Aspull GP surgery to get £3.6 million overhaul
The construction of a new building is set to start this summer
Last updated 1st Jul 2021
A multi-million pound healthcare development in Aspull has been given the green light, with the construction of the new building set to start this summer.
Aspull Health and Wellbeing Centre is set to combine the existing Aspull Clinic and Aspull GP Surgery on Haigh Road, replacing it with a state-of-the-art health and wellbeing centre.
It will include a modern GP surgery and pharmacy as well as being designed to be environmentally friendly and sustainable
The development, which is set for completion in Summer 2022, will take place through a number of phases to minimise the disruption to patients.
This is what the site currently looks like:
Dr Johannes van Spelde, GP Partner at Aspull Surgery, said: “The GPs and staff at Aspull Surgery are all delighted planning permission has been granted and that we can finally start to build our new Health and Wellbeing Centre, which has long been needed."
“The new building will allow us to provide even more services to the local population of Aspull in a bespoke healthcare environment."
"Aspull Surgery and Partners would like to reassure patients that all our services will continue throughout the duration of the build.”
Here, you can take a virtual tour of the proposed new design:
Dr Tim Dalton, GP and Chair of NHS Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group said: “We are delighted to have reached this important milestone with planning permission being granted for the new health and wellbeing centre in Aspull."
"The new centre will house a number of services, including the GP practice and community services. I’d like to reassure patients and residents that we have plans in place to ensure there is as little disruption as possible once building works start."
"The GP practice will remain open whilst building works are complete and the phlebotomy community services will move into the practice until the new building opens."
"It is fantastic to be working so closely in partnership with Aspull Surgery, OneMedical Group and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust on the development of this new modern facility for the residents of Aspull."
Silas Nicholls, Chief Executive of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: “This marks an important milestone in a very exciting project and as a partnership with Aspull Surgery, Wigan Borough CCG, Wigan Council and OneMedical Group, we all look forward to seeing the plans become a reality over the coming months."
“Aspull Health and Wellbeing Centre is going to provide people in the local area with access to the healthcare they need in a modern, welcoming and joined-up setting – a facility to be truly proud of.”
During the build process, WWL’s phlebotomy Community Services will be based in a consulting room at Aspull Surgery, with podiatry services available at Longshoot Health Centre in Scholes.
The District Nurses service will be based at Chandler House within Worsley Mesnes Health Centre.