Utilising the PIC Framework, healthcare property developer, Prime PLC, has appointed national building contractor, Speller Metcalfe, to build a £6 m GP ‘healthcare hub’ in the centre of Hereford.
The medical centre will be built on a site close to the railway station in the heart of the city, and will house five established city surgeries operated by the newly formed Hereford Medical Group.
The Greyfriars, Moorfield House, Aylestone Hill, Sarum house, and King Street GP surgeries will join together under one roof to provide more accessible, efficient, and up-to-date primary care services, as well as offering specialist services for patients from other city practices.
The health centre has been designed by Worcester-based architects, One Creative Environments, to be ‘a highly sustainable and energy efficient building’, and will include facilities for an on-site pharmacy, 92 parking spaces, 14 cycle stands, and an ambulance bay.
Speller Metcalfe, an award-winning, family-owned building contractor which is undertaking the build, are headquartered in nearby Malvern. The company’s group MD, Des O’Neill, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded the contract to build the new Hereford Medical Centre through the PIC Framework. Speller Metcalfe has a wealth of experience in delivering the highest quality healthcare facilities, and is very pleased to be part of this project, which will improve access to healthcare services for the people of Hereford.”
