A new health centre is being built as part of a wider ‘super surgery’ being developed in Shropshire.

Speller Metcalfe has started work on the new £5m Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice, which will house a number of healthcare specialists and provide state-of-the-art medical care, doctors’ offices, and a dental surgery for the local community.

The practice will form part of Teldoc, an overarching ‘super surgery’ incorporating medical centres across Telford.

Dr Bhachu, vice chairman and director of operations at Teldoc, explains: “With our passion and vision to provide quality and innovative primary care services, we are excited to see the plans for this medical centre come to fruition.

“The residents of Shifnal and the expanding population are long overdue a purpose built, futureproof facility and we’re glad that the team are now on site.

“We look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead.”

Meeting needs

A total of 13 consultant, office, and treatment rooms are included in the plan of works, with the centre being staffed by a multi-disciplinary team.

Located off Haughton Road, the facility will address the rapidly-expanding population of Shifnal and is being constructed to meet the needs of the growing community. This will include extending opening hours and increasing the range of integrated services and the number of appointments available.

The project is also giving special consideration to the native wildlife through the introduction of hedgehog holes, bird, and bat boxes and other habitat-related measures, which sit alongside further sustainability highlights on site. These include the installation of PV roof panels so the centre can use solar energy to offset the use of traditional gas and electric, as well as buried drainage tanks to ensure ground water does not flood the area in heavy rain conditions.

Rob Lashford, divisional director at Speller Metcalfe, said: “The start of a new project is an exciting time for our team, the client, and the community we are serving.

A significant investment

“The new medical centre is a significant investment into the town and we’re looking forward to furthering our relationship with the NHS.

“For Speller Metcalfe, healthcare provision is something we are passionate about and we have worked on a number of projects that seek to expand and improve facilities for a wide range of communities.

“This project in Shropshire is no different and we’re happy to be making headway.”

A total of 58 car parking spaces will be created to cater for the 15,000 patients that the medical practice is anticipated to serve, with additional overhead for future growth.

The building has been designed by Bundred and Goode Architects on behalf of Aequitas Shifnal.

It is set to open later this year.