CONSTRUCTION
Glasgow Net Zero hub will boost local regeneration
Gordon Gibb of Hoskins Architects, Andrew Baillie of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Paul Carle, Construction director at BAM Construction, and Gray Smithson of Hub West Scotland, set out how Parkhead Health & Care Centre, a new facility under construction by BAM in Glasgow, will become Scotland’s first working Net Zero carbon health and social care facility. Scotland’s largest facility of its kind, it will also become ‘a beacon of care and pride for the city’ – by improving the health and lives of some 200,000 people.
A rendered image of the entrance to the new Parkhead Health & Care Centre.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) is the largest NHS Board in Scotland, and Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city. The North East Locality of Glasgow has a population of over 176,000, and despite a range of regeneration programmes, the local population remains one of Scotland’s most deprived, with major problems of poor health and poor quality of life outcomes. A key priority for Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is thus to invest in improved services across the partnership to address some of the underlying causes. The ongoing programme of transformational change in health and social care services requires a new model of service delivery to maximise the opportunity for early intervention, prevention, and harm reduction – providing greater self-determination and choice; shifting the balance of care; enabling independent living for longer, and ensuring public protection within the local community of the city’s North East Locality. The planned North East Hub will
therefore provide an unprecedented opportunity to implement a range of transformation programmes which will improve access to health, social care, and community-based services for local residents, while supporting wider regeneration initiatives in the area.
Current arrangements Health and social care services in the North East Locality are currently delivered from a portfolio of 17 NHS and Glasgow City Council properties located throughout the area, many no longer fit for purpose. The constraints imposed by the existing property infrastructure are limiting the development of new forms of community- based care through integration of acute and primary care health services, and between health and social care services. Some current properties also lack the appropriate infrastructure to support the use of digital communication platforms such as Attend Anywhere. The COVID pandemic has also revealed the inflexibility of layout of some current buildings, and the need for modern, fit-for-purpose facilities, which are well ventilated, and fully compliant with infection control standards. Early analysis confirmed that the only option which could deliver all the objectives was to develop a new health and care hub which would deliver an integrated service model and improve access to a range of health, social care, and community services, for the North East Glasgow community. An options appraisal of potential shortlisted sites identified Parkhead Hospital and Health Centre site as the most appropriate option. The site is located beside a shopping
centre, has excellent public transport links, and can accommodate the required on-site parking. The site is also seen as an opportunity to support local regeneration programmes, thereby contributing to the local economy. The new health and social care hub will include services which complement the range of acute services available currently to the local population. New services within it will include the Parkhead Health Centre, GPs’ surgeries, community mental health, children’s services, social work and addictions, older people’s services, social work training, health promotion, criminal justice, community dental, and a pharmacy. The new hub will also include a public café and the relocated Parkhead Library run by Glasgow Life.
Delivering acute hospital activity in the Hub The North East Hub will provide accessible models of care which will focus on delivering services traditionally accessed through acute hospital settings. The allocated consulting space for acute services, in addition to the enhanced treatment and care facilities, will enable activity undertaken in acute hospitals and ambulatory care centres to operate from the Hub, better meeting the needs of the local community, and supporting the
September 2022 Health Estate Journal 33
Used courtesy of Hoskins Architects
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