Doctors surgeries will be upgraded using a new £1 billion fund paid for by bank fines, George Osborne announced today. The Chancellor said the cash would pay for a 'permanent improvement in GP services' and comes on top of an extra £2 billion injection into the NHS budget set to be formally announced on Wednesday. The funding will allow patients  to undergo chemotherapy and dialysis closer to home. Scroll down for video Chancellor George Osborne will announce an extra £3billion is to be spent on healthcare in Wednesday's Autumn statement The announcement, ahead of Wednesday's Autumn Statement by the Chancellor, is designed to blunt Labour’s electoral advantage on the NHS.
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GP surgeries to be upgraded using a new £1bn fund paid for by bank fines
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Extra funding will be spread over four years after general election
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Comes on top of £2bn budget boost for NHS to be announced this week
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Chancellor found cash from budget surpluses across Whitehall
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No 10 aware NHS is only policy area in which Miliband's party tops polls
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Expected windfall is part of effort to avert a potential 'crash' in services
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Autumn Statement on Wednesday last finance statement before election
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