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# Health Minister meets Ipswich MPs over cancelled surgery plans
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/health-minister-meets-ipswich-mps-over-cancelled-surgery-plans/
- Published: 2024-12-03T15:50:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-26T19:22:34.000Z
- Description: The government minister responsible for primary care has met with Ipswich's MPs to discuss the cancelled development of a 'super surgery' in north west Ipswich.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Elected leaders and local democracy, Health & Care Services, #article, #story-cardinal-medical-practice, Jack Abbott, Patrick Spencer, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters:** Stephen Kinnock MP held talks with local representatives following the scrapping of Cardinal Medical Practice's planned development at the former Tooks Bakery site. The meeting signals high-level government engagement with Ipswich's primary care challenges, particularly in the north west of the town where the cancelled development was planned.

**The big picture:** The development at the former Tooks Bakery site was intended to create a new 'super surgery' that would embed healthcare services within the local community, aligning with the government's long-term NHS strategy.

![Jack Abbott, Patrick Spencer and Health Minister Stephen Kinnock](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1733240806-jack-patrick-spencer-kinnock-jpeg.jpg)

Jack Abbott MP and Patrick Spencer MP met with Health Minister Stephen Kinnock on Saturday 30 November (Office of Jack Abbott MP)

**The details:** Jack Abbott MP and Patrick Spencer MP met with Health Minister Stephen Kinnock on Saturday 30 November:

- Both MPs emphasised the need for improved primary care in north west Ipswich
- The minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to community-based healthcare
- The project was meant to align with recommendations from the Darzi Report on NHS strategy
- No immediate solution was proposed

**What they're saying:**

- "I will continue to work with local and national politicians and our local NHS to try and find a workable solution," said Jack Abbott MP
- Patrick Spencer MP described the cancellation as "bitterly disappointing" for both the medical practice and local residents
- Spencer added that the promised new 'super surgery' would "deliver exactly what the Government has committed to – health services embedded in the local community"

**The bottom line:** While the minister has reinforced the government's commitment to community healthcare, no immediate solution has been proposed for the cancelled development. Both MPs have pledged to continue working towards a sustainable solution.

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