Urgent and Emergency Care Debate
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Anna Firth
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(2 years, 2 months ago)
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Steve Barclay
I am happy to draw that case to the attention of the relevant parties and ensure that the hon. Gentleman gets a written explanation.
Anna Firth (Southend West) (Con)
I think that the Secretary of State is aware of the acute problems at Southend University Hospital and of the fact that A&E capacity is the issue. We are waiting for capital funding that was promised years ago to be released. I know that Health Ministers have been working on this over the summer. There were 15 ambulances there yesterday. Our hard-working nurses and doctors would love news on that funding to be forthcoming.
Steve Barclay
As I said in my statement, additional funding has been put in to boost A&E capacity. There was some £450 million of funding in the spending review in 2020, which has been applied across 120 trusts. Of course, the ICSs will look at the commissioning priorities in particular areas, and the NHS England taskforce is looking at trusts where there is acute pressure.