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Search the Public Notice PortalConcerns over the future of Dumbarton Health Centre have been raised by councillors after it was deemed “not fit for purpose” in the latest health board meeting.
It comes after the Scottish Government spending review, announced in January, highlighted an investment of £4.1 billion health capital over four years which did not include improvements to the health centre.
The building opened in 1973 and has now been included on the HSCP strategic risk register.
As a CLASP construction, a prefabricated, modular building system which was developed in the 1950s, it serves a population of 25,000 and employs 200 staff.
The key services provided include: five GP practices; community treatment rooms; podiatry; physiotherapy; district nursing, and children and family services.
As an aging property the building presents several risks, primarily due to the use of the building beyond its intended lifespan as CLASP buildings were only expected to last in the region of 50 years, yet Dumbarton Health Centre remains in use.
During the meeting, councillor Michelle McGinty said: “I agree that this should be on the risk register. I think everyone here knows the condition of the building and what has been happening with it.
“It was really disappointing when the Scottish Government announced the four year capital plan and the health centre was not on it.
“Given that this is not just a priority for the people who work in Dumbarton health centre, it is also a priority for us as a health board. I am not saying that the other places that made it onto that capital investment are not worthwhile, I think Dumbarton Health Centre is just as worthwhile.
“The visit carried out was very eye opening not just when you see the fabric of the building but GPs are having to go out their office to allow other clinics to attend, their rooms are too small.
“There is really inappropriate clinical spaces for them to use so it is actually having an impact on the healthcare that can be offered there. It is not the quality of service but I do think that we are letting that whole health centre down.
“It is not a building that people should be cared for our staff should have to work in and it is not fit for the future.”
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