Agenda item

Report presented by Steve Gilvin, Director of Primary Care Commissioning (copy attached).

The Committee received an outline business case, presented by the Director of Primary Care Commissioning. The report proposed a new resource centre at St Leonard’s Hospital, Hackney, which would provide high quality community services and new premises for GPs.  The scheme would allow the demolition of existing poor quality buildings on site and, subject to planning permission, the disposal of the site to provide a significant capital receipt for the NHS.

Members noted that the plans had been refreshed, with the existing and new estate scaled down to 3,200 sqm. The outline business case would be presented to the Board shortly and engagement with users would follow. A full business case would be ready within the next 12 months.

Members commended a clear and concise report but expressed some concerns about podiatry services remaining at St Leonard’s, as the level of foot health services accessible to City residents was already low. The Director of Primary Care Commissioning agreed to communicate the broader concerns of the Sub Committee to the Clinical Commissioning Group. The Director explained that St. Leonards would be one of three 3 hubs in Hackney that were planned for foot health, with transport available for anyone with mobility problems who would meet the criteria. 

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