First pilot sites selected for Neighbourhood Care and New Models Programme

10 November 2025

As part of the local New Models of Care programme, which aims to help patients stay well for longer by improving health and care services in local communities, Wellingborough in North Northamptonshire and Rural East and South in West Northamptonshire have been selected as pilot neighbourhoods for Northamptonshire.

The aim of this programme is to build strong and lasting primary and community care services, help GPs spend more time on preventing illness rather than just reacting to it, move more funding into local, community based services and create new ways of delivering care which works better for patients.

Neighbourhoods are local areas where health and care service work collaboratively to support people in their communities, based on each area need. It could see GPs, nurses, social care, mental health teams, voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations and others coming together to provide joined-up support.

Each neighbourhood will host a Neighbourhood Access Service and Complex Care and Long-Term Condition Service and are due to open during April 2026.

These areas have been chosen as our first neighbourhood sites based on a number of factors including population need and readiness to trial a different approach to providing support and care in the community.

The services are being funded locally, so will initially run as pilots but if successful there are plans to roll-out to all nine identified neighbourhoods in the county which would provide additional general practice appointments and capacity.

Over the next few months, we are keen to work with local communities, providers and organisations to develop these services together to ensure they are the best fit for our local populations.Toby Sanders, Chief Executive of NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board

The Complex Care and Long-Term Conditions Service has been designed for people who need ongoing support for serious or long-term health issues, and should support increased accessibility, continuity and holistic care for our populations who need it most. The Neighbourhood Access Service will offer same-day appointments for patients with one-off illnesses or symptoms from a single operating model within the neighbourhood. These appointments may take place in existing GP practices or in other locations across the neighbourhood. Patients who would normally be seen in general practice may instead be directed to one of the services, where they will still be seen by a GP or an Advanced Practitioner.

It is hoped the services will free up time in general practice and enable patients with complex and long-term conditions to be seen more quickly and conveniently.

Below is a detailed breakdown of the practices included in the two innovator sites:

The Rural East and South neighbourhood practices are:

• Springfield Surgery
• Towcester Medical Centre
• Paulerspury Surgery (Towcester Medical Centre branch)
• Brackley Medical Centre
• The Parks Medical Practice
• Grange Park (The Parks Medical Practice branch)
• Hanslope Surgery (The Parks Medical Practice branch)
• Roade Medical Centre (The Parks Medical Practice branch)
• Denton Village Surgery
• Bugbrooke Surgery
• The Brook Health Centre
• Silverstone Surgery (The Brook Health Centre branch)

The Wellingborough neighbourhood practices are:

• Abbey Medical Centre
• Broad Street Surgery, Earls Barton (Abbey Medical branch)
• Albany House Medical Centre
• Wollaston (Albany House Medical Centre branch)
• Queensway Medical Centre
• The Redwell Medical Centre
• Dr Pasquali – Irchester Surgery
• Earls Barton Medical Centre
• Summerlee Medical Centre
• Bozeat Surgery (Woodsend Medical Centre branch)
• Wollaston Surgery (Woodsend Medical Centre branch)