Claim: Part of £14 billion in extra funding recently announced for health and social care will go into a new discharge fund to speed up hospital patient discharge.
Fact-check: Do Rishi Sunak's claims about hospital discharge funding stack up? - Full Fact
Verdict: number 10 hasn't explained what funding mr sunak was referring to, but the department of health and social care  says £750 million of funding recently set aside to speed up discharge is not part of the additional £14.1 billion in health and social care funding announced in the autumn statement.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-02-21T00:00:00