A rural GP surgery is building more clinical spaces after receiving funding from the NHS.
Axbridge and Wedmore Medical Practice in Somerset is one of 16 GP practices in the county to share £102m from the Department for Health and Social Care to refurbish or expand their premises.
The surgery said there would be six new clinical rooms across its two sites, which are based on Houlgate Way in Axbridge and St Medard Road in Wedmore.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the Wedmore site will close for up to eight weeks during the work, with all patients seen at the Axbridge site in the meantime.
In a statement, the surgery said it did not “anticipate any reduction in appointment capacity”.
Dr Ewart Jackson-Voyzey and Dr Josephine McHugh, the GP partners at the joint practice, made the announcement to patients on the surgery’s official Facebook page.
They said the changes “will help ensure the practice is well-prepared to meet the needs of patients now and in the future”.
There will be five additional clinical rooms at Axbridge and one in Wedmore.
The surgery said the Wedmore and Axbridge Community Health Fund CIO would contribute £42,000 to the expansion at Wedmore, as well as the costs of equipping each new clinical room.
The Axbridge surgery will remain open throughout the building work, which is expected to begin in February and last for up to 12 weeks.
The dates for the building work at the Wedmore site have not yet been confirmed.
