New Paisley health centre being considered in review

A new Paisley health centre is being considered as part of a wider review of services in Greater Glasgow, NHS chiefs have confirmed.

- EDEL KENEALY

The town centre health hub was first mooted in 2019 when Paisley was identified by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) as one of three communities which should benefit from a new health and primary care hub to house GP surgeries and other specialities.

The other two communities - Parkhead in Glasgow's East End and Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire - have had their mulit-million medical centres built.

However, in a statement issued to the Express this week, the health board said the Paisley proposal would now be considered against a host of competing demands.

A spokesperson for NHSGGC said: "A previous proposal for a new Paisley Health Centre, which would bring together a number of primary care services, was affected by the national pause on NHS capital projects, with insufficient funding available for it to be progressed.

"We are currently refreshing our primary care strategy which will revisit the prioritisation of our sites across all six health and social care partnerships.