To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the adequacy of GP premises in England, including alternative models of partnership owning, and (b) the cost needed to modernise such premises.
Answered on
26 July 2022
In 2019, NHS England conducted a general practitioner (GP) premises policy review, which sought to identify potential needs and proposals for GP premises. NHS England is also currently undertaking a formal assessment of all primary care surgery premises under a primary care data collection programme. This will provide local and national oversight of the current capacity, suitability and ownership of all premises.
The data collection programme is expected to be completed by March 2023, with infrastructure strategies completed by December 2024. This will provide an evidence-based assessment of the national cost to modernise GP premises.