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.”