Tendering For Care

A new government funding package will be spent on buying and modernising buildings, equipment and land.

The government has announced a £382m funding package for Primary Care Trusts to improve their building stock. The extra money will be spent on buying and modernising buildings, equipment and land. The money is split in to three separate areas:

• £167 million allocated directly to PCTs as operational capital to be used to maintain and modernise their building stocks and replace equipment
• £156 million for strategic capital for PCTs to use to fund new equipment and buildings
• £60 million to modernise dental premises and equipment

PCTs will be able to chose how they spend the extra money which represents a 30% increase on last year.