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Delivering the Neighbourhood Health Service: Estates

Inquiry

The Committee is holding an inquiry into what is needed from the NHS estate to deliver the Government’s vision of a ‘Neighbourhood Health Service’ — shifting care from hospitals to integrated, preventative services in local communities.

Currently, 11% of the NHS estate is older than the NHS itself and many providers report that ageing premises are unsuitable to deliver community health services.

The Committee’s inquiry will examine the physical infrastructure requirements to realise this shift, which includes the establishment of ‘Neighbourhood Health Centres’ in every community. It will explore whether current estate plans, funding and leasing systems, and delivery models are suitable, as well as the risks and opportunities of Public-Private Partnerships. This includes lessons from past models such as PFI.

The inquiry will assess how existing NHS buildings can be repurposed, the role of new builds, and the use of non-NHS spaces to deliver the community-based care. It will consider the needs of all communities, including those in rural or underserved areas.

The Committee invites written evidence from Friday 12 December until 11.59pm on Friday 13 February.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 13 February 2026.

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Past events

Wednesday 1 July 2026
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
Delivering the Neighbourhood Health Service: Estates - Oral evidence 1 July 2026
9:30am
  • Dr Jamie Hynes (Vice President, Member Standards at Royal College of General Practitioners)
  • Rob James (Group Development Director at Primary Health Properties PLC)
  • Dr Louisa Wood (Chief Operating Officer at Mereside Medical)
10:30am
  • Sam Pluckrose-Oliver (Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Locality)
  • Joe Garrod (Strategic Director of Place at London Borough of Waltham Forest)
  • Bill Shields (Executive Director of Finance at 'DLN' ICB Cluster)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 15 April 2026
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
Delivering the Neighbourhood Health Service: Estates - Oral evidence 15 April 2026
9:30am
  • Beccy Baird (Senior Fellow at King's Fund)
  • Ruth Rankine (Director, Primary Care Network Director and Community Network and SRO for Neighbourhood Health at The NHS Alliance)
  • Martin Steele (CEO at NHS Property Services)
10:30am
  • Dr Mark Hellowell (Senior Lecturer and Director of the Global Health Unit at University of Edinburgh)
  • Lord John Hutton (Chair at The Association of Infrastructure Investors in Public Private Partnerships (AIIP))
  • Barry White (Chair at Infrastructure Managers Limited)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

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  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA