These are the hospitals set to get funding for upgrades following Boris Johnson’s £850 million pledge

Boris Johnson has announced that 20 hospitals in the UK are to receive a boost in funding as part of an £850,000 pledge to upgrade outdated facilities.

The Prime Minister made the promise as part of a £1.8 billion cash injection into the health service as a speech at Lincolnshire hospital on Monday (August 5).

Campaigners have criticised the move, claiming that the amount of money promised is merely ‘a drop in the ocean’ compared to what is needed.

Health secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC, “The economy is growing strongly and, ultimately, all public services, the long list you gave, and of course the biggest amongst them is the NHS, they are paid for by having a strong economy.

“There is a record number of people in work at the moment, that means a record number of people paying income tax, a record low number of people who are claiming unemployment, so that gives you more money.

“I guarantee that we now have all plans in place to make sure that the NHS will be prepared whatever the Brexit scenario.”

These are the hospitals that will receive money as part of the funding boost

East England

Luton & Dunstable University Hospital - £99.5m for a new block in Luton to provide critical and intensive care, as well as a delivery suite and operating theatres

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals - £69.7m to provide diagnostic and assessment centres in Norwich, Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn for cancer and non-cancerous disease