Investment in Stockport’s GP Surgeries

I welcome the government’s announcement that patients will benefit from over 8.3 million more GP appointments each year as over a thousand doctor’s surgeries are set to receive a bricks and mortar upgrade to modernise practices. This government is investing £13.9 million into the North West which will see four surgeries in Stockport refurbished: Park View Group Practice, Hillgate Surgery, Heaton Norris Medical Practice and Heaton Medical Centre.

Backed by the Labour government’s major cash injection of over £102 million, over 1000 GP surgeries across the country will receive vital funding to create additional space to see more patients, boost productivity and improve patient care, following years of neglect. Right now, many GP surgeries could be seeing more patients, but don’t have enough room or the right facilities to accommodate them. From creating new consultation and treatment rooms to making better use of existing space, these quick fixes will help patients across the country, including in Stockport, be seen faster. 

This announcement represents the biggest investment in GP facilities in five years and is only possible because of the difficult but necessary choices made by the government in the Budget to invest £26 billion into the NHS. And it is another measure helping the Labour government shift care out of hospital and into the community, as part of its Plan for Change.

Residents in Stockport tell me of their frustration after enduring the dreaded ‘8am scramble’ and the difficulty that they have in getting a GP appointment. With the biggest investment GP facilities have seen for years, surgeries in Stockport will now have capacity to see more patients. Alongside this, with 1,500 new GPs already recruited, this government is already delivering on its promise to help bring back the family doctor. 

These are simple fixes for our GP surgeries but for too long they were left to ruin, allowing waiting lists to build and stopping doctors treating more patients. The extra investment and reform this government is delivering will transform our NHS so it can once again be there for you when you need it.