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Health and well-being developments

NHS Oldham has been improving access to locally-based, high quality health and well-being services over recent years. 
 
We have been modernising healthcare facilities through a range of new developments and improvements across Oldham. Most of Oldham’s existing health centres were over 30 years old when the improvements began. 
 
Many GP Practices that have been relocated in to newly built premises were  based in converted residential properties or shops.  These could be difficult for people to access and were too small to allow patient services to be extended.
 
We have been working with others, such as Oldham Council, doctors and local people to extend the range of services available across Oldham and to develop community-based services that are fit for the future. As well as increasing the quality of care, these developments aim to help people to stay fit and well and reduce the time patients wait for treatment.

Progress of the programme  

The Oldham-wide programme envisioned some years ago has progressed well and the current position is as follows: 
  • A large number of the planned facilities have been completed and are fully functioning, delivering a range of primary care and community services for their immediate local communities in Oldham and beyond.
     
  • Some  facilities have been completed more recently, are still building up their range of services and have future potential to add more, for example at the new Werneth Primary Care Centre, which opened in December 2011.
  • A number of GP-led developments are progressing and are at various stages in the development process.
 How have the developments to date been managed?
LIFT, or the Local Improvement Finance Trust, is providing a long-term partnership that is investing in a healthy future for people in Oldham.
Partners within Community 1st Oldham include NHS Oldham, Oldham Council, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust and a private sector partner, Equity Solutions.

What did the development programme set out to achieve for Oldham?

  • Improved access to high quality health and well-being services
     
  • Increased and improved services in the heart of your community
     
  • Integrating services - bringing together a wide range of health and well being services in one location
     
  • diagnostics/integrated clinical assessment and treatment services (ICATS) and other services traditionally found in hospitalsome tests, assessments and minor operations
     
  • Better facilities for people to be treated in and staff to work in

Completed developments

Moorside Medical Centre

Picture of Moorside Medical Centre
Moorside Medical Centre

681 Ripponden Road, Moorside, Oldham OL1 4JU.

This opened in January 2006 to provide much-needed health services for the people of Moorside and Sholver.  Replacing previous cramped and unsuitable accommodation, the centre brings together primary care services such as GPs, nursing, therapies and counselling, as well as dental and pharmacy services. Support for individuals and families to help them stay fit and well is also available.

Glodwick Primary Care Centre

Glodwick Primary Care Centre picture
Glodwick Primary Care Centre

137 Glodwick Road, Glodwick, Oldham OL4 1YN.

Opened in April 2007, this facility replaced previous cramped and outdated accommodation dating back to the 1970s. It houses three GPs, alongside dental and pharmacy services and provides a one-stop-shop facility for around 15,000 patients.

The centre also offers self-care services and support to enable people to keep fit and well, some assessment and treatment services traditionally only available at hospital, and a range of specialist community services, such as orthoptics, speech therapy and mental health services.

Oldham Integrated Care Centre

Picture of Oldham Integrated Care Centre
Oldham Integrated Care Centre

New Radcliffe Street, Oldham OL1 1NL.

This opened in November 2009 and is located right in the heart of the town centre.  It is improving access to health and well-being services for people across the borough..

Services offered at the centre are:

  • Self-care – information, advice and support to help people keep fit and well
  • Walk in service - this is open from 7am until 11pm and treats minor illnesses and injuries that do not need a visit to A&E.  You do not need an appointment and will be seen by an experienced health practitioner. 
  • Primary care services, including six GP practices, dental services (including emergency and special care) and pharmacy services
  • X-ray service
  • Diagnostics/integrated clinical assessment and treatment services (ICATS) and other services traditionally found in hospital
  • A range of specialist community health services, including audiology, podiatry, physiotherapy, community nursing, occupational therapy, orthoptics, speech and language services and many more
  • Meeting rooms, information points and a café.

Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre

Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre
                                                              Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre

This opened in October 2010 and is located on Park Street in Royton town centre next to the existing swimming pool.  It provides the following services to around 20,000 patients:

  • Self-care – information, advice and support to help people keep fit and well
  • Two GP practices
  • Pharmacy
  • Community nursing teams
  • A dental practice
  • Specialist services, such as orthoptics, podiatry and audiology
  • External public open space

Werneth Primary Care Centre

An architect’s impression (indicative) of Werneth Primary Care Centre
An architect’s impression (indicative) of Werneth Primary Care Centre

This development opened in early December 2011.  It houses the following services: 

  • Kapur Family Care
  • The Dr Sidhu Medical Practice
  • Dr Danson's practice
  • Dr Callow's practice
  • Community health services - which will begin to move into the centre in January 2012. 

The talks have been taking place with the GPs following NHS Oldham’s decision that it could no longer take charge of delivering a new health centre.

More information is available here. 

Other key locations and developments

Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre 

A permanent new Gp-led health centre looks set to be built in Fitton Hill.

A planning application has now been submitted for the proposed health development, which will be the second phase of the new Neighbourhood Centre development. Work has already started on the first phase of a library, youth services and community centre. Building work on the health centre will start once planning approval is received and contracts are in place.

The GP practice currently in the temporary modular building on Deanshut Road will then move into the new facility. The overall completed building will provide fully integrated public services for local people.

The dental practice currently in the modular building is currently looking at more permanent options .
 
The Saddleworth area

Current health facilities in Uppermill and Delph are being improved to allow the local GP practice to expand services. 

The Uppermill Health Centre premises have been developed resulting in an additional three clinical rooms.
 
Plans have now begun to demolish the existing Delph Clinic premises and build new fit for purpose health premises housing up to five clinical rooms.

More information is available here.

New GP practices

Four new doctor’s surgeries, for around 24,000 patients, are now open.

Two opened in Fitton Hill and Coldhurst in July 2009, one in the town centre in December 2009 and one in Hollinwood in January 2010. The aim is to provide extra GP services in parts of Oldham where there are currently not as many, ensuring that people find it easier to see a doctor at a time that is convenient for them.