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| Extra £65m for Welsh health services | Extra £65m for Welsh health services |
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| The Welsh government is to receive around £65m to £78m in extra funding for health from the UK government. | |
| Chancellor George Osborne has said there will be an extra £2bn announced in the Autumn Statement for health services across the UK, which includes £1.3bn from departmental underspends. | Chancellor George Osborne has said there will be an extra £2bn announced in the Autumn Statement for health services across the UK, which includes £1.3bn from departmental underspends. |
| Wales will receive around 6% from the underspent amount. | Wales will receive around 6% from the underspent amount. |
| However the money is not ringfenced so does not have to be spent on health by the Welsh government. | |
| A further £1.1bn spread over four years will see around £50m be shared between Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | A further £1.1bn spread over four years will see around £50m be shared between Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| The remaining £700m from the £2bn announced is already in the health budget but will be re-prioritised to the front line. | The remaining £700m from the £2bn announced is already in the health budget but will be re-prioritised to the front line. |
| The announcements mean that next year's total budget for the health and social services budget in Wales will be more than £6.6bn. | The announcements mean that next year's total budget for the health and social services budget in Wales will be more than £6.6bn. |
| Mr Osborne will make the statement on Wednesday. | Mr Osborne will make the statement on Wednesday. |