Group takes over city GP surgeries

FIVE PRACTICES NOW UNDER NEW 10-YEAR CONTRACT DEAL

- DANIEL CLARK

A GROUP of Plymouth GP surgeries will be taken over by a new provider. Fuller and Forbes Primary Care group will run the Mayflower Medical Group practices on a 10-year contract from April 1, 2024.

The group, which covers five sites in Plymouth, is responsible for providing GP services for nearly 40,000 people in the city. The current arrangements with provider Livewell Southwest are due to come to an end on March 31, 2024.

Livewell Southwest has transformed the practice group from an inadequate rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the previous provider to ‘good’.

Jo Turl, director of commissioning at NHS Devon, said: “We are pleased to announce that such an established and successful provider will take over the running of Mayflower Medical Group from April 1, 2024, on a longer-term basis, providing much more stability for the future.

“They have an excellent track record of providing GP services and we look forward to working with them in Plymouth.

“Livewell Southwest has done an incredible job in running the service on a temporary basis and have made many improvements to the service,” Ms Turl added.