Mr Ryall's office confirmed that an extra $20 million for the southern board, boosting its funding to $750 million, would include what had already been indicated, and the board's share of any new funding for things such as elective surgery and medicines.
Boards are given an indication of their basic future funding earlier in the year to allow them to plan.
Mr Millar said given there had been suggestions of "doom and despondency" before the Budget about whether spending would be maintained, it seemed "it pretty much has been".
Yesterday's announcement included $142 million for capital investment nationally over four years, but there is still no word from the Government on whether any of this will go towards the long-overdue upgrade of substandard facilities at Dunedin Hospital.
The Budget confirmed the extra 20 medical school places signalled by Mr Ryall earlier this year, which he said then would be "earmarked for young people from rural New Zealand" and officially known as the Pat Farry intake in honour of rural general practice campaigner Dr Farry, who died last year.
University of Otago health sciences pro vice-chancellor Prof Don Roberton said last night further discussion would be needed between the Auckland and Otago medical schools and the Tertiary Education Commission on how the places would be allocated.
He advised previously that Otago had the capacity to take on all 20, if Auckland's building schedule limited its ability to take extra students. The increase in the number of medical students is the second part of a programme to establish 200 new places over five years.
Mr Ryall said this year's extra spending would total $512 million.
"Of that $512 million, around $407 million is going to DHBs. The balance will go towards national programmes such as the bowel cancer screening pilot, mental health, extra elective surgery, additional cochlear implants, and an increase in disability support funding."
Budget figures show health would get $1.95 billion in operating costs over the next four years.
That was just under $500 million annually - $250 million less a year than the increase in last year's Budget.
Of the $1.95 billion for new programmes, $186 million was reprioritised from within Vote Health. Most of that comes from cuts in administration services.
The Government's ongoing emphasis on elective surgery continues with a boost of $59.5 million over four years including $8 million for breast reconstruction surgery.
Disability services spending is also up by $93 million over four years.
THE FIGURES
• Extra $512 million, 2010-11.
• $407 million extra for district health boards.
• 20 extra medical school places confirmed.
• $10.2 million for extra electives, including $4.2 million for cardiac surgery this year.
• $46 million extra for health screening services over four years.
• $93 million over four years for disability services and equipment.
