Health services will be scattered across the area when a health centre closes.
Huddersfield’s Princess Royal Health Centre is to close after it was revealed the Greenhead Road health centre needed a £10m overhaul.
Due to investment needed at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) – said to be a priority for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust – they have decided to ‘disinvest’ from the Princess Royal Health Centre.
Now, after public engagement with patients, the options for relocation have been revealed.
Some services will move into Huddersfield town centre, some to HRI or Calderdale Royal Hospital and some to Halifax town centre or Salterhebble.
The town centre locations have yet to be revealed.
A report ahead of Tuesday’s Kirklees Overview and Scrutiny Panel for Well-Being and Communities reveals the future proposals.
Lesley Hill, the Trust’s Director of Planning, Performance, Estates and Facilities, said: “After a series of engagement events with our patients, their families and staff we have drawn up our suggested proposals so we can continue to provide the quality care currently based at PRCHC for our patients and their families into the future.”
As a result of the public engagement, travel and accessibility ranked highly for patients which is why town centre locations have been put forward for many services.
Locala director of transformation Jim Barwick said: “Locala is committed to providing high quality healthcare services for the people of Kirklees in the community and the suggested proposals to relocate Locala services from Princess Royal will ensure this continues.”
The centre opened in July, 1928, as the Municipal Maternity Home. The last baby was born there in 1984 and the building was then handed over to community health services.
Podiatry services
75% relocated to town centre 25% of service relocated to Acre Mill at HRI 12,720 patients are seen by 25 staff, who also work at 20 other sites.
Children’s therapy services
Relocated to HRI with greater disabled parking to meet family needs.
Sexual health services
Will move into a town centre location, yet to be identified.
Ellerslie – the pre-school centre for children with special needs
TBA The hospital Trust favours a move to Calderdale Royal Hospital.
The Looked After Children services
Relocate to local authority accommodation with the nursing team.
Community Paediatrics
To Huddersfield town centre with related services such as paediatric audiology.
Community audiology
Relocate into a sound-proofed town centre venue.
Termination of Pregnancy services
Relocate to HRI.
Psychology service, community dental services, diabetes community nursing team and the offices of
the community nurses
Also move into Huddersfield town centre.
Eden Community midwives
Move towards remote working but staff need a base, yet to be identified. They care for women who need extra support through their pregnancies because of their youth, domestic abuse, mental health issues or substance abuse.
Child Health Records
Relocate to Broad Street in Halifax.
The Macmillan rehab team
Relocating to office accommodation at Salterhebble, Halifax. Princess Royal was office-only space for the team.