06.01.14
Eltham Community Hospital contracts agreed
Contracts have now been agreed for the new Eltham Community Hospital (ECH), through a Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) scheme.
The hospital will include two relocated GP practices – Eltham Palace Surgery and Eltham Medical Practice – as well as a minor surgery suite, and community services including mental health, community nursing, physiotherapy and paediatric departments.
The £13.5m hospital is being developed by BBG Lift Company, a private public partnership between Community Health Partnerships (CHP) and LIFT Healthcare Investments Ltd.
Hany Wahba, local GP and chair of NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “We are delighted that this project is going ahead to provide excellent new healthcare services for local people in Greenwich. This new community hospital has been developed as a coordinated care service to integrate GPs, district nurses and social care. This will benefit patients by bringing health and social care together in one place for easy access.
“This will be especially beneficial for those with complex needs and long term conditions as services will be working together to help patients and carers to learn about self-management at home.”
Neil McElduff, executive director at Community Health Partnerships, which is the national LIFT Programme lead, said: “The new Eltham Community Hospital will be a modern facility, which will enable the delivery of high quality integrated clinical and community services, which the local population is desperate for. The LIFT programme has successfully delivered a significant range of health and regeneration benefits for some of the most disadvantaged parts of England through the creation of community-based buildings and facilities, which deliver 21st century health and social care. Eltham Community Hospital will be a fine addition to the LIFT portfolio.”
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