5 August 2019 - There’s nothing like the prospect of a general election to free up funding for the NHS, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson stuck to form by unveiling a £1.8 billion pot for capital investments today.

The new money has become available because of the UK’s growing economy, according to the government, and will be spent on “more beds, new cutting-edge equipment and additional wards”.

Of the total, £1 billion will go towards tackling a backlog of much-needed upgrade programmes, while £850 million is earmarked for new upgrades to outdated facilities and new equipment at 20 hospitals across England, plus construction of a new women and children's hospital in Cornwall.

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