Primary Care

The 10-Year Health Plan will describe a shared vision for the health and care system in 2035, drawing directly from the extensive engagement underway with the public, patients, and staff.

We have announced a proposed £889 million uplift for general practice (GP) in 2025/26 and set out the proposed areas of reform which will help us to deliver on our commitments. This is the largest uplift to GP funding since the beginning of the five-year framework and means we are reversing the recent trend with a rising share of total National Health Service resources going to GPs.

By fixing the front door of our health service we will ensure everyone can access GP services. We will make sure the future of GPs is sustainable by training thousands more GPs, guaranteeing a face-to-face appointment for all those who want one, and delivering a modern booking system. We have already started hiring an extra 1,000 GPs into the NHS and uplifted a monthly payment to practices by 7.4%.

We want to take pressure off GPs, by improving access to community pharmacies and creating a Community Pharmacist Prescribing Service. We are currently in consultation with Community Pharmacy England regarding the funding arrangements for 2024/25 and 2025/26 and are unable to say more until this consultation is completed.

The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access NHS dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.