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£100 million cash boost for GP surgeries

  • Published date:
    29 July 2004

Government makes extra new investment in doctors premises

GPs across England will share a new £108 million 'improvement pot' to help refurbish and develop their surgeries, Health Minister John Hutton announced today.

This extra money is being made available in addition to the £1.19bn already being invested in primary care premises over the next two years. Thousands of GP surgeries are being built or refurbished across England thanks to this massive investment.

John Hutton said:

"The extra money means that more GP premises can be improved more quickly. It will help create a better environment in which millions of NHS patients can be treated. It will also make a big contribution towards ensuring our family doctors and their staff enjoy better working conditions.'

The extra money is being allocated to designated lead primary care trusts (PCTs) who will work with local organisations to fund developments that have a real need and support from their community. The money can be used locally in a number of different ways, including:

  • Improvement grants for GP surgeries
  • Extending schemes which create more space to accommodate new trainee GPs and nurse practitioners in surgeries
  • Capital for refurbishing GP premises owned by PCTs
  • Buying up old GP leases or buying land to enable future development
  • Bringing forward GP development/improvement schemes that would have been deferred until next year

Notes to editor

NORFOLK, SUFFOLK AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE
£4,200,466

BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE 
£3,287,844

ESSEX             
£3,136,162

NORTH WEST LONDON    
£6,485,691

NORTH CENTRAL LONDON   
£4,246,381

NORTH EAST LONDON    
£4,826,389

LONDON SOUTH EAST    
£4,342,595

SOUTH WEST LONDON    
£3,209,180

NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE & WEAR  
£2,808,298

COUNTY DURHAM AND TEES VALLEY 
£2,257,369

NORTH & EAST YORKSHIRE & NORTH LINCS
£2,994,271

WEST YORKSHIRE     
£3,981,437

CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE   
£3,699,002

GREATER MANCHESTER    
£5,804,692

CHESHIRE & MERSEYSIDE   
£4,803,030

THAMES VALLEY     
£4,414,442

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT  
£3,430,676

KENT AND MEDWAY    
£3,629,190

SURREY AND SUSSEX    
£5,573,818

AVON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE 
£4,443,433

SOUTH WEST PENINSULA   
£3,237,049

DORSET AND SOMERSET    
£2,619,670

SOUTH YORKSHIRE     
£2,472,612

TRENT             
£5,123,354

LEICS, NORTHANTS AND RUTLAND  
£2,686,130

WEST MIDLANDS NORTH    
£2,679,086

BIRMINGHAM AND THE BLACK COUNTRY 
£4,680,651

WEST MIDLANDS SOUTH    
£2,927,084

ENGLAND
£108,000,000           

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