Labour's £63million electric vehicle charging funding boost will help the NHS save millions of pounds every year.
To help supercharge the UK's electric vehicle infrastructure, the Government has pledged £63million for new chargers to bring down costs for drivers and help more people have faith in zero emission vehicles.
The funding includes £25million for local authorities to expand access to at-home chargers via the use of cross-pavement charging gulleys.
Drivers will also see changes around the UK with new EV-specific signage along major A-roads and motorways.
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The NHS will benefit from £8million in electric vehicle funding
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Around £8million of the funding will be given to the NHS as part of a major sustainability upgrade that will impact over 200 sites.
Figures suggest the NHS will be able to save millions of pounds a year, with these funds being invested in patient care.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander praised the new Government funding, saying that the charging progress would boost the economy and help more people switch.
She added: "I'm proud that through this boost, we are helping deliver cheaper bills for families, massive savings for the NHS to reinvest in patient care, and thousands of new green jobs."
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Over 1,200 new charging sockets will be installed at NHS locations around the UK, which will help slash bills at hospitals over the next two decades.
It will also slash the value of bills for NHS providers with reduced fuel costs and a drop in the amount of money spent on repairs.
Health Minister Karin Smyth said: "This is a win-win: cheaper travel for the NHS and cleaner air for our communities.
"As part of our Plan for Change, we're investing in green energy to build an NHS fit for the future - cutting pollution and saving millions in fuel costs."
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The NHS Chargepoint Accelerator Scheme will see trusts awarded money by the Department for Transport to install EV chargers to support their fleets.
The first round of funding has already been allocated, with hundreds of sites being granted access to the financial boost.
Chris Gormley, chief sustainability officer at the NHS, said the new funding would build on projects that are in action across the sector to reduce emissions and save money.
He continued, saying: "This new £8million investment, across 62 NHS Trusts and around 224 sites, supports the renewed commitment in the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan to deliver a more sustainable NHS while also helping hospitals to save millions on fuel and maintenance costs and reducing air pollution."
More than 220 NHS sites are set to benefit from the new funding boost
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NHS Chargepoint Accelerator Scheme funding
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust - £375,000
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - £77,178
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - £4,400
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - £160,890
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust - £23,990
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - £80,248
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - £270,634
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - £9,570
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust - £30,305
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust - £84,000
Devon Partnership NHS Trust - £14,464
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - £32,750
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust - £410,957
East Of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust - £219,332
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - £99,521
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - £27,147
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - £73,766
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - £99,661
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - £133,939
Gloucestershire Health And Care NHS Foundation Trust - £273,059
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust - £141,184
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust - £400,200
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust - £20,600
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - £8,562
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - £236,432
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust - £690,525
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - £96,584
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - £36,480
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - £41,150
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - £68,870
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust - £92,184
North Bristol NHS Trust - £104,125
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - £353,748
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust - £298,000
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - £129,600
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - £20,655
Rotherham Doncaster And South Humber NHS Foundation Trust - £33,340
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust - £45,432
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust - £119,901
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - £279,173
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - £236,534
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust - £27,660
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust - £18,639
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - £411,615
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - £26,808
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - £55,298
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - £52,366
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust - £60,920
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - £179,664
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - £13,163
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - £34,747
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - £50,000
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust - £32,332
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - £152,362
West London NHS Trust - £80,947
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust - £309,000
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - £88,272
Whittington Health NHS Trust - £32,945
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - £33,478
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - £11,498
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - £7,902
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust - £308,602