South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust

Department of Health written question – answered at on 1 December 2017.

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Photo of Stephen Hepburn Stephen Hepburn Labour, Jarrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.4 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of that additional NHS funding in England will be allocated to South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust.

Photo of Stephen Hepburn Stephen Hepburn Labour, Jarrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.8 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the £2.6 billion funding will be allocated as part of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans to (a) South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust and (b) City Hospitals Sunderland.

Photo of Philip Dunne Philip Dunne The Minister of State, Department of Health

The Budget announcement was made on 22 November 2017 containing £3.5 billion of capital investment for buildings and facilities in the National Health Service in England by 2022-23, including £2.6 billion for locally-led Sustainability and Transformation Plans.

The Government has provisionally allocated over £200 million to 12 of the highest quality schemes subject to business case approval. Neither South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust or City Hospitals Sunderland are in the 12 initial schemes, details of which can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-local-groups-of-nhs-organisations-sustainability-and-transformation-partnerships

The Department is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on the detail around how the further funding will be allocated to local areas.

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