Hundreds of GP surgeries in England are not fit for purpose and cannot meet growing patient demand, the BMA has warned.
A BMA survey of almost 2000 GPs and practice managers revealed widespread concern about the physical state of surgeries in England.1
Participating practices reported problems such as mould growing in waiting rooms, cracked walls in treatment rooms, and inadequate space for staff to work in. Only half of respondents (50%) said that their premises were suitable for present use, while 83% believed that their surgery could not meet future demand.
Over 80% of respondents reported not having enough space for additional staff, and nearly three quarters (74%) said that they could not provide training facilities for new GPs.
Gaurav Gupta, premises policy lead for the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee England, said …
