Doctors in Cornwall expecting thousands of extra patients as more housing developments are built

Doctors at Newquay Health Centre say they're expecting thousands of extra patients in the coming years as they look to expand their capacity.

It comes as demands on GP surgeries across the West Country are increasing year on year as more housing developments are built around the region.

The workload has been particularly heavy at the centre this winter.

Hundreds of patients are joining the surgery each month after a boom in building new housing in the area.

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However, plans are being made to try and reduce the pressure on the surgery.

However, patients speaking to ITV News were full of praise for the surgery saying the service 'was absolutely brilliant' and that they 'couldn't fault them in anyway.'

The West Country healthcare system seems to now being facing year-round pressure as winter takes its toll so does summer.

With hundreds of thousands of visitors heading to the region with some inevitably needing medical attention.