The project will enable Kingston Health Practice to relocate into the health centre, increasing its clinical rooms from eight to 10 and supporting the delivery of more than 13,000 additional primary care appointments each year.

The investment is designed to improve access to GP, nursing and healthcare professional appointments, while supporting the shift towards more preventative, community-based care in line with the NHS 10-Year Plan.

Community Health Partnerships, an NHS infrastructure specialist, is delivering the project in partnership with Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, Kingston Health Practice, Citycare, Sewell Construction and Sewell Advisory.

The scheme will remodel unused space at The Calvert Centre to create modern, purpose-built facilities in an area of Hull with high health need. The project has reached financial close and is now in its next phase of delivery, with completion expected in the autumn.

Once complete, the expanded accommodation will allow Kingston Health Practice to significantly increase its services. Alongside the additional appointments, the enhanced space has been designed to support GPs, nurses and healthcare professionals to work more closely together, improving coordination of care and supporting integrated services aligned with the Humber and North Yorkshire ICS Primary Care Delivery Plan.

The new facilities will also provide an improved working environment for staff, supporting recruitment, retention and workforce growth.

The remodelling of The Calvert Centre forms part of Community Health Partnerships’ wider programme of investment in LIFT healthcare facilities across the country. CHP said the project reflects its commitment to making better use of existing NHS estate to improve access to local services and strengthen community-based healthcare provision.

Dr Jane Fitch, regional director for the North East at Community Health Partnerships, said: ‘CHP’s £2.2m investment in The Calvert Centre shows how we have worked with NHS partners to make better use of the LIFT estate while improving access to care for patients.

‘By transforming under-used space into modern clinical facilities for Kingston Health Practice, we’re increasing capacity and supporting more integrated, community-based services in line with local health priorities.’

The project is expected to deliver long-term benefits for patients, staff and the wider local health system by increasing appointment capacity, improving access to care closer to home and making more efficient use of existing NHS infrastructure.