Issue details
Maximising Health Infrastructure - Island Medical Centre
Tower Hamlets is one of the most deprived boroughs in the country and the population is expected to reach nearly 315,000 by 2020 . Both NHS Tower Hamlets Commissioning Strategic Plan 2012 – 2015 and the Tower Hamlets 2016 - 2020 Health and Wellbeing Strategy highlight the development of health premises and the refurbishment of facilities as key to supporting both the integration and localisation of services linked with local area partnerships. The Commissioning Strategic plan describes the course of action to improve health outcomes for the local population and has a commitment to improve the quality of life for everyone in the borough by working in partnership with key stakeholders including the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Rapid population growth, stimulated by new residential development, is driving increased demand for healthcare provision in the affected localities. The proposed new health facilities and expansion will help build the extra clinical capacity that will be required to meet the increased demand for primary care.
Given the difficulties in obtaining new premises and the space and financial constraints on primary care services, the capital investment will enable GP Practices to increase their appointments and clinical capacity.
This project will allow a greater level of service to be offered to patients. The proposed works to be undertaken to Island Medical Centre will provide:
· Four additional modern treatment rooms.
· Extra clinical capacity that will enable the practice to expand its patient list by a further 5,472 over the next five years to 2022/23.
· 28,800 new patient appointment slots in the South-East Locality, based on a utilisation rate of 60%.
· An expansion of the primary care workforce in the South-East Locality, equivalent to 1 GP per 1,800 new patients.
Finances will be spent in accordance with the s106 obligation and will deliver projects identified and agreed with the contributors in compliance with the s106 agreement.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Issue Closed in System
Wards affected: Blackwall & Cubitt Town;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/06/2018
Open/Exempt: Open;
Decision due: 1 Aug 18 by Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee
Considered on: 30 Jul 18 by Grants Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Lead member: Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing
Lead director: Corporate Director, Health, Adults and Community
Department: Place
Contact: Dr Somen Banerjee, (Director of Public Health) Matthew Phelan, Healthy Environments Programme Lead, Public Health Email: somen.banerjee@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultation process
No statutory public consultation has been conducted.
Engagement has taken place across multiple council departments such as Public health and Planning.
Lead Member for health and corporate director have been briefed on project proposal.
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: Yes, an Equalities Analysis was conducted in April 2018 and is attached.
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: Island Medical Centre Equalities Assessment Maximising Health Infrastructure PID