Cramped and out-of-date health premises are a thing of the past in Barnsley since the Thurnscoe Centre was completed on time and to budget opening in November 2004. Housing a seven-GP surgery along with an extensive range of other healthcare facilities, this purpose-built centre now provides improved services to cater for the growing needs of patients.
Size: 1570 m2
Capital Value: £2.6m
PC Date: November 2004
An extensive range of primary care services including:
- 7 GPs serving 12,500 patients along with space for GP training (Dearne Valley Group Practice and Hollygreen Practice (Thurnscoe))
- Community health accommodation including:
- Physiotherapy suite
- Audiology consulting room
- Talking therapy room
- Podiatry treatment facilities
- Multi-purpose room;
- and a visiting consultant and treatment room
- A local authority Community Information Service (CIS) information kiosk
- Community pharmacy – Weldricks
Quotations
John Hutton, Health Minister, said: “There are 15 new super surgeries planned across the country over the next year that will help transform the way we deliver health and social care and there is no better place than Barnsley to mark this new beginning.”