£1bn boost in hospital beds and ambulance fleet

£1bn boost in hospital beds and ambulance fleet

Jan 30, 2023 by BBC

Key Facts

  • Image source, PA Media Thousands of extra hospital beds and hundreds of ambulances will be rolled out in England this year in a bid to tackle the long emergency care delays.
  • The 5,000 new beds will increase capacity by 5%, while there will be a 10% boost in the ambulance fleet with 800 new vehicles on the road.
  • Details of the £1bn investment will be set out later in a joint government and NHS England two-year blueprint.
  • Falls services which provide urgent responses to older people with the aim of avoiding a hospital admission will also be run all-year round.

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