Contractor appointed on £15m community health centre
A Nottingham-based contractor has been selected to build a new £15m centre for community health services in Belper, Derbyshire.
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust has commissioned contractor Henry Brothers to deliver the new building.
The facility will be built on the site of the former Belper Clinic, as part of the Babington Hospital site on Derby Road, Belper.
The hub will feature 15 consulting rooms, six treatment rooms and a health education group room. Services will include community nursing, midwife clinics, podiatry services, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, continence advisory service and phlebotomy.
Architects Race Cottam Associates will design the building, which will accommodate all existing outpatient and clinical services provided at Babington Hospital.
Ian Taylor, managing director of Henry Brothers Construction, said: “We are proud to have been appointed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust to build this important new community health facility for the people of Belper.
“Henry Brothers has wide experience of delivering community facilities in Derbyshire and beyond, such as schools and health care services, and we look forward to starting on site.
“Once completed, the Belper health hub will play an important role in the local community, providing key facilities to residents, and we are pleased to be involved in delivering this development for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.”
Jim Austin, executive director at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are delighted to announce the award of the contract for this project in anticipation of the start of work on site. Once completed, this new building will deliver healthcare facilities fit for the 21st century for people in Belper and the surrounding area. It has been a long time in the planning and we’re excited to see site preparations for building work to start soon.”
Planning permission was granted by Amber Valley Borough Council in September last year, with enabling work at the site now underway.
The project has a planned construction phase of 66 weeks.
