I was delighted to join Health Secretary, Wes Streeting MP and Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock MP, to learn that Hornsey Neighbourhood Health Centre has been selected as one of the first 27 neighbourhood health centres to be delivered by 2027. It will bring a range of services under one roof, making it easier for people in the community to access care closer to home – including GP services, pharmacy provision and urgent treatment. This part of the government’s 10 Year Health Plan to transform how people access healthcare and cut waiting lists.
Over time, the centre will also offer wider support such as employment advice, debt support and family services, helping tackle the root causes of poor health locally and reducing pressure on hospitals.
The new centre will be open 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and is part of the first wave of neighbourhood health centres backed by government investment. As a one-stop shop, it will help end the maze of referrals and repeated conversations and particularly benefit those with complex or long-term conditions.
This forms part of a wider plan to deliver 250 neighbourhood health centres across England by 2036, with the first 120 open by 2030.