Dedicated healthcare teams from two Luton GP practices are set to join the Trust this autumn.

Kingsway Health Centre and Bramingham Park Medical Centre will join the Trust, which is rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), on October 1, 2023.

The two practices have more than 30 staff and provide care to more than 16,000 members of the Luton community.

The Luton practices will join the ELFT Primary Care Directorate which includes Leighton Road Surgery in Leighton Buzzard, Cauldwell Medical Centre in Bedford and East London’s Newham Transitional Practice, Health E1 and Greenhouse practices.

The new contract will see Bramingham Park Medical Centre become a branch surgery of Kingsway Health Centre, providing stability and shared expertise and support for teams and patients across both sites.

ELFT is also a provider of NHS mental health and community health services across Bedfordshire.

“This is an exciting and significant step forward for the Trust as part of our work to deliver innovative and integrated care for the communities we are proud to support,” said Dr Mohit Venkataram, ELFT executive lead for primary care.

Dr Venkataram added the partnership work across both practices, and with partner organisations across Luton, will focus on a local population health approach through building neighbourhood teams, streamlining access and helping people to stay healthy. 

The practices will also support ELFT’s work as the first Marmot Trust in the country, testing the boundaries of what an NHS Trust can do to tackle some of the drivers of poor health, such as poverty and unemployment.