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The Hospitals in line for extra government cash have been revealed.

But campaigners say it's just a drop in the ocean compared to what's needed.

it comes after the Mirror revealed the government had siphoned more than £4 billion from the health service’s repairs fund to pay for frontline services.

The PM’s pledge includes just £1 billion for the repairs and maintenance fund - which is barely enough to cover the ‘high risk’ backlog of maintenance needs reported by hospitals.

In total, the cost of eradicating the NHS’ repairs backlog would cost in excess of £6 billion.

The remaining £850 million will be split between 20 hospitals for new buildings and upgrades to outdated equipment.

Ben Gershlick, Senior Economist at the Health Foundation charity, said: "The government’s expected announcement of a £1.8bn short-term funding boost for upgrades to 20 hospitals and NHS capital infrastructure projects is welcome.

“But while the Prime Minister might be looking forward to cutting the ribbon at a new hospital ward, years of underinvestment in the NHS’s infrastructure means this extra money risks being little more than a drop in the ocean.

He added: "What the NHS needs is a comprehensive, long-term funding settlement for capital that is driven by the needs of patients and staff."

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Nigel Edwards, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust health think tank, said the sum "will only be a fraction of what it would cost to really upgrade 20 hospitals.”

“Nobody should expect shiny new hospitals in their towns any time soon," he added.”

Labour ’s shadow health secretary, Jon Ashworth said: “In the last two years, Tory ministers have announced 145 separate schemes promising upgrades, new beds and equipment, but thanks to Matt Hancock’s incompetence only a fraction of the money has been delivered.

“Tory ministers have cut over £4 billion from NHS investment budgets with continued smash and grab raids, resulting in crumbling hospitals, faulty equipment, sub-standard mental health facilities and the cancellation of cancer diagnosis appointments.

“When our health services continue to be cut and the NHS struggles with a shortage of 100,000 staff, this announcement falls significantly short of what’s needed to provide patients with the quality, safe care they deserve.

“The Tories can’t be trusted with our NHS.”

Professor Derek Alderson, President of the Royal College of Surgeons said: “We welcome additional investment in hospitals, but today’s announcement is like an absent landlord saying he’ll mend the shower, but the broken toilet, damp walls and dodgy electrics will have to wait.

"The NHS maintenance backlog bill stands at £6 billion. Today we have £1 billion towards that, but the question is how long it will take for the money to reach the front line. A recent Health Service Journal report found that only 3% of the £2.5 billion of capital funding announced and allocated by the government since 2017 has actually got through. Mr Johnson needs to remove a series of bureaucratic hurdles if he wants voters to see tangible improvements in the near future.

"People living in Norfolk, the Wye Valley and the North Midlands will be pleased to see today the promise of new hospital beds, which will help reduce waiting times in those areas. Today’s announcement of 236 extra beds in these hospitals is welcome. However, at least 3,000 beds are needed across the country. With a record 4.3 million people on the waiting list, the NHS deserves a comprehensive capital settlement, with investment for all areas, in the next spending review.”

East of England

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (FT): £99.5 million for a new block in Luton to provide critical and intensive care, as well as a delivery suite and operating theatres

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT: £69.7 million to provide diagnostic and assessment centres in Norwich, Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT: £40 million to build four new hospital wards in Norwich, providing 80 beds

NHS South Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group: £25.2 million to develop and improve primary care services

Midlands

University Hospitals Birmingham: £97.1 million to provide a new purpose-built hospital facility, replacing outdated outpatient, treatment and diagnostic accommodation

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust: £21.3 million to improve patient flow in Boston by developing urgent and emergency care zones in A&E

Wye Valley NHS Trust: £23.6 million to provide new hospital wards in Hereford, providing 72 beds

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust: £17.6 million to create three new modern wards to improve capacity and patient flow in Stoke, delivering approximately 84 beds for this winter

London

Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge CCGs and North East London NHS Foundation Trust: £17 million to develop a new health and wellbeing hub

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust: £12.7 million to extend and refurbish critical care units at the Croydon University Hospital

North East and Yorkshire

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System: £57.5 million for primary care investment

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT: £41.7 million to improve paediatric cardiac services in the North East

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: £12 million to provide a single laboratory information management system across West Yorkshire and Harrogate, covering all pathology disciplines

North West

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT: £72.3 million to build a new adult mental health inpatient unit

Mersey Care NHS FT: £33 million to provide a new 40-bed low secure unit for people with learning disabilities

Stockport NHS FT: £30.6 million to provide a new emergency care campus development at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, incorporating an urgent treatment centre, GP assessment unit and planned investigation unit

NHS Wirral CCG: £18 million to improve patient flow by improving access via the urgent treatment centre

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT: £16.3 million to provide emergency and urgent care facilities at Tameside General Hospital

South East

Isle of Wight NHS Trust: £48 million to redesign acute services

South West