# 25 urgent care sites open for winter

> “A further 25 new or expanded urgent care sites announced in April will be open for winter, providing additional frontline capacity as the NHS prepares for the heavy demands of the colder months.”
>
> — HM Government; Press release (Department of Health and Social Care), 18 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Health](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/health)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 18 October 2026
- **Where:** Press release (Department of Health and Social Care)
- **Deadline:** 28 February 2027
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** NHS patients in England using urgent care this winter
- **When:** For winter 2026 to 2027
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/140-million-boost-to-urgent-care-to-ease-winter-pressures-on-nhs (checked word for word at its source on 19 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 20 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-urgent-care-25-sites-winter-2027

## Where it stands

A restatement: the release says these 25 new or expanded urgent care sites were announced in April, read as April 2026 since the release is dated 18 October 2026. "For winter" is read as by the last day of winter, 28 February 2027. The release does not list the sites or give their cost. The card moves when the department or NHS England reports the 25 sites open.

## Timeline

- 18 October 2026, Promised: The government says 25 new or expanded urgent care sites announced in April will be open for winter
- 28 February 2027, Deadline (to come): 25 new or expanded urgent care sites due open for winter

## About the cost

No cost has been published for these 25 sites.

## Sources

- [Department of Health and Social Care press release, 18 Oct 2026: £140 million boost to urgent care to ease winter pressures on NHS](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/140-million-boost-to-urgent-care-to-ease-winter-pressures-on-nhs)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 20 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 19 October 2026.

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