Hospitals: Finance

(asked on 14th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure hospitals receive adequate funding.


Answered by
Karin Smyth Portrait
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 21st October 2026
We recognise that the NHS is under pressure. We have:
  • Published the 10-Year Health Plan that will put the NHS on a sustainable footing by shifting towards prevention and community care, which will reduce pressure on hospitals.

  • Delivered record investment that will see annual NHS day-to-day spending increase by £29 billion in real terms (£53 billion cash increase) from 2024-25 to 2028-29.

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