If you assume 2.5 people per household for those new homes, their needs would be met by the addition of a single GP to an existing surgery.
Then consider that the typical buyers of new builds will be younger and healthier than average.
And that of those ~2,500 new residents, some are likely to be doctors themselves who would otherwise be unable to live in the area.
And that GP surgeries are private for-profit businesses.
And you realise the issues are more complex than they might at first seem.
If you assume 2.5 people per household for those new homes, their needs would be met by the addition of a single GP to an existing surgery.
Then consider that the typical buyers of new builds will be younger and healthier than average.
And that of those ~2,500 new residents, some are likely to be doctors themselves who would otherwise be unable to live in the area.
And that GP surgeries are private for-profit businesses.
And you realise the issues are more complex than they might at first seem.