The government has announced that the country’s hospitals will benefit from a share of a £700m investment.
The money will be spent expanding wards, installing modular operating theatres, upgrading outpatient spaces, MRI and screening technologies, to help reduce waiting lists. .
Part of the £5.9m will be spent at Bedford Hospital creating 20 flexible multi-purpose outpatient rooms.
Richard Fuller, MP for North East Bedfordshire, said: “I welcome the additional funding of £5.9 million for Bedford Hospital as part of the £700m investment in hospitals this winter.
“With the roll-out and acceleration of COVID-19 boosters alongside the largest flu vaccine programme in UK history, we are doing more than ever to support people to stay well this winter.”
