Work has finally started on our new health centre on the site of the Prestbury Road Day Centre. Dr Jim Ropner from Berkeley Place Surgery, Dr Sanjay Shyamapant from Crescent Bakery Surgery and Dr Phil Kurlbaum from Royal Crescent Surgery were delighted to be on site as work commenced.

After many months planning, and a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been great to finally start on our new purpose built, modern, environmentally friendly building. The additional space will allow the three practices to meet current demands and offer new services to patients such as support from nurses and pharmacists. 

The practices will benefit from the state of the art design, allowing teams to work together more effectively, including creating more training oppportunities for doctors and other health care professionals.

Dr Phil Kurlbaum, has said, “We are delighted and really excited that work on our new health centre is getting underway.

“Cheltenham’s population continues to grow, and the three practices’ current premises no longer meet modern healthcare standards. This new health centre will mean that we can continue to meet the ever-increasing health and care needs of our patients and provide high quality services for years to come.

“We have put a lot of thought into creating an attractive building and surrounding environment, which will be welcoming to all our patients. We look forward to seeing the work on site progressing over the coming months.”

Helen Goodey, director of Primary Care at NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has said, “This development will be great for Cheltenham, and will mean that patients can benefit from modern, spacious facilities that support staff to provide high quality care. We are really pleased to see the start of work on site.”

We look forward to keeping you updated!