Construction work will start later this year on a new health centre in Chiswick, west London.
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and the North West London Integrated Care System are partnering with Hounslow Council to deliver the £23m centre, which will be built on the site of the existing Chiswick Health Centre. In addition to the new health facility, the development will also include 55 affordable keyworker apartments delivered by the council. The building, which will be constructed by Willmott Dixon, will be a key hub for 60,000 Chiswick patients, and with the final contracts now signed and services temporarily relocated to Stamford Brook Avenue, demolition and construction work can commence. Neil O’Brien, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, said of the scheme: “This new health centre will provide vital services for patients in Chiswick and is a great example of what can be achieved when integrated care systems and local and national government work closely together.” Adrian Powell, director of investment and development management at NHSPS, added: “The new centre will offer residents a state-of-the-art facility that, to its core, is sustainable and modern. “Through our partnership, we will be able to help health professionals deliver the care that patients deserve in space that is fit for purpose.” The redevelopment will include a public community garden, a private landscaped courtyard, and a fifth-floor garden terrace, in addition to the 55 new affordable housing units designated for healthcare workers. The updated facility will include modernised consultation and examination rooms, community areas, district nurse facilities, and staff accommodation. And sustainability is key to the design, which will reduce carbon emissions by half; a push integral to NHS Property Services’ commitment to cleaner environmental building practices. It will also align with the NHS environmental commitment by utilising modern, low-carbon-emitting technologies. Doctor Venkatesham, of Chiswick Family Doctors, one of three GP practices in the building, said: “For several years we have felt that the existing building is badly in need of repair and modernisation and we are very much looking forward to providing more and varied services for the community in Chiswick, with better facilities housed in comfortable modern premises fit for the future.”
