Futures Forum: The future of Sidmouth's Blackmore Health Centre >>> campaign to purchase premises
It features on the surgery's website:
Sid Valley Practice - Save Our Surgery
With a link to a petition:
Save Our Surgery
This month's newsletter covers the issues:
newsletter.pdf
And the press has been very interested:
More than 1,100 people sign Sidmouth’s ‘save our surgery’ petition
07 October 2016 Eleanor Pipe
Community continues to fight for town centre site
More than 1,100 people have signed a petition to ‘save Blackmore Health Centre’ after doctors revealed fears for its future.
Spiralling costs, a proposed rent hike of £22,000 and plans by landlord NHS Property Services (NHSPS) to redevelop the site prompted Sid Valley Practice partners to launch a campaign to safeguard the town centre surgery.
Scores of residents turned out to show their support for the health centre at a recent protest and a petition calling for NHSPS to allow the GPs to buy the property has now been signed by more than 1,100 people.
Practice partners are concerned proposals – that would see a new surgery provided, but flats and a pharmacy added to the site – will jeopardise future healthcare provision in the town.
Dr Joe Stych, one of the partners, said the plans would mean the practice loses future expansion space and, hit with rising costs, may struggle financially.
NHSPS argues it has a remit to maintain buildings still needed for NHS services and has said costs to the practice are reimbursed.
Chairman of the Sid Valley Patient Participation Group Di Fuller said the petition will run until a second meeting to discuss the future of the health centre is held in November. East Devon’s MP Sir Hugo Swire attended talks last month, along with practice partners, patient representatives, NHSPS and NHS England.
More than 1,100 people sign Sidmouth’s ‘save our surgery’ petition - News - Sidmouth Herald
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