HARROGATE hospital is getting an extra £340,000 for A & E.
The area’s MP Andrew Jones has had confirmation from Health Minister Phillip Dunne that the hospital trust is getting the cash for “primary care streaming” in A & E departments,
The capital investment should mean patients are seen more quickly at the busiest times - through physical alterations that mean patients who walk in to A & E and be sent straight to an on-site GP.
Mr Jones said: “Wherever I go people have nothing but praise for our local hospital. Indeed the staff have won national plaudits for the quality of care given.
“That is why I am so pleased to see this extra funding going in to A&E to support that hard work and to further improve the patient’s experience.
“This investment is particularly important to A&E as this is often the place where patients go when they feel most vulnerable and most in need of support.”
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