shifting the balance of care symposium utilising apollo centres for health to create innovations in...
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SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF CARE SYMPOSIUM
“Utilising Apollo Centres for Health to create innovations in Primary Care”
David Dawson – Apollo Capital Projects
26th February 2003Botanical Gardens, Birmingham
Who Are Apollo? 3rd Party Primary Care Developers of leasehold properties Manage 42 primary care schemes across the UK (28,000m² of space) ranging from GP
surgeries to Community Hospitals 15,000m² under construction in;
Edinburgh Manchester Leeds Wells West Byfleet
We specialise in:
Investment in, Development of and Management support for Primary Care Resource Centres: Larger Health & Social Care campuses,
e.g. Wells NHS LIFT Diagnostic and Treatment Centres Apollo Centres for Health
Fully serviced Primary Care facilities Available for sessional use daily, weekly
or long term All in price Adjacent to or part of a Health and
Social Care facility
What are Apollo Centres for Health?
Features and Benefits Flexible additional capacity to meet
immediate needs Efficient utilisation of space Shared use facilities No long term capital or revenue commitment
for NHS Funding, occupancy and residual value risk
remains with Apollo PCT support for investment and pre-let
utilisation Joint venture opportunities
Service Options – some case examples
ECG’s Osteoporosis Warfarin Temporary GP premises Occupational Health
Service Priorities Waiting list pressures Secondary care in community settings Integrated health and social care Local implementation of NSFs Health promotion and preventative
programmes Education and Training
Why Apollo?
The God of light, poetry, music, healing and prophecy.
Therefore in design and service terms, person centred, health and well being
focussed, patients and staff empowered.
Apollo Centre in EastbourneBefore work began…
Key Design Features Convey a sense of light
and calm Clear external presence Strong sense of ‘arrival’ /
‘sanctuary’ Central hub Simple curves
The Result…
The Environment
Managing the Centre
Managing the Centres Reception and welcome: users and
practitioners Feed back on the experience Patient safety I.T. access Integrated bookings, patient records
and charging systems Clinical governance
Siting the Centres Maximum access and footfall
Good public transport links Convenient for practitioners Multi-purpose and use
An SSDP driven investment Adjacent of a GP surgery Part of a Primary Care resource centre Linked to a diagnostic and treatment centre or
intermediate care centre (revived community hospital?)
On an acute hospital site On a health and social care campus
Apollo Centres for Health
“An essential component of the modernisation of local health and social care systems, providing economically efficient infrastructure for care closer to home.”