Sir Keir launched the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS in England with a speech in front of health workers in east London today.
Over the next decade, around 200 new neighbourhood health centres will be set up, staffed by a mix of GPs, nurses, social care workers, pharmacists, mental health specialists and other medics.
The centres will eventually be open 12 hours a day, six days a week, the government has said.
The exact make-up of services will depend on the local area, with some outreach teams going door-to-door to contact vulnerable and hard-to-reach patients.
“This shift is important, not just for the future of the NHS, but given the demographics, it’s really important for patients, their families and their communities,” said Sir Jim Mackey, the new chief executive of NHS England.
“We have a model that is built on the default of hospitalisation and it’s just not right for them.”
