In response to a number of enquires at the practice, I can confirm that we have not received any funding from Tesco or any other private organisation.
The re-development is being funded by a mortgage from Lloyds TSB and a small grant from NHS Surrey.
Saturday 30 April 2011
Moving out
We had a very constructive meeting with PD Harris on Tuesday, they are very keen to start as soon as possible. After relatively slow progress in the last year we now seem have moved into top gear!
Lightwater Removals are coming on Wednesday to move some of our furniture out of the building to temporary storage. This will enable us to make a temporary nurse treatment room next to reception and bring some of our administrative staff downstairs. Later this week, my consulting room and both of the nurse treatment rooms will be emptied.
Most appointments will remain at Lightwater during the first phase of the work but some will need to take place at our Windlesham branch surgery.
Once the spare furniture has been removed, the temporary office accommodation can be delivered. We anticipate this will occur on Tuesday 10th May, this is subject to a road movement application to the Highways Agency. We hope to have the builders on site and working the week commencing 16th or 23rd May.
Lightwater Removals are coming on Wednesday to move some of our furniture out of the building to temporary storage. This will enable us to make a temporary nurse treatment room next to reception and bring some of our administrative staff downstairs. Later this week, my consulting room and both of the nurse treatment rooms will be emptied.
Most appointments will remain at Lightwater during the first phase of the work but some will need to take place at our Windlesham branch surgery.
Once the spare furniture has been removed, the temporary office accommodation can be delivered. We anticipate this will occur on Tuesday 10th May, this is subject to a road movement application to the Highways Agency. We hope to have the builders on site and working the week commencing 16th or 23rd May.
Friday 22 April 2011
The start is in sight
After almost two years of planning, designing, negotiations and applications we are now ready to start building! At the end of March the district valuer finally agreed the value of the proposed new premises. This allowed Lloyds TSB to make a decision to lend the funds to the practice and for building to begin.On Tuesday 26th the main contractors, PD Harris will be on site to confirm the last few details and to set a start date.
We intend to use this blog to keep our patients, neighbours and anyone else who may be interested up to date with what is happening. We appreciate that not everyone will have access to the internet so updates will be available in both surgeries and from our reception staff.
The surgery premises have remained largely unchanged since the extension in the mid 1980s provided what is now the nurse treatment rooms and the flat which houses the district nurses. Since that time the practice population has almost doubled. I think most patients would agree the current building is inadequate in many ways. We are investing £1.2m as a practice in the new premises.
The key improvements are as follows
- Disabled access from All Saints Road and the car park, disabled and wheelchair access to every room in the building
- Sound proofed consulting rooms
- Brand new waiting area separate from the new reception area for enhanced privacy
- Relaid and leveled car park with 4 additional parking spaces and a cycle shelter
- 9 completely new consulting rooms, a net increase of three
- Dedicated treatment and procedures room
- Lift to access the first floor
- New education and training room on the first floor
- Enhanced facilities for district and community nurses
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