Just what the doctor ordered! Whitehall funding could secure precious improvements to hospital

                                                           

Grimsby hospital in line for useful funding boost 

 

THERE are hopes that monies could soon be available for important repairs to the fabric and fixtures at Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital.

Along with Scunthorpe General Hospital, it is in line for £5.83-million funding from the Department of Health.                                  

A statement from the Department says: "More than 400 hospitals, mental health units and ambulance sites will be handed £750-million to tackle long-term problems such as leaky pipes, poor ventilation and electrical issues.

"This will help to prevent thousands of cancelled operations and appointments."

The figure of £5.83-million for the two local hospitals has not been specified in the statement, but it is the one briefed  to Grimsby and Cleethorpes MP Melanie Onn.   

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says: "Past underinvestment has left hospitals crumbling, with burst pipes flooding emergency departments, faulty electrical systems shutting down operating theatres and mothers giving birth in outdated facilities that lack basic dignity.   

"We are on a mission to rebuild our NHS through investment and modernisation."