National Health Service Infrastructure Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department of Health and Social Care

National Health Service Infrastructure

Lord Crisp Excerpts
Thursday 9th January 2020

(4 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Lord Crisp Portrait Lord Crisp (CB)
- Hansard - -

My Lords, given that the NHS is seeking to shift to being a more community and primary care-based organisation, can the Minister say more about what investment is going into community and primary care in capital terms?

Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford Portrait Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

We have been looking at providing additional funding and support to councils to meet the rising demands and to continue to stabilise the social care system. We announced access to an additional £1.5 billion of funding for adults and social care, and we will be considering this further in the spending review.