Carterton GP branch to close due to lease issues

Bampton Medical Practice runs a branch surgery at Carterton Health Centre - but the lease will run out in February 2026.

A GP surgery has announced its closing its Carterton branch, after it was unable to renew its lease.

Bampton Medical Practice said that patients will continue to receive care through its main site in Bampton four miles away.

Bampton rents its space at Carterton Health Centre from Burford Surgery which owns the building.

Burford Surgery though said that it needs to "utilise the whole site for services" and would end its lease with Bampton Medical Practice in February 2026.

Lou Jones from Carterton has regular injections at the branch surgery, as a patient of Bampton Medical Centre, and said she was concerned about the closure.

She said: "I'm worried about getting to Bampton because the buses are only every two hours.

"I find it so much easier with [Carterton Health Centre] because it's only just up the road."

Burford Surgery said that patients with Bampton Medical Centre that use the Carterton branch can continue to do so by registering with them instead.

But Ms Jones said she was worried about the "upheaval" of changing doctors.

Burford Surgery added in a post on Facebook that it had taken the decision not to renew the lease with Bampton Medical Centre due to growing demand.

"Over the past two years, we have experienced a significant 14% growth in our patient list, resulting in increased demand for services," the post said.

"In response, we have already expanded our team by an additional seven members.

"However, to continue delivering high-quality care and meet the growing needs of our patient population at Carterton Health Centre, we now need to further expand our staffing and service capacity.

"To enable this, we will not be renewing the lease for Bampton Surgery and will instead utilise the whole site for services from Burford Surgery."

Bampton Medical Practice has been contacted for comment.

On its website, a notice said: "The Carterton branch of Bampton Medical Practice will be closing, as the lease on the building is coming to an end and cannot be renewed.

"All patients remain registered with Bampton Medical Practice and will continue to receive care through our main site in Bampton.

"There is no need to take any action at this time."