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Disability charity group views future Farnborough Centre for Health

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A group of students and their key workers from a specialist disability charity have visited the future Farnborough Centre for Health to see for themselves how the building will be designed to meet their specific accessibility needs.

Parity for Disability is a charity that provides vital services for children and adults with multiple disabilities, their families and carers.

The group discussed some of the issues they currently experience accessing healthcare and they made suggestions and recommendations for products that can help. They were pleased to see that the building will include a consulting room equipped with a hoist and a therapy bed, and they discussed accessibility around lifts, toilets and parking spaces.

Helene Abbiss, Community Support Director for Parity, said: “It’s really good for some of our students and staff to come and have a look. People with multiple disabilities need to be involved so that they can have the same health opportunities as everyone else.”

Farnborough residents flood to see future Centre for Health

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Farnborough residents turned out in huge numbers for the chance to visit the town’s future Centre for Health and learn about the services that will be based there.

Over 500 people came to the building, in Apollo Rise, to view displays and speak with representatives from organisations concerned. Their comments and feedback will be used to help shape services and access to them.

As well as North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), there were GPs and other healthcare professionals, architects, medical equipment fitters and representatives from bus operator Stagecoach, to address travel links.

The building was bought by Rushmoor Borough Council on the CCG’s behalf earlier this year and refitting is due to begin in the early autumn, with a view to opening next summer. It will house one of Farnborough’s GP practices - Voyager Family Health - as well as other services that will support the broader Farnborough population, such as the Integrated Care Team, midwives and Talking Therapies.

You can have a virtual walkthrough of the building through the below video. For still images and floor layout of the building, click here.

Frequently asked questions about Farnborough Centre for Health.

A patient leaflet.

A briefing paper about the Farnborough locality.

Purchase complete on Voyager House

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Rushmoor Borough Council has completed the purchase of Voyager House in Apollo Rise, Southwood to enable a new healthcare facility to be provided in Farnborough.

The council has been working with NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to bring about the new healthcare facility, which will provide a much needed new hub for health services and GP surgeries.

The CCG was successful in obtaining planning permission for a change of use of the building last November. Now the purchase is complete, the council can procure the conversion works that will create a purpose built Centre for Health within the existing building, which will be leased to the CCG with an anticipated opening in Spring 2020.

Read more: Purchase complete on Voyager House

Another important step towards achieving a new healthcare facility for Farnborough

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Rushmoor Borough Council, in partnership with North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), is continuing to take steps to acquire land in Southwood, Farnborough to help provide a much needed new healthcare facility for local people.

The Council has now served a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) upon the owner and the occupiers of the Voyager Building in Apollo Rise, Southwood Business Park, which has been identified as the most appropriate location.

Read more: Another important step towards achieving a new healthcare facility for Farnborough