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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Rishi Sunak accused of misleading public over emergency NHS funding

Sign calling on Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt to ‘save our NHS’ in Westminster in November
Sign calling on Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt to ‘save our NHS’ in Westminster in November. Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Rishi Sunak faces accusations he has misled the public after it emerged hospitals and councils have not received £300m in emergency funding to free up NHS beds that was first promised four months ago.

The government announced last September it was providing an extra £500m to get thousands of medically fit patients out of hospital into their own homes or social care as soon as possible to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed this winter.

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