Coventry medical centre work to start
Wildgoose Construction is to start work on building a Coventry medical centre that will serve 8,000 patients.
Nine doctors will be based at Balsall Common Medical Centre in Coventry along with the area’s second practice Meriden surgery.
The Balsall Common Medical Centre is to replace the existing practice which is a short distance away in Meeting House Lane and offers only doctor and nurse appointments and a community ear, nose and throat clinic because of limited space.
It is hoped the new medical centre, which will be an "integrated primary care centre" and the Meriden surgery will offer services such as physiotherapy, chiropody, mental health services, Aquarius counselling and health visitors.
Balsall Common Clinic, operated by Solihull Care Trust, will also be relocated to the new building. The trust space will house a community nursing team and an NHS dentist. The completed building will also be home to a retail pharmacy. Work is due to start on Monday (9 May) and is expected to last 46 weeks.
Tim Walker, managing director of Wildgoose Construction, said: "We are delighted to be working with the healthcare developer Ashley House on this prestigious project at Balsall Common and with the design team who have created a most innovative and visually impressive building which will be enjoyed by the patients and staff for many years to come."
