The former hospital building, which was decommissioned and closed down in 2013, was seen as an ideal surgery site.

Mr Mak began campaigning alongside local community and healthcare partners to deliver a new surgery building after he was first elected in 2015.

He intervened to stop the sale of the building in 2018 by NHS Property Services and then worked closely with GP partners, the NHS and others to secure funding, steer the project and deliver the new surgery.

This included meeting the Health Secretary and Health Ministers in Westminster and successfully lobbying over a number of years for £3.5m of Government funding via NHS England, plus chairing regular local meetings in Emsworth to progress the surgery.

Mr Mak also successfully secured an agreement to extend the deadline for NHS funds to be used when this was needed to keep the project alive.

He said: "It was great to visit the Emsworth Medical Practice again to mark the 5th anniversary, see how it's operating and thank the team for the great job they're doing.

"It's a fantastic asset for the local community and I look forward to the practice continuing to provide a high standard of healthcare for many years to come."

Office of Alan Mak MP 21st October 2026