Work starts on Alconbury Weald’s first health facility
Work is underway to create a new medical centre – The Glade Surgery – at Alconbury Weald. The facility will sit above the Co-op in the heart of the development’s first central hub, opposite the community centre and alongside a parade of shops, which are also under construction.
The new facility - which will include a waiting area, 10 consulting rooms and two treatment rooms - is expected to be completed in the autumn. The Glade Surgery will be run by Alconbury and Brampton Surgeries in partnership with NHS Central East Integrated Care Board.
Alconbury & Brampton Surgeries will transfer Alconbury Weald patients across to the new premises where they will provide a full range of GP services including Nurse, Healthcare Assistant, Pharmacist and Physio appointments, alongside community and other health services to meet the local populations needs.
The facility will support the growing population of Alconbury Weald as well as surrounding villages, providing an additional location to the existing popular surgery in Alconbury village.
“Ensuring local people have good access to neighbourhood health services that deliver care closer to home is so important. That’s why it is great to see work beginning on The Glade Surgery, which will sit right at the heart of the growing Alconbury Weald Community.”
“The Practice is pleased to have the opportunity to deliver GP Services at a location closer to home for Alconbury Weald residents. In recent years we have grown the services we provide both for the new community and for all patients registered with the Practice. This new facility will provide the opportunity to host additional services on people’s doorsteps and respond to the needs of the growing community. As a team, we remain committed to providing a high standard of patient care that meets the needs of the growing population we serve.”
The facility is being delivered earlier than planned within the development’s rollout of facilities, to meet local demand and respond to the increased demands of health services locally. The services will also reflect the health and well-being vision designed into the development, encouraging walking, cycling, and volunteering in community gardens and orchards.
“We are so pleased, that after lots of hard work with all the partners, we are now starting work on this important facility: a lovely space at the heart of our first phase, with some brilliant services coming forward within it. This is the first health facility, but it won’t be the last, as we continue to work with health partners to ensure further facilities and services come forward in the future central hub of Alconbury Weald, in our next phase.”
