Richard Graham MP says the c£1 million awarded to Gloucestershire Hospitals by the Department of Health will help ease the pressure on emergency departments before next winter.
Richard said, “Funding for the Gloucestershire NHS is rising year on year, but we all know that our A&E departments can get particularly busy in the winter and so all extra funds will help. Meanwhile we must all continue to use the GRH A&E only for genuine emergencies.”
The Department of Health has allocated £56 million of the £100 million A&E capital funding outlined in the spring Budget by the Chancellor, to ease pressure on emergency departments in time for next winter. Funding awarded at this stage is being allocated to 70 NHS hospitals, including both Gloucester Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital.
