Improving Access to General Practice in East Sussex - HOSC

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The report provides an update on work to improve access to General Practice in East Sussex, including data on GP appointments, the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, health inequalities, and efforts to address unwarranted variation in Primary Care. p3

As of August 2025 there are 50 GP practices and 94 Community Pharmacies in East Sussex, along with one Primary Care Hub in Hastings. p6

During 2024/2025 NHS Sussex exceeded its Operating Plan target for GP appointments by 11.5%, with 3,771,179 GP appointments delivered in East Sussex, a 4.2% increase on the previous year. p19

The target for 2025/26 is to deliver an additional 1.2% of appointments in General Practices across Sussex compared with 2024/25. p20

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• p31. Introduction and Context 1.1. This report provides members of the Committee with an update on the work being done to improve access to General Practice in East Sussex, this follows on from previous reports presented in December 2022, September 2023 , and October 2024 and includes updates on specific areas requested such as GP appointment data, the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), Health Inequalities, and our approach to addressing unwarranted variation in Primary Care.
• p61.3 As of August 2025, there are 50 GP practices in East Sussex, and 94 Community Pharmacies, as well as one Primary Care Hub (in Hastings). The total number of registered patients with a GP Practices in Sussex in July 2025 was 591,037. The registered list sizes of the East Sussex Practices vary from 28,553 at Foundry Healthcare Lewes to 2,840 at Sedlescombe House Surgery.
• p192.1 During the year 2024/2025 NHS Sussex exceeded its Operating Plan target for delivery of GP appointments by 11.5%. In East Sussex 3,771,179 GP appointments were delivered which was a 4.2% increase on the previous year.
• p202.2 Our target for 2025/26 is to exceed our performance in 2024/25 by delivering an additional 1.2% appointments in General Practices across Sussex.