Assura plc has been delighted to support the Institute for Government to develop a paper on the challenges in developing a fit for purpose, modern primary care estate. The IfG’s analysis finds that the size and the quality of many of the NHS’s primary care buildings are undermining the delivery of high quality healthcare.
The recommendations in the report highlight the need for better support and more investment to deliver 21st buildings that support patients and the current and future workforce. The IfG has found that ambitious plans to increase the number of GP trainees and to move more care into the community currently won’t be delivered without more investment in the primary care estate.
As the election campaign continues, it is vital that the next government addresses the scale of the challenge in investing in the primary care estate and we welcome this report as an important contribution to the debate.
You can read the full report on the IfG website here