Burnham unveils £40m scheme for GPs to support 300,000 patients and ease NHS winter strain

Summary

Andy Burnham admitted the NHS faces a difficult winter as Burnham unveiled £40m to help keep patients out of hospital, The Independent reported on Sunday 8 November. Under the £40m scheme in England, GPs are to offer 300,000 patients extra support to ease winter strain on the NHS, the scheme aiming to keep the most vulnerable people well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital stays, The Guardian reported, and Burnham said the frailest patients will get more support from their GP this winter, the Liverpool Echo headlining that Burnham is 'not going to pretend this winter will be easy'. Health secretary Yvette Cooper said the NHS had already had a 'heavy summer' as a result of a series of heatwaves, according to The Independent. On Monday 9 November the Andy Burnham government confirmed the £40m support for patients with certain conditions this winter, the Manchester Evening News reported, the Birmingham Mail writing that the GP surgery plan for patients with 4 conditions was confirmed on Monday and Chronicle Live that thousands of people with conditions like heart disease and frailty can get more support from their GP this winter, headlining £126 winter health payments for 'most vulnerable' patients.

Latest: The Andy Burnham government confirmed the £40m support for patients with certain conditions this winter, the Manchester Evening News reported, the Birmingham Mail writing that the GP surgery plan for patients with 4 conditions was confirmed on Monday and Chronicle Live that thousands of people with conditions like heart disease and frailty can get more support from their GP this winter, headlining £126 winter health payments for 'most vulnerable' patients.

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