The Vital Role of GP Premises

This week Emma speaks to Kent GP Dr Gaurav Gupta who is a member of the BMA England GP committee and the committee lead for premises.

In this conversation Gaurav talks about the terrible state of GP premises in England, how we’ve reached this point and why the government needs to invest in the primary care estate if it is serious about growing the workforce, improving the NHS and moving more care into the community.

He also explains what the new premises cost directions could mean for practices, the problems facing practices based in NHS Property Services buildings and why GP premises ownership should still have an important role in future plans for the primary care estate.

This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

BMA information on the recent NHS Property Services legal cases

One in three GPs say their premises and computers are not fit for purpose

GPs could have premises developments fully funded as new cost directions published

What do the Premises Costs Directions 2024 mean for practices? - from our sister site GP Business

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