A timelapse video has been launched which provides a frame-by-frame overview of the development of a new health centre in Devizes.
The project, being delivered by Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Property Services, and Kier Construction, is due for completion this summer, with the shell of the new building now complete.
Innovation has very much been at the heart of this project since its inception, and we hope that our work with the other partners on this project will provide a sustainable facility that supports excellent patient care for years to come
Services currently provided by Wiltshire Health and Care at the Devizes Community Hospital will be moving to the centre, alongside a range of outpatient services provided by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, and some of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust’s community mental health services.
And patients of four local GP practices will also be referred for same or next-day care at the new centre.
The state-of-the-art development will not only enable the delivery of enhanced services in an improved clinical setting but will also be more sustainable as one of the NHS’s first net-zero buildings.
The site will have an energy EPC rating of A+ and will utilise green technology such as heat pumps and solar panels to generate electricity and heat to serve the building.
Dr Richard Sandford-Hill, a GP at Market Lavington Surgery and board member of the Devizes Primary Care Network, said: “We are excited to see the health centre building coming to life.
The new centre will give us much-needed additional space for health services in the area, making it easier for patients to access the care they need locally
“The new centre will give us much-needed additional space for health services in the area, making it easier for patients to access the care they need locally.”
James Wakeham, principal construction manager at NHS Property Services, added: “The work on Devizes Health Centre is progressing well and we very much look forward to opening the building for the local community to use.
“Innovation has very much been at the heart of this project since its inception, and we hope that our work with the other partners on this project will provide a sustainable facility that supports excellent patient care for years to come.”
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