FIRST ADDITIONAL £250M FOR WINTER PRESSURES ANNOUNCED FOR HOSPITALS

cat-department-of-healthThe first tranche of the additional £500m for the NHS to handle winter pressures – promised over two years – has been announced today by the Government.

The full Parliamentary announcement is available here.

The BBC today also reported that hospitals in England will have to get most of their staff vaccinated against flu if they want access to the A&E bailout fund in the future.
For the full report click here.