What do we know about how the new money is to be spent?
Three northern STPs have been awarded a total of £60m for capital schemes from a fund of £760m, Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The money is to be invested in pathology, technology and improving efficiency across three sustainability and transformation partnerships in the north: West Yorkshire and Harrogate will get £24.6m; Lancashire and South Cumbria £31m; and Humber, Coast and Vale £7.5m.
West Yorkshire and Harrogate are to spend £2m on pathology, £1.5m in telemedicine for care homes, £15m to expand the ‘scan for safety’ product-to-patient barcode tracking system and will invest £6.1m as part of the Yorkshire imaging collaborative.
Lancashire and South Cumbria will use the funds to create a pathology diagnostic service between Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay FT, East Lancashire Hospitals Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals FT.
Further information
Department of Health and Social Care: NHS gets funding green light for new buildings, wards and beds
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria: About us
Health Service Journal: £60m capital boost for northern STP ambitions
Humber Coast and Vale: Our vision
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership: About us