§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been made available to improving coronary heart services in hospitals within the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [14731]
§ Mr. HuttonOver the last three years, over £27 million has been made available specifically for improving coronary heart disease (CHD) services in London. The information is in the table.
£000 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Capital 1— 10,802 22,027 Revenue 1— 8,519 5,888 Total 19,321 7,915 1No specific allocations 2Estimated allocation to national health service trusts Capital funds shown are based on allocations to NHS trusts in London and revenue funds based on allocations to London health authorities.
The £27 million is to support the delivery of priority areas identified in the National Service Framework for CHD that was published in March 2000.
Health authorities will also have used their overall unified allocation to invest in coronary heart services. In addition to the above, over £2 million capital has been allocated specifically for primary care developments.