GOVERNMENT FUNDING BOOST FOR HOSPITAL

THE Government has allocated nearly £4m to Hull Royal Infirmary to improve various facilities at the site.

- By ANDREW SPENCE

The funding has been allocated to the hospital from the Governments Estates Safety Fund that Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her Autumn Budget in October 2024. Ms Reeves' Budget confirmed that for the 2025/26 year the fund would provide £750m to improve infrastructure in various NHS buildings across the country.

The NHS Humber Health Partnership has received £9.7m, which includes £3.9m for the Hull Royal Infirmary. The funding is set to go towards providing improvements to infrastructure such as the hospital’s elevators and ventilation systems.