More GP appointments around Mansfield and Ashfield after surgery upgrades

Recent investment in healthcare buildings around Mansfield and Ashfield means thousands of extra GP appointments can now be offered each year.

Money from the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund saw 25 GP practices around the county receive upgrades and reconfigurations to their buildings during 2025/26, following successful bids by Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Surgeries in our district include Family Medical Centre, Kirkby, Crown Medical Centre (SMP), Mansfield, Brierley Park Medical, Huthwaite, Churchside Medical, Mansfield, and Kirkby Health Care Complex.

Dr Amanda Sullivan, Chief Executive of the NHS Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB cluster, said: “Our GP teams do an incredible job, so I am delighted to see major investment going into more and better facilities for patients and staff. We recognise though that more investment is needed, and will follow, as we move towards more co-location of services through the development of Neighbourhood Health Centres.

“Thank you to all our general practice colleagues for delivering a record number of appointments last year and helping to meet the ever-growing demand.”

The programme has delivered additional consulting and clinical rooms and is expected to support about 345,000 additional GP appointments each year in the county.

Surgeries in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have benefitted from more than £1.9m to upgrade premises.

A record-breaking 8.25 million appointments were provided by the 126 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire GP practices in 2025/26, the highest number ever recorded.

The figures were revealed as the Government announced a 10-yeal capital development plan to rebuild the NHS and bring care closer to home.