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Sapphire Primary Care Developments are part of the Celesio AG Group, who are the number one pharmaceutical wholesaler and pharmacy retailer in both the UK and Europe, with an annual turnover in excess of £18 billion. In the UK there are three principal operating divisions, namely AAH Pharmaceuticals, the wholesale business, Lloyds Pharmacy, the community pharmacy operation with some 1,500 pharmacies and Sapphire Primary Care Developments, a specialist medical centre development company.

As a provider of healthcare services Sapphire Primary Care Developments recognises the need to work in partnership with other healthcare practitioners in offering the best professional services and advice to patients in premises designed for that purpose. With almost 200 pharmacies within primary care premises and over a decade of experience in these premises, Sapphire Primary Care Developments believes it is well placed to undertake the development process from the inception of an idea to the completion of a new building, and thereafter the day-to-day running needs that Practices will have.

Our approach to the development of new primary care premises is to work as a team with all of the parties who have an involvement, including the Medical Practice, Primary Care Trust, District Valuer, Local Authority and any other bodies who may have a specific involvement or requirement within the development. We believe this is the only approach to take if we are to achieve the development of new primary care premises within a realistic timescale to a design which is influenced by the Medical practice / Other Users and will provide flexible and cost efficient accommodation.

With a combination of our experienced team and carefully considered design principles, we can create an attractive, highly functional building for clinical, administrative and staff needs.

Sapphire recognises that each new scheme has its own unique challenges that demand and experienced team with vision. Sapphire is particularly skilled at working across healthcare disciplines and accommodating multiple healthcare ans social care users.

Sapphire’s commitment to quality buildings is central to our company values. Unlike other developers, Sapphire is prepared to invest more at the beginning of a project in order to benefit the occupiers in the long term. The commitment to quality is demonstrated through our use of high specification materials including hardwood, natural slate and quality fixtures and fittings.

All developments have a common theme of;

Sapphire Primary Care Developments have completed eleven Medical Centre / Primary Care Centres, located at Lanark, Dalkeith and Bellshill in Scotland. Stretford, St. Helens, Hednesford, Didsbury in Manchester, Northwich, Cheshire and Gateshead in England. Llandudno in North Wales and Jersey.

Construction of our Rugeley project is now at an advanced stage and is due to open by the end of 2006.

A further 8 projects are due to commence construction shortly.

Sapphire Primary Care Developments, completed developments

Case Studies

Rainbow Medical Centre, St Helens

Former premises situation

In need of more space due to increasing local population and closure of a small nearby GP practice

Sapphire solution

	Additional land acquired adjacent to site and new car park constructed as phase 1.
	75% of new building built on old car park phase 2. G.P’s relocate to new premises
	Old premises demolished phase 3
	Remainder of new building completed on site of the old surgery, phase 4

Patient facilities include

	Modern GP consulting rooms
	In House Pharmacy
	Large Car Park
	Nurse Treatment rooms
	Multi-purpose minor surgery room

Staff benefits include

	Expanded administration facilities
	Training room / library
	Meeting room for upto 15 people Opened – February 2006 by Lady Pilkington and Chief Executive of St. Helens PCT

Teams Practice, Gateshead

Former premises situation

	Small detached house on the edge of a housing estate, undergoing regeneration
	Met few of the NHS accommodation guidance and requirements
	3 full time partners within the practice and one full-time salaried GP

Sapphire solution

	SPCD secured a nearby site owned by Gateshead Council.
	The site was part of a larger regeneration master plan
	Sapphire worked with GP’s and Gateshead PCT in drawing up plans of new building
	Completed development makes a valuable contribution to the on-going rejuvenation of the Teams area.

Patient facilities include

	Modern GP consulting rooms
	Minor Ops rooms and Nurse Treatment
	Podiatry Suite
	Mulit-purpose room
	Self Check in facility
	Adjacent Pharmacy

Staff benefits include

	Modern designed working environment
	Spacious administrative and clinical accommodation
	Staff room facilities
	Meeting/ Training room Opened December 2005

Hednesford Valley Medical Centre, Staffordshire

Former premises situation

	Four medical practices in unsuitable buildings and houses across the town
	No space for expansion
	Some of the premises did not comply with Disability Discrimination Act

Sapphire solution

	Sapphire worked with the four separate medical practices and Cannock Chase PCT to provide one functional and modern primary care facility
	One stop shop a symbol of the town centre regeneration scheme

Patient facilities include

	Chiropody suite
	Health education room
	Self checking in service
	In-house pharmacy offering additional health services
	Base for mental health Opened September 2005

Craig y Don Medical Practice, Llandudno

Former premises situation

	Situated on South Parade on the sea front in Llandudno
	Ground floor / basement used for medical facilities
	Major Disability Discrimination Act problems
	Major Parking issues

Sapphire premises solution

	Working together with the practice and Conwy County Borough Council, Sapphire identified an ideal area on part of a closed school site.
	Sapphire constructed the medical centre sympathetic to the area to reflect the surrounding residential area which has conservation status.

Patient facilities include

	Counselling treatment room
	In house pharmacy
	Functional space and design in nurse treatment rooms Opened – January 2005

Newbattle Medical Practice, Dalkeith, Edinburgh

Former premises situation

	Previous building was becoming too small for growing number of patients
	Increasing demands of statutory requirements of DDA and Health and Safety

Sapphire Solution

	Demolish existing surgery and re-build
	Decant the practice into temporary accommodation
	Construction of new building commenced in early 2003.
	One Stop Shop
	2,350 sq m with some 80 car parking spaces

Patient Facilities include

	State of the Art physiotherapy suite
	Podiatry Service
	Midwifery
	In house pharmacy Opened – October 2004

Delamere Centre, Stretford, Manchester

Former premises situation

	3 local surgeries in inadequate premises
	Major Disability Discrimination Act issues

Sapphire solution

	Three separate practices keen to keep their identities as separate practices
	Sharing premises has enabled the three practices to share skills and staff whilst each surgery retain their identities. Patient facilities include.
	Modern GP consulting rooms with natural daylight
	District nursing facilities under the same roof
	Minor surgery suite
	In-house pharmacy Opened – November 2002

Woodstock Medical Centre, Lanark

Former premises situation

	Original health centre was old and cramped needing modernisation
	GP’s under pressure to provide additional medical services

Sapphire Solution

Woodstock Medical Centre was relocated to suitable site

Medical Centre now consists of two separate buildings standing side by side, one for the PCT and one for the GP’s and in-house pharmacy.

Patient facilities include

	Modern doctor consulting rooms
	Nurse treatment rooms
	Baby clinic room
	Physiotherapy
	Chiropody Opened – November 2002

To arrange an informal discussion with a member of our team, please contact us on:

Tel: 02476 432270
E-mail: post@sapphirepcd.co.uk
Website: www.sapphirepcd.co.uk

 

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