GLENTIES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION - COPE

Pat the Cope Gallagher has been advised by the HSE, that the Primary Care Centre in Glenties will go to tender immediately. The project is estimated to cost in the region of €1.6 million.

Pat the Cope has confirmed that “tenders will be invited within weeks.
A period of 4-5 weeks will be given to contractors to submit tenders, after which a successful contractor will be appointed and work on the project should commence by October”.

The centre will provide accommodation for all services associated with a Primary Care Centre for Glenties and the surrounding area

The site was acquired from the St. Columba’s Trust on the understanding that it would be used only for a Primary Care Centre. The building will be single storey. It will facilitate the integration of Primary Care Services and individual Public Health Nurses and will be based with, and assigned to, specific GP Practices. The primary objective is to ensure the development of a fully integrated Primary Care team under one roof with a clear emphasis on patient centred care delivery.

The new facility will provide Primary Care Services and Community Service Clinics and will be used by the broader community for social interaction and activities.

The new centre will enable primary care to centre on the needs of individuals and groups of people, and will match their needs with the competencies required to meet them. Some of the essential components will include assessment, diagnosis, therapy, nursing, social services referral and rehabilitation.

The new Centre will be developed in such a manner as to facilitate interaction, both formally and informally, among the members of the primary care team.

The HSE’s Estate Office in Letterkenny will have responsibility for the procurement procedure