WORK on three new health centres costing a total of £51million will start next month
WORK on three new health centres costing a total of £51million will start next month
They will be built in Kilsyth, Wishaw and East Kilbride by contractor Graham Construction and will be for more than 89,000 patients.
The facilities, in the North and South Lanarkshire council areas, are part a range of projects worth £250m that will deliver health centres and community hospitals across Scotland over the next three years.
Construction on the Lanarkshire centres is expected to take about 19 months, with a projected completion in summer 2015.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "It is important that people across Scotland have access to the best health facilities.
"The construction project will also provide a boost for the local economy, creating jobs and apprenticeships.
"This project is being delivered by the Scottish Government in partnership with hub South West Scotland (a public - private partnership), NHS Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Council, who have each provided significant funding towards the project."
Services at the new £7.8m centre in Kilsyth will include a GP practice, psychiatry, podiatry, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and a dental practice.
It will be on a site next to the town swimming pool and work will start on January 6.
That will also be the date when work starts on the new Hunter Health Centre in East Kilbride.
The five-storey centre, which will cost about £19.6m, will be on the land next to the existing Hunter Health Centre.
The new building will include the six existing GP practices, a dental practice, podiatry, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, all community treatment room activity, mental health and blood analysis.
The new centre in Wishaw will replace the existing health centre, library, first-stop-shop and housing department. It will be opposite the existing health centre in Kenilworth Avenue, on the site of the existing library.
The leaders of North and South Lanarkshire Councils said they were pleased at the news.
North Lanarkshire leader Jim McCabe said: "This investment will provide outstanding facilities for the people of our communities."
South Lanarkshire leader Eddie McAvoy added: "The council is delighted to be working with partners to deliver the best available health centre facilities for the community."
stef.lach@ heraldandtimes.co.uk
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