Offering inspiration to both users and staff, the Worsbrough Centre opened in November 2004, was designed to do more than simply replace existing facilities and instead aimed to also provide a focal point for the community whilst still meeting demanding affordability criteria.
Size: 2200 m2
Capital Value: £3.14m
PC Date: November 2004
An extensive range of primary care services including:
- 8 GPs serving 13,000 patients along with space for GP training
- (Dr Kakoty PC and The Dove Valley PMS Practice)
- Community information service reception
- Accommodation for a children and families social care team, including soft contact and case conference rooms
- Accommodation for a community based adult care and assessment team
- Secondary to primary care and community health accommodation including:
- Two minor surgery suites
- Talking therapy suite
- Occupational therapy room
- Community psychiatric nurse room
- Podiatry treatment facilities
- Health promotion and community use rooms;
- and a visiting consultant and treatment room
- Pharmacy – Boots Pharmacy
Quotations
“Yorkshire’s new super surgeries will provide some of the most modern family doctor facilities anywhere in the country. People in Barnsley have been looking forward to this for a long time and it’s all finally taking shape.” John Hutton, Health Minister