{"id":47409,"date":"2026-03-26T09:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/?p=47409"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:02:40","slug":"investment-boost-neighbourhood-health-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/pl\/news\/investment-boost-neighbourhood-health-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment boost to support neighbourhood health centres in Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"assembler_default-group assembler_module_group assembler_default-group_1 assembler_module_group_1\"><div class=\"assembler_module_area assembler_module_area_1\"><div class=\"assembler_text-module assembler_module assembler_text-module_1 assembler_module_1  transparent\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"Sekcja zatytu\u0142owana modu\u0142-1\" id=\"module-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47409\/#module-1\" class=\"anchor\"><span class=\"hidden\">Sekcja zatytu\u0142owana modu\u0142-1<\/span><\/a><!-- Template found for text-module - Template: template-text - Matched: _only --><section class=\"w-full mx-auto max-w-content pt-12 sm:pt-24 pb-12 sm:pb-24\">\r\n  <div class=\"entry-content w-full !px-0 max-w-small\">\r\n        <h1><span class=\"TextRun SCXW263149202 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263149202 BCX8\">Investment boost to support neighbourhood health centres in Bristol<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW263149202 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<time class=\"post_date_shortcode\">26 marca 2026<\/time>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Two\u00a0health\u00a0centres in Bristol are set to be transformed into Neighbourhood Health Centres following \u00a3600k funding provided by the Department of Health and Social Care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Neighbourhood Health Centres are designed to make it easier for local people to get care closer to home by bringing GP services together with community,\u00a0council\u00a0and voluntary sector support in one place.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The investment in Bristol is targeted at two local GP practices \u2013 Charlotte Keel Medical Practice\u00a0and Montpelier Health Centre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a3400k has been committed to Charlotte Keel Medical Practice to repurpose the vacant pharmacy space, increasing opportunities for multi-professional working. This will enable GPs,\u00a0care\u00a0coordinators,\u00a0community\u00a0and\u00a0wellbeing workers,\u00a0community teams, mental health professionals and local VCSE organisations\u00a0to\u00a0work together to coordinate care and build trusted relationships, making it easier for people to access and navigate\u00a0health\u00a0and\u00a0care services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a3200k has been committed to Montpelier Health Centre to support the reconfiguration of the building to change how the building is laid out, making better use of space and improve how services could work together.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Neighbourhood Health Centres will improve how care is accessed,\u00a0delivered\u00a0and experienced, helping more people receive personalised support closer to home. By bringing services together in local communities, they will play a key role in making the NHS more sustainable, reducing pressure on individual GP practices and hospitals, and supporting a more effective and resilient healthcare system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The development\u00a0of Neighbourhood Health Centres in Bristol is part of national initiative, announced in the autumn budget, to create 250 Neighbourhood Health Centres across the\u00a0country. This funding is part of the first wave of developments, where 27 buildings across the country \u2013 suitable for rapid development \u2013 have been selected to receive funding, with the aim to complete works within one year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">David Jarrett, Chief Strategic Commissioning Officer at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB, said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe welcome this investment from the Department of Health and Social Care, which\u00a0represents\u00a0an important step\u00a0in strengthening neighbourhood health services. While this is a nationally led programme, we look forward to working with partners \u2013 including NHS Property Services, who will support the delivery of these works &#8211; to ensure these improvements support local priorities and help deliver more joined-up, accessible care for our communities.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Health Minister Stephen Kinnock said:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThis government is transforming healthcare, so the NHS works around the lives of patients \u2013 not vice versa.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0rolling out neighbourhood health centres across the country by repurposing and improving local buildings, first targeting the communities that need them most. These one-stop-shops will help end the maze of referrals and repeated conversations, treating not just poor health but the causes of it too.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAs we rebuild our NHS, our mission is to shift more healthcare into the community, while delivering easier access to care, improved outcomes for patients and better value for money for the taxpayer.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Claire Fuller,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NHS England\u2019s n<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ational\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">m<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">edical\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">d<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">irector, said:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;Neighbourhood health centres will make it easier for people, particularl<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0working-class communities, to access more joined up care closer to home.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">By bringing GP services together with a wider range of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tailored\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">support, we can help people\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to get\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the right care more quickly, close to home, while avoiding unnecessary trips to hospital.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">More information about the government\u2019s wider investment into Neighbourhood Health Centres is available\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/communities-to-benefit-from-health-centres-on-their-doorstep\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">gov.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n  <\/div>\r\n  <\/section><\/div><!-- .assembler_text-module.assembler_module.assembler_text-module_1.assembler_module_1..transparent --><\/div><!-- .assembler_module_area.assembler_module_area_1 --><\/div><!-- .assembler_default-group.assembler_module_group.assembler_default-group_1.assembler_module_group_1  -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two\u00a0health\u00a0centres in Bristol are set to be transformed into Neighbourhood Health Centres following \u00a3600k funding provided by the Department of Health and Social 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