Construction work on a new health centre in Burntwood will begin in November.
The Greenwood House Medical Centre on Lichfield Road will replace the Hudson Drive location of Darwin Medical Practice.
The new facility will provide 12 consulting rooms, five treatment rooms, a healthcare and phlebotomy room, and a health education space in a single-story building.
The plans also include space for a pharmacy.
Cllr Johnny McMahon, Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for health, care and wellbeing, said:
“Part of the strategy for reducing demand on our hospitals from ageing communities is to provide more facilities and services in the community and we have always earmarked this site for use to benefit the people of Burntwood.
“This will be a first-class health centre on the community’s doorstep and it will make a huge contribution to residents’ health and wellbeing, as well as supporting older people’s independence.”
Cllr Johnny McMahon, Staffordshire County Council
Building work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021.
The site will have 61 car parking spaces and uses the existing road entrance for the former nursing home.
Dr Gerbo Huisman, GP Partner at Darwin Medical Practice, said:
“I am delighted that years of collaborative working between skilled and dedicated professionals from local health authorities, the county council and The Darwin Medical Practice have now come to fruition.
“Our patients, as well as the wider community, are now getting what they have asked for so long; a modern, spacious and comfortable health centre from which we, their GP practice, will be delivering high quality, responsive and patient centred primary care services.”
Dr Gerbo Huisman, Darwin Medical Practice
This is not a new Health Centre it just replacing an existing one.
With all the proposed new housing in Burntwood a brand new Health Centre would be welcome.
Is it a new one to replace the old one?
Is it bigger and offering more facilities than the old one?
If the answer is yes to both, then it is new and it will help cater for the new residential developments.
Or is it “new” in the way the Government is building 40 new hospitals?
Hope you can get an appointment
brilliant news 👏 it will be great to see a building with purpose, but such a shame we don’t see it opening back up as a care home for the elderly, i just feel our councils and government should reopen some of these homes, as i feel paying these private companies, that are clearly monopolising, inadequate, none caring profit driven, treating residents terribly and providing bare essentials equipment and training for staff, not to mention the ridiculous wage they pay these carers, its a highly skilled and emotionally draining, at present the council can pay upto 1000 to 1500 per week for one vulnerable adult in the home, i mean 20 people thats surely enough to run a home, give them companionship. These companies have even had the cheek to blame our government for the lack of ppe provided they should bloody provide it with the Bentley and massive houses they occupie, really needs to be investigated the greedy money taking needs capping at a max per week, our elderly deserve the respect and dignity and real genuine care not to be counted as cashcows. Sorry for the rante but it really upsets me to see the money wasted and for what.
What about the people in Chase Terrace and Chasetown we were promised a new medical centre just before the Romans came ! Its about time the whole area was brought into the 21st century,get your finger out Mr Fabricant.
What going to happen to the well-being patient at the leisure centre practice can we join the new centre from chasetown
It’s about time sankey corner had a face lift it’s an eye sore, and what happened to the cinema and bowling alley we were promised your building all these new house’s but there’s nothing around here to do,
What happened to all the Dentists Tony Blair promised us?
Will it still have the same 30-40 minute call queue in order to get an appointment?
Also, WHEN will building start? It doesn’t seem to be specified anywhere?
@Cherrington – I doubt any bowling alleys or cinemas will be getting built soon. Most cinemas are closing down right now with nothing to show and bowling alleys are only just re-opening after a stringent COVID-19 lockdown.
What about the Lichfield people? Without a car how do we manage. The present surgery is very close to where I live, I am 84, it would mean two buses to get to this centre. Will the needs of this area be as well catered for?