Neighbourhood Health Centres: Delivering the Future of Local Care

Across the NHS, a major shift is underway. The Government’s Neighbourhood Health Service vision and the Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme will see 250 Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) rolled out across England, with 120 in place by 2030. These centres will bring care closer to home, integrate services around the patient, and shift the national focus firmly towards prevention, wellbeing and early intervention.

The NHS plan is clear: to deliver this at pace, the NHS must blend refurbishment of existing facilities, modern standardised new builds, and where required, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to unlock long-term investment.

At Willmott Dixon, we are uniquely equipped to support this transformation.

A proven national leader in community health delivery

We are proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s most experienced community health constructors. Over the past two decades, we have delivered 30+ community health centres, including 15 through the NHS LIFT PPP model - a track record few can match. Our reputation is built on certainty, partnership working and sector insight, enabling us to deliver high-performing clinical environments that genuinely improve patient experience and staff productivity.

Our expertise directly aligns with the requirements of Neighbourhood Health Centres: integrated services, flexible multi-use clinical spaces, standardised footprints, digitally enabled buildings and outstanding sustainability performance. This is work we know intimately - and where we consistently deliver exceptional results.

Cura: Ready-made solutions for neighbourhood health

Our Cura platform is a pre-designed, highly adaptable building solution created for exactly this kind of national programme. Built on modern methods of construction and designed for clinical flexibility, Cura offers:

  • Standardised layouts aligned to emerging NHC principles
  • Configurable clinical and community spaces to meet local needs
  • MMC delivery options for rapid, low-carbon construction
  • Predictable cost and programme certainty from day one

Cura gives Integrated Care Boards and NHS partners a head start — reducing time, risk and cost while increasing the speed at which communities gain access to improved health services.

Funding solutions that unlock delivery

Where capital is a barrier, our Development Solutions team provides funding structures, including PPP-style approaches proven through our NHS LIFT experience. This enables:

  • Fast mobilisation of schemes
  • Long-term value for money
  • Improved lifecycle performance
  • A single, trusted partner from concept to handover

In a programme where affordability and pace are critical, this capability is a genuine differentiator.

Your delivery partner for the Neighbourhood Health Centre programme

Neighbourhood Health Centres will transform how people access care, and Willmott Dixon stands ready to help the NHS deliver this ambition at scale. With our proven delivery record, our Cura standardised model, our funding expertise, and our deep commitment to social value, we bring unmatched capability to the sector.