TWO Southampton hospitals are to benefit from £2.3m in funding to support upgrades and refurbishment.. Six projects across University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust and the Solent NHS Trust have been awarded a total of £2.3 million following successful applications to the fund. The news has been welcomed by one Southampton MP, who said the money will help our NHS heroes . The money will be spread between six projects at the two Trusts, which are now getting underway and will be completed swiftly up until March 2021. The funding is part of the £1.5 billion capital funding which was announced in the summer to build an NHS that is fit for the future, which also includes plans to modernise mental health facilities, expand A&E capacity and improve infection control measures.