GP surgeries are set to receive a portion of the government’s Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund.
The government’s announcement explains that over 1,000 GP surgeries will receive vital funding to create additional space to see more patients, boost productivity and improve patient care, following years of neglect.
The fund is set at £102m, with over 1,000 surgeries set to benefit across the UK.
From creating new consultation and treatment rooms to making better use of existing space, these quick fixes will help patients across the country be seen faster.
The government has also published the full list of supported schemes in the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund 2025 to 2026.
“This represents the biggest investment in GP facilities in five years and is only possible because of the difficult choices made by the government to invest £26 billion into the NHS,” the goverment stated.
From creating new consultation and treatment rooms to making better use of existing space, these quick fixes will help patients across the country be seen faster
This is the first national capital fund for primary care estates since 2020 and part of a comprehensive package of GP support, alongside recruiting 1,500 additional GPs and reducing bureaucracy.
Dr Amanda Doyle, National Director for Primary Care and Community Services, said: “Bringing GP premises up to a similar condition across England is important to improve patient experience of NHS services, while making primary care a better working environment as we seek to retain and recruit more staff.
“It will also help to create additional space and extend the capacity of current premises as we improve access further and bring care closer to the communities where people live as part of the 10 Year Health Plan.”
Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, added: “It will be a long road, but this government is putting in the work to fix our NHS and make it fit for the future.”
Examples of planned GP surgery improvements
In Norwich, Prospect Medical Practice - serving nearly 7,000 patients in some of the city’s most deprived areas - will create new clinical rooms to deliver more patient consultations.
In the Black Country, vacant office spaces in Harden Health Centre will be converted into clinical consulting rooms, allowing more patient access to primary care.