UK Puts £40 Million Behind GPs to Keep 300,000 Vulnerable Patients Out of Hospital This Winter, at £126 per Patient
The UK Government announced on November 9 a £40 million scheme giving vulnerable patients extra GP support this winter, for up to 300,000 people, including patients with heart disease, frailty and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Support includes health checks, home-based assessments, medication reviews and nurse-led respiratory clinics. Funding is paid per patient: Primary Care Networks receive £126 for each eligible patient supported. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that to take pressure off hospitals this winter, people must be kept well at home; the Health Secretary is Yvette Cooper.
By November 1, 2026, more than 13.6 million people in England had been vaccinated against flu, about 300,000 more than at the same point last year. The NHS budget receives a further £190 million for winter pressures and £140 million for 14 new emergency department projects, and GP numbers are more than 2,800 higher than in July 2024, at over 30,500 full-time equivalents, the highest in over a decade. (Source: UK Department of Health and Social Care)
Source: UK Department of Health and Social Care
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