More than 12,000 new homes are either being built or planned for South Bristol right now, but the area’s MP is calling for ‘someone to own the problem’ of making sure there are enough GPs surgeries, healthcare centres and schools.
Karin Smyth has told Bristol Live the people of South Bristol do not have confidence the huge numbers of new homes being built south of the river will be matched by more services needed for the tens of thousands of new residents moving in.
And a Bristol Live investigation has revealed Ms Smyth’s concerns appear justified, with both the NHS and Bristol City Council saying the job of making sure there is enough healthcare services to cope is the other’s responsibility.
