Health Services: Disadvantaged

Ensuring that funding for core services, provided via integrated care boards, are fairly allocated across practices nationwide is crucial and we recognise the importance of prioritising areas with high levels of deprivation. This is why we have committed to reviewing the general practice (GP) funding formula, so that resources are directed where they are needed most to improve patient access.

Through our 10-Year Health Plan, it will be easier and faster to see a GP. We will end the 8:00am scramble for appointments, train more doctors, and will guarantee consultations within 24 hours for those who need one. In October 2024, we invested £82 million into the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to support the recruitment of 2,000 individual GPs into primary care networks across England, helping to increase appointment availability and improve care for thousands of patients. The new £102 million Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund will create additional clinical space within over 1,000 practices across England. This investment will deliver more appointments and improve patient care.