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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/nhs-boosted-by-162m-savings-drive.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced £162 million of efficiency savings is to be made available for NHS frontline services" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-nhs-boosted-by-162m-savings-drive.jpg" alt="Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced £162 million of efficiency savings is to be made available for NHS frontline services"/></a></p>
<p>The Department of Health is to make an extra £162 million available for frontline services after a successful efficiency drive.</p>
<p>Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said savings made in consultancy, IT, administration and advertising would be used to help patients leave hospital more quickly, receive support at home and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital.</p>
<p>The money will be given to primary care trusts and local authorities, who will decide how best to use the funding to relieve additional pressures on hospitals over the winter period.</p>
<p>Mr Lansley said: &#8220;Savings have been made in the Department of Health&#8217;s budget which can now be invested in frontline NHS services.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really important, particularly at this time of year, that we help people to leave hospital as quickly as they can, when they are ready. The latest figures show that 2,575 beds are unavailable due to delayed transfers of care.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Lansley added that older people often needed particular support after a spell in hospital to settle back into their homes, recover their strength and regain their independence.</p>
<p>He went on: &#8220;This additional investment for health and care services is the result of determination to deliver savings, maintain quality and invest in services that matter to patients and their families and carers during the critical winter season.&#8221;</p>
<p>The funding will bring forward plans being put in place by health and local authorities to work together using NHS funding to support social care, as announced in the Government spending review.</p>
<p>The Department of Health said the extra funding was in addition to the previously-announced £70 million that the NHS will spend this year on &#8220;reablement&#8221; services.</p>
<p>Michelle Mitchell, charity director at Age UK, welcomed the announcement that extra money would be made available to help support people leaving hospital. She said: &#8220;People in later life often need additional support when leaving hospital to ensure their recovery is quick and they do not suffer setbacks which can lead to readmission.&#8221;</p>
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