£936,000 from government to upgrade York Hospital A and E before winter
August 11, 2020
Julian Sturdy MP has warmly welcomed the allocation of £936,000 of targeted funding for York Hospital NHS Trust’s A and E services ahead of the greater strain of the winter months.
This is York’s share of a £300 million nationwide investment by the government to boost A and E capacity in good time for the cold weather, when the hospitals will have to face both the standard winter spike in admissions, and the lurking threat of a coronavirus upsurge. The investment will help pay for improved urgent care and emergency treatment services, and the introduction of enhanced infection prevention and control measures.
The targeted funding is in addition to £3 billion already put in place to prepare the NHS for the winter, also helping keep the pop-up Nightingale coronavirus hospitals on standby through to March.
Julian Sturdy said: “Given the ongoing efforts of our NHS Trust staff, and the absolute priority of remaining vigilant against any local uptick in covid, it is reassuring that our vital local A and E services are getting these new resources in good time before the greater strain of the winter months.
At December’s election I pledged to ensure York got its fair share of the £33.9 billion per year NHS funding increase the government is implementing, and I am also working to make sure our local health service gets whatever it needs beyond this to face the twin challenges of winter and lingering coronavirus.
I continue to keep a close watch on our city’s health needs, and warmly welcome this enhancement of emergency capacity locally.”
