Mitcham health facility project What? NHS Merton Clinical Commissioning Group is examining the case for the development of a new health facility in Mitcham. Why? There is a real and urgent need for a specialised facility providing medical services to the community in this area. A new healthcare building in Mitcham will help us to… Reduce health inequalities by ensuring better access to health services for all Support improvements in lifestyle Improve the detection and treatment of the major causes of mortality in East Merton Improve the quality and scope of care available locally Reduce unnecessary use of hospital services, and thus provide value for money. Where? The site on which the facility will be developed is currently being determined. Four sites have been identified that may be suitable: Birches Close, Raleigh Gardens, Sibthorpe Road, Wilson Hospital. We have already undertaken a site assessment survey at a public event and via an online poll to look at aspects of each site’s suitability, such as accessibility by public transport. The site on which the facility will developed will be confirmed by the end of November 2014. The services to be delivered We have not finalised the detailed provision of medical services from the facility yet but we have identified that there is a need for: Space for Public Health, Social Care and the Voluntary sector A “primary care” (i.e. GP) walk in centre Outpatients Diagnostic services Community services Mental health services Children’s’ centre. We need your help in developing these services. At a later stage we will need your input into the design of the new building, both the internal layout and external design. What happens next? We need to: Finalise the site on which the new building will be developed and obtain approval from NHS England to commence the preparation of the business case Design the detail of the new building, internal layout and external design Obtain planning permission. Completing the business case, entering into the contract and being ready to start work on site will take about 18 months. We hope the health facility in Mitcham will be open to the public around spring 2018. www.mertonccg.nhs.uk Mitcham health facility project How to get involved and to contact us At this stage we would like your feedback on: The best way of keeping you involved e.g. should this be by newsletter, public meetings, a project patient group? Insert your feedback here: The overview of services we are proposing e.g. Have we missed anything? Are there specific comments about how the services should be delivered? Which are the most important for the local community? Insert your feedback here: If you have completed the feedback section above then please post this form to Clare Lowrie-Kanaka, Merton CCG, 120 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 IRH. Alternatively email any comments to [email protected] or phone: 020 3668 1221 to speak to Clare direct. www.mertonccg.nhs.uk