Two Southampton GP surgeries are set to be upgraded as part of a new government scheme that looks to create 8.3 million more appointments across the country.

Brook House Surgery in Millbrook and Hill Lane Surgery in Freemantle will benefit from the investment, which will see more than 1,000 surgeries modernised.

The projects are set to be delivered during the 2025 to 2026 financial year, with the first upgrades expected to begin in summer 2025.

New consultation and treatments will be created and existing space will be used "better", according to Labour who have put the plans in place.

It is set to be the biggest investment in GP facilities in five years and is part of a wider £26 billion investment in the NHS.

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This investment is expected to create additional space, boost productivity, and improve patient care, as many GP surgeries are currently unable to see more patients due to a lack of suitable facilities.

Councillor Lorna Fielker, leader of Southampton City Council, welcomed the plans for upgrades.

She said: "Labour was elected to deliver the change Southampton desperately needs - and rescuing our NHS is absolutely critical to making that change a reality.

"All too often, families in Southampton wait for too long for a GP appointment.

"This investment - as part of Labour’s wider Plan for Change - will see an additional £26bn invested in our health service."

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The upgrades are part of the government's wider NHS reforms, which aim to shift care out of hospitals and into the community.

The reforms also include cutting red tape through a new GP contract, expanding the NHS App, introducing the Advice and Guidance scheme to reduce unnecessary referrals, and enabling community pharmacists to prescribe for routine conditions.

The Labour government said these changes will free up clinicians’ time and bring care closer to home.

On the national upgrades, Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: “It will be a long road, but this government is putting in the work to fix our NHS and make it fit for the future."