PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Bedford Hospital: Finance (2 October 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the funding announced for the merger of Bedford Hospital Trust and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Trust will be allocated to improving infrastructure and facilities at Bedford Hospital.

Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)

The Bedford Hospital Trust and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Trust were awarded £99.5 million in sustainability and transformation partnerships funding, as one of the 20 hospital upgrades announced in August 2019, for their Merger Enabling scheme.

The proportion of funding to be allocated to improving infrastructure and facilities at Bedford Hospital will be determined as part of the next business case.

Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
7 October 2019