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<p>The Government have already committed an additional £8 billion by 2020/21 to the
National Health Service and now committed to backing the NHS in England further so
that by 2019/20, it will have received an additional £2.8 billion for frontline services
than previously planned over the period. This includes £335 million this winter to
help trusts to increase capacity and £3.5 billion of new capital investment by 2022/23
to transform its estate and drive further efficiency savings.</p><p> </p><p>In October
2016, NHS England announced a £130 million fund to modernise radiotherapy across England.
Over the next two years, older Linear Accelerators radiotherapy equipment being used
by hospitals will be upgraded or replaced; ensuring cancer patients have access to
the latest, leading-edge technology.</p>
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