Plans for new Renfrewshire health centre take step forward

Plans for a new health and social care facility in the Dargavel area took a further step forward this week as planning was approved by Renfrewshire Council.The Bishopton health centre satellite facility is expected to open in 2025 and provide care to the increased population associated with the new Dargavel village.The centre will be operated by the existing medical practice in Bishopton and feature additional space for care services to be delivered by Renfrewshire health and social care partnership (HSCP).The centre features five consulting rooms, one treatment room, four multiuse rooms and one community room and offers flexible spaces to ensure clinicians can deliver as broad a spectrum of services as possible.Christine Laverty, chief officer of Renfrewshire HSCP, said: “This is a welcome milestone for the project.

It is a positive step towards further developing health and social care services for the area, in line with the increasing local population.“I would like to thank the community for its input so far and the support they have shown for our proposals.

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