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NHS England and NHS Improvement advise that information on funding for accident and emergency departments and maternity units, at both a national and local level, is not held centrally. These services are commissioned locally.<\/p>
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Information on funding for general practice in Kent is not held centrally. Data published by NHS Digital shows that investment in general practice has increased nationally in real terms in each year since 2012-13, as set out in the following table.<\/p>
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England<\/p><\/td> | 2012-13<\/p><\/td> | 2013-14<\/p><\/td> | 2014-15<\/p><\/td> | 2015-16<\/p><\/td> | 2016-17<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Cash terms (£ million)<\/p><\/td> | 8,459.881<\/p><\/td> | 8,830.540<\/p><\/td> | 9,173.038<\/p><\/td> | 9,696.562<\/p><\/td> | 10,203.859<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
% Change<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | 4.38%<\/p><\/td> | 3.88%<\/p><\/td> | 5.71%<\/p><\/td> | 5.23%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Real terms (£ million)<\/p><\/td> | 8,960.946<\/p><\/td> | 9,201.796<\/p><\/td> | 9,420.326<\/p><\/td> | 9,890.167<\/p><\/td> | 10,203.859<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
% Change<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | 2.69%<\/p><\/td> | 2.37%<\/p><\/td> | 4.99%<\/p><\/td> | 3.17%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: NHS Digital<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ludlow"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-12-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-12-13T17:14:35.147Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-12-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NHS: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has increased the level of funding allocated to A&E departments, maternity units and GP surgeries in (a) England and (b) Kent in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/88", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sevenoaks"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Michael Fallon"} ], "uin" : "117645"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/801089", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/801089/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government has protected police spending since 2015. 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We have successfully recruited more postgraduate primary trainees than last year \u2013 12,905 up from 11,290 the year before \u2013 an increase of 1,615 (14%). In the same period, the primary target also increased by 6% to 12,121, meaning 106% of the primary target was achieved. 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