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Work on Drumnadrochit Health Centre to start in New Year

An artist's impression of what Drumnadrochit Health Centre will look like
An artist's impression of what Drumnadrochit Health Centre will look like

Construction work on a replacement, £1.5 million health centre in Drumnadrochit will start in the new year.

NHS Highland had previously hoped that the project would begin in October, but the tendering process took longer than anticipated.

The new centre will have five GP consulting rooms, a dedicated nurse and healthcare assistant consulting room and two treatment rooms.

The waiting room has been designed to be secured from the rest of the building for out-of-hours use by various groups.

There will be a hot-desking office for use by visiting health and social care workers.

The building has been designed to maximise natural light and energy efficiency, with a biomass boiler and high levels of insulation, and to accommodate future expansion if needed.

The health board’s south area manager, Jean Pierre Sieczkarek, said: “We regret that we were not able get work started when we would have wished, but the good news is that we now have a major contractor and various sub-contractors on board and work should start on January 12.

“There’s further good news in that we are delighted to have awarded the contract to a company based in the Highlands – building and construction engineering contractors MM Miller, which is based in Wick but which has an office in Inverness.

“We have worked with MM Miller before, and it’s great to have a local business involved in what is an important project for us and for the people of the Drumnadrochit area.”

Dr Duncan Thom, of Drumnadrochit Medical Practice, said: “Everyone at the practice, and I am sure all our patients, will be looking forward to moving into a new, modern facility that’s designed to meet present and future needs.

“It’s no secret that the current building, which dates back to the 1970s, is unsatisfactory.”

He added: “One of the things we are particularly looking forward to is working more closely with social workers. The integration of healthcare and adult social care in Highland has been a very positive development and it will be great to have a facility where we can work alongside our colleagues in social work.”

The Drumnadrochit centre is the latest in a series of major developments by NHS Highland, which have included the provision of a £1.3million health centre in Broadford on Skye, a £4million replacement health centre in Tain and the £1.5million redevelopment of Dingwall Health Centre.