Business case for Clydebank Health and Care Centre moves forward

Plans for the new £19.34 million Health and Care Centre in Clydebank have taken another step forward.Members of West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership audit committee unanimously agreed to submit the Full Business Case (FBC) to the next meeting of the finance and planning committee of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and also to the Scottish Government’s capital investment group for funding.The facility, which will be built on the health quarter of the Queens Quay regeneration project, will support the provision of high quality services and will significantly improve the health and lives of residents.The three-storey building will replace five current GP Practices in Clydebank which serve 50,000 residents.Along with GP practices, residents will also access podiatry and physiotherapy along with consulting and treatment rooms.The new centre will improve primary care services by giving residents access to the most up-to-date, high quality healthcare facilities.The centre, which is expected to open in July 2020, will also be the central base for community health teams.