NHS England has contacted Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven to inform her that Eaton Place Surgery will not be continuing after February 28.
PLANS for a surgery to be opened by The Brighton Health and Wellbeing Centre announced last month by Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven have fallen through and Nancy Platts has asked for clarification from NHS England if local GPs in Brighton and Hove are being offered £25 per patient to take former Easton Place patients onto their books.
Nancy Platts said: “News from NHS England that the GP surgery in Eaton Place is now going to close is hugely disappointing for local people. In a little over 10 days’ time, around 3,500 patients are going to be left without a GP.
“Premature announcements about a new GP taking over have caused total confusion and this situation has gone from chaos to complete farce. I am concerned that there is a now a high risk people will go to A&E which is already under severe pressure.
“I am also calling on NHS England to clarify whether it is true that a payment of £25 per patient is being paid to any GP willing to take on a patient from Eaton Place surgery.”
Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, said: “This news is very disappointing and frustrating. Having worked so hard to put all the interested parties together to enable the approval and ratification by NHS England of the branch application I was very optimistic that local people would continue to enjoy a GP surgery at Eaton Place. It is saddening that the final discussions between these various groups have not been successful.
“I remain committed to finding a solution for patients and firmly believe that Eaton Place remains an appropriate location for a GP surgery. I have therefore offered to host a roundtable discussion with the current GPs, the Dr who wants to take over the practice and NHS England to try and find a way forward for patients, even at this late stage.”
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