A £102m capital fund is being deployed to expand clinical capacity across England’s GP estate through a programme of refurbishment and internal reconfiguration.
The full details of the fund are set out in the newly published Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund for 2025/26.
The fund was originally established in the government's autumn 2024 budget to modernise GP facilities across England.
Projects were planned for delivery March 2026, reflecting the programme’s tight capital funding window and emphasis on rapid implementation.
Given the current state of the rollout, this target was not met, and it is unclear if a new timeline has been established.
The document outlines how investment will be used across more than 1,000 primary care sites, with schemes focused on adapting existing buildings to create additional patient-facing space rather than delivering new facilities.
What will the £102m be used for?
The published project list highlights a consistent focus on expanding capacity within current footprints.
Funding is being directed towards converting underused areas into consulting and treatment rooms, alongside targeted upgrades to improve the clinical performance of buildings.
Across the programme, works centre on reconfiguring layouts to support higher patient throughput, enabling GP practices to accommodate larger multidisciplinary teams and increase appointment volumes.
This includes reshaping internal space to create additional clinical rooms and zones, supported by improvements to infrastructure such as ventilation, access and infection control.
Integrated care boards (ICBs) have led the identification and prioritisation of schemes, resulting in a geographically widespread programme ranging from smaller internal upgrades to more substantial reconfiguration of primary care space.
The publication provides a clearer picture of how capital investment is being channelled into modernising and expanding existing healthcare estates.
While individual schemes are relatively modest, collectively they represent a significant programme of building activity across England’s primary care infrastructure.
For contractors and supply chains, the scheme list offers visibility on a national pipeline of refurbishment-led projects, with a clear focus on spatial reconfiguration and incremental expansion of GP premises.