Agenda item

Ms Caroline Morison, Managing Director at Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group (HCCG), advised that there had been a hiatus during COVID-19 with some of the work that had been planned.  However, elements of this work were now starting to move forward again. 

With regard to the Out of Hospital Hub in Northwood, it was noted that HCCG was in discussions with NHS Property Services who owned the proposed facilities.  These discussions had included the preservation of the façade; the design had been agreed and the three work streams were now moving forward.  Concern was expressed that the timescales for this project had again slipped.  Ms Morison was conscious of the time slippages and hoped that, when the application process had concluded, the process would start to gain pace.  It was noted that the outline components had already been determined and that the full business case would be brought forward at a North West London level by early in the new year.  Ms Morison would seek to confirm what action was being taken to relocate the London Ambulance Service which was currently on the site. 

It was also questioned whether consideration had been given to the reduced need for office space given the increased use of virtual meetings.  Ms Morison noted that the business cases had been reviewed to ensure that IT considerations had been dealt with.  It was also recognised that less of a face-to-face model of care delivery would be needed moving forward.  The heritage element had taken a long time. 

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) owned the proposed site for the Uxbridge Hub.  It was noted that this site would have meant that the existing services provided there would have had to have been decanted whilst building work was undertaken.  However, a new option had come to light and action was now being taken to investigate the use of Beaufort House.  This new site would be able to accommodate the Out of Hospital Hub services as well as a large GP practice and there would be no need to decant.  As there were currently tenants in Beaufort House, there was likely to be a time lag whilst they were re-accommodated. 

Two healthcare facilities were being pursued in the Hayes and Harlington area to add additional primary care premises.  HCCG was currently working through the Heads of Terms at the Old Vinyl Factory and a practice had been identified to occupy the new health centre.  The other facility at the Nestle site had not yet moved forward as further conversations were needed. 

The Board was advised that, with regard to the provision of GP services in Heathrow Villages.  HCCG had identified a site in Harmondsworth Lane but noted that further work was needed to move this forward.  The provision of services in this area continued to be a priority for HCCG. 

A number of improvement grant schemes had been completed and one had been deferred to 2022.  Improvement grant funding had been used to undertake work at the Yiewsley Health Centre which was now complete.  Although new reception space had been added, additional space was still needed in Yiewsley to accommodate the increasing population. 

RESOLVED:  That the progress being made towards the delivery of the CCGs strategic estates plans be noted.