HC Deb 21 November 2000 vol 357 cc158-9W
19. Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on new investment in the NHS in North Staffordshire. [137654]

Mr. Denham

North Staffordshire Health Authority received a £29 million cash increase in their allocation for 2000–01, and will again benefit from a further £29 million cash increase to their 2001–02 allocation. North Staffordshire has also benefited from extra investment including:

  • £0.85 million from the A&E Modernisation Fund for a new Medical Assessment Unit;
  • £80,000 from the Dental Care Development fund;
  • £328,800 for seven Investing in Dentistry grants;
  • £0.3 million for smoking cessation projects;
  • £6 million for Health Action Zone initiatives;
  • £28 million for a PFI Mental Health Facility currently under construction.

A further range of business cases proposing improvements to existing hospital services are currently under consideration.