Work to start on new South Lanarkshire Council homes and care hub

Work is to begin on a major development to deliver South Lanarkshire’s new health and social care hub and 45 new council homes.The project in Blantyre received significant public support in response to community engagement projects events held in July last year.The new housing and care hub, which will support intermediate care and include a centre of excellence for health and social care practice, is being built on the former site of St Joseph’s Primary School.The hub will deliver short term care that is designed to get people back to their own home whenever possible instead of being moved into long-term care or having an extended stay in hospital.Construction for the £16 million project is being carried out by Cruden Building, it is expected around two dozen people will work on the site initially with the total rising to 70 at the peak of the estimated 18-month build.