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Extra Money To Ease WInter A&E Pressure

Northamptonshire schemes get extra money this winter in an effort to curb demand on A&E. £8-million is being spent by Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals.

£8-million of extra money has been given by the government to help prop up A&E at Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals this winter. The money is part of £250-million being spent across 53 NHS trusts nationally.

Reporter Tom Percival outlines the way the money is being spent.

Stuart talks to Dr Peter Wilczynski, Chair of the Corby Clinical Commissioning Group, to Deborah Needham, Acting Chief Operating Officer at Northampton General Hospital, and to Michael Ellis, Conservative MP for Northampton North.

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3 hours

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  • Wed 6 Nov 2013 06:00

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