MP Luke Hall with NHS staff The Health Secretary has announced that hospital staff, patients and visitors in hospitals in Bristol will benefit from refurbished wards, brand new electrics and upgraded ventilation systems. The Government has announced allocations of £600 million to tackle critical maintenance work in hospitals across England, including projects in the North Bristol Trust and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership. The North Bristol Trust will receive £1.5 million, and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership will receive £773,000 to carry out the work, which could include building new or refurbishing buildings to deliver key services, upgrades to electrical infrastructure, improvements to ventilation systems, works to improve fire safety and the replacement of hospital lifts. The work will be completed by March 2021.