Wednesday 1 February 2012

Government accused of dramatic U-turn over £300m spare pot of NHS cash

A £300million pot of NHS cash is now up for grabs – after the Mirror revealed the Government was keeping it secret.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley planned to give NHS trusts just 48 hours to apply for a share of the funds.
But, following the Mirror’s revelation, the Department of Health has extended the deadline and Labour MP Grahame Morris, of the Health Select Committee, said: “We found them out and they are backpedalling like mad.”

Mr Lansley found the spare cash just before the New Year – but at least five NHS finance directors outside London had no idea of its existence.

Full Article on Mirror

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