Contract awarded for Scotland’s largest health centre

BAM Construction has been appointed by hub West Scotland to build Scotland’s biggest health centre in Parkhead, Glasgow.

North East Health Centre, located on Salamanca Street, will be delivered on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership, and will accommodate 900 staff, bringing together a number of community health services currently located at nine different sites.

The £35M design and build contract will feature a three-storey building, accommodating 10,000m² of clinical, support and training space and car parking.

The hub will provide GP surgeries, a pharmacy, specialist children’s services, district nursing, health visitors, social work services, older people’s mental health services, learning disability services, sexual health services; addiction services, meeting rooms and a café.

BAM Construction Regional Director Bruce Dickson said: “We are delighted to be part of the team delivering this visionary health hub. This is a model example of the future provision of health services moving away from a hospital setting to a community based location which is readily accessible with good transport links.”

Designed by Hoskins Architects, work will commence on site in summer 2020 and will be delivered in phases with a scheduled completion in early 2025.