PLANS to modernise doctor’s surgeries and increase appointments have been welcomed in Rugby.
The government has announced patients across the UK will benefit from millions more GP appointments each year as over a 1,000 doctor’s surgeries receive a bricks and mortar upgrade to modernise practices, including several in Rugby.
Bilton Green Surgery, Clifton Road Surgery, and Whitehall Medical Practice have been named in the scheme to receive funding to improve facilities and enhance patient care.
Rugby MP John Slinger welcomed the news saying it would be ‘music to the ears’ of patients in his constituency who were too often stuck in the ‘8am scramble for a GP appointment’.
He added currently, many GP surgeries could see more patients, but do not have enough room or the right facilities to accommodate them.
A £102 million cash injection will create new consultation and treatment rooms to make better use of existing space to help patients be seen faster.
Mr Slinger said: “Residents in Rugby tell me their frustration after enduring the dreaded ‘8am scramble’ and the difficulty that they have in getting a GP appointment. I promised Labour would help bring back the family doctor – with 1,500 new GPs recruited already, I’m delighted that our Labour government is starting to deliver on that promise.
“But that was just the start. We said we would fix the front door of the NHS – today we’re fixing the front, the sides, the back and all the rooms in between with the biggest investment GP facilities have seen for years. A Labour government delivering on our promises for Rugby.
“I am pleased to say that several surgeries in Rugby have been named in the scheme to receive funding.”
