the Treasury and is not a re-allocation of funds from the Department of Health.
Boris Johnson announces GBP1.8bn one-off cash boost for NHS hospitals - BBC News
One off and it’s coming direct from the Money Tree that grows in the Treasury...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a one-off cash boost of £1.8bn for NHS hospitals in England.
Of this, almost £1bn will be available immediately to go towards new equipment and upgrades to 20 hospitals.
Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Johnson said he was "determined to deliver" the promises of the Brexit referendum campaign and increase NHS spending.
But Labour said it fell "significantly short" of the amount needed by the NHS and would not reverse years of cuts.
The money is coming from the Treasury and is not a re-allocation of funds from the Department of Health.
Boris Johnson announces GBP1.8bn one-off cash boost for NHS hospitals - BBC News
One off and it’s coming direct from the Money Tree that grows in the Treasury...
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