The investment followed an extension to the Department for Transport's NHS Chargepoint Accelerator Scheme and builds on Government funding supporting the delivery of over 1,000 EV charging sockets to power up electric ambulances and fleets.

Minister of state for health, Karin Smyth, said: ‘With cleaner vehicles and lower fuel bills for the NHS, everybody wins. Savings made from this investment will be redirected back to where they're needed – getting patients seen on time again.

‘With taxpayers getting more bang for their buck and more money for patient care, there is not just a moral case for this investment, but a pragmatic one, too.

‘This funding is clear proof we're upgrading and modernising the NHS and making it fit for the next century and beyond.'

The announcement brings total Government investment in NHS charging infrastructure to £22m, following the Department for Health and Social Care awarding NHS trusts £10m last month and £8m awarded from DfT last year.

The funding will support the NHS to modernise some of its 20,000 strong fleet of medical vehicles, helping to decarbonise 460m miles of travel each year.