Rachel has welcomed the announcement of £19.4 million in funding for bricks and mortar upgrades to modernise GP practices across the West Midlands, including at four North Warwickshire and Bedworth GP surgeries:

• Dordon and Polesworth Group Practice
• Goodyers End Lane Surgery, Bedworth
• Hazelwood Group Practice, Coleshill
• Bennetts Road North Surgery, Keresley

Backed by the government’s major cash injection of over £102 million, over 1,000 GP surgeries nationwide are receiving vital funding to create additional space to see more patients, boost productivity and improve patient care, following years of neglect. This represents the biggest investment in GP facilities in 5 years. The first upgrades are expected to begin in summer 2025.

The funding is just part of the government’s commitment to fixing the crisis in GP surgeries, with other recent announcements including:

• cutting pointless red tape through the new GP contract
• expanding the NHS App to put patients in control of their healthcare
• introducing the Advice and Guidance scheme to reduce unnecessary referrals
• enabling community pharmacists to prescribe for routine conditions with a new investment package