More GP appointments are coming to Macclesfield.

The Government has announced a cash injection of over £102 million, creating over 8.3 million more GP appointments each year.

Over 1,000 surgeries across the country will receive funding for bricks and mortar upgrades, helping them to see more patients – including Cumberland House Surgery and Broken Cross Surgery at Waters Green Medical Centre.

Macclesfield MP Tim Roca said: "Residents in Macclesfield tell me their frustration after enduring the dreaded '8am scramble' and the difficulty that they have in getting a GP appointment.

"I promised Labour would help bring back the family doctor – with 1,500 new GPs recruited already, I'm delighted that our Labour Government is starting to deliver on that promise.

"But that was just the start. We said we would fix the front door of the NHS – today we're fixing the front, the sides, the back and all the rooms in between with the biggest investment GP facilities have seen for years. A Labour government delivering on our promises for Macclesfield."

At present, Labour say that many GP surgeries could be seeing more patients but simply don't have enough room or the right facilities to accommodate them.

This new funding, the biggest investment in GP facilities in five years, will help create new consultation and treatments rooms as well as making better use of existing spaces.

Projects will be delivered during the 2025-26 financial year, with the first upgrades expected to begin this summer.

Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, said: "It will be a long road, but this government is putting in the work to fix our NHS and make it fit for the future.

"These are simple fixes for our GP surgeries but for too long they were left to ruin, allowing waiting lists to build and stopping doctors treating more patients.

"It is only because of the necessary decisions we took in the Budget that we are able to invest in GP surgeries, start tackling the 8am scramble and deliver better services for patients. The extra investment and reform this government is making, as part of its Plan for Change, will transform our NHS so it can once again be there for you when you need it."