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<p>Individual National Health Service organisations are responsible for maintaining
their estates. NHS provider organisations invest more than £3 billion of capital annually.
2019-20 NHS planning guidance makes clear that providers should ensure capital investments
are consistent with their clinical strategies and how they demonstrate the delivery
of safe, productive services.</p><p>We recognise the challenge for providers in maintaining
their existing estates and investing in new facilities. In August 2019, we announced
£1.8 billion of additional funding, which included a £1 billion boost to NHS capital
spending, allowing existing upgrade programmes to proceed and tackling the most urgent
infrastructure projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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