Claire Hazelgrove, MP for the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency has welcomed the Labour government’s announcement that patients will benefit from more than 8.3 million more GP appointments each year as over a thousand doctor’s surgeries receive a bricks and mortar upgrade to modernise practices.
Claire said that residents in the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency would soon feel the impact of an announcement that will “help deliver on Labour’s promise to fix the front door of the NHS” and would be “music to the ears of patients in the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency who are too often stuck in the 8am scramble for a GP appointment”.
Coniston Medical Practice in Patchway is one of the GP surgeries that will receive the additional support alongside a dozen under the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB.
Claire said: “Fellow residents regularly share their frustration with the ‘8am scramble’ and the difficulty that they can have in getting a GP appointment. I’ve raised this on our community’s behalf in the House of Commons, and I’m delighted that our Labour government is delivering by making this easier, right here in our area.
“There’s much more to do to get our NHS back on its feet, but change is under way. This is the biggest investment GP facilities have seen for years and our new Labour government has already recruited over 1,500 more GPs. This Labour government is delivering change that matters to us across the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency.”
Backed by the Labour government’s major cash injection of more than £102 million, more than 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 under the Conservatives.
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 the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency, be seen faster.