Officer presentation from representatives of NHS Southwark
Minutes:
Rebecca Scott, Dulwich Programme Director (NHS Southwark CCG) provided an update on the Dulwich Hospital site. The officer stated that this proposal was about the improvement of health facilities in the local area. Good progress had been made on the business case and a formal site appraisal was produced on where the new health centre would be best situated.
Rebecca explained that the service model would look at access situated at East Dulwich Grove /Melbourne Grove and a decision made on whether the existing building should be completely knocked down and rebuilt. The decision would also be made on how much land would be needed for the new centre if the existing building were to be demolished.
The next stages of this process would be to submit proposals to NHS England and appoint architects after the community engagement process. The planning proposal would be presented to the council’s planning committee in May 2015. If it is approved the contract would be signed by the end of 2015. During this time, ongoing negotiations would continue with NHS property services, the council and the Education Funding Agency particularly in regard to proposals for a free school on the site. The next update should take place at the meeting in December 2014.
Questions were raised about the process of engagement, the site’s access, design and parking facilities and whether a secondary or primary school was needed on site.
Officers had identified how they would consult residents but further clarification on the refurbishment needed to be provided by the developers. Members suggested that representatives of NHS England should attend a community council meeting to outline why there were lengthy delays with the whole process. The officer agreed to take this back for a response.