New neighbourhood health centres
The Government has announced the roll out of the first 27 neighbourhood health centres as part of its 10 Year Health Plan.
The aim is to provide more care closer to home, with 250 centres planned to be up and running by 2036 that provide end-to-end care and tailored support, looking beyond specific conditions to the wider causes of health issues. A range of services will be available under one roof.
The first 27 centres are targeted at areas with higher levels of deprivation in seven regions of England:
- East of England
- London
- Midlands
- North East and Yorkshire
- North West
- South East
- South West
Nicola Close MBE, ADPH Chief Executive, said:
“Over time, these new centres will help improve people’s health and wellbeing – not just because they will make accessing treatment easier, but because our health and wellbeing is influenced by so many factors over and above those the NHS provides. By being able to get advice and support on these important wider issues – like debt and employment – closer to home and alongside NHS services, health in its broadest sense can be improved, and we will get one step closer to realising the ambition of preventing people from getting ill in the first place.
“This ambition can only be realised through true partnership between the NHS and local authorities, who are responsible for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of all their residents.”