Vale of Primary Care Centre vale of neath primary care centre,

Location: glynneath, vale of neath The new Primary Care Centre is a community based centre for delivery of GP

Client: The Healthcare Property Company Ltd and NHS services to the Upper Neath Valley which includes the settlements

Value: £ 2,9m of , Cwmgwgrach, and Glynneath.

Size: 1525m2 It replaces two nearby existing GP Surgeries in Glynneath and Resolven, with Completion: 2019 new high quality premises that serves to secure better health outcomes and Service: architecture, LANDSCAPE improved access to services for patients. The accommodation includes a Sector: healthcare combined Glynneath and Resolven Surgery, a treatment room and support Contractor: John Weaver CONSTRUCTION spaces for Swansea Bay University Health Board, shared waiting space and a The vision was to make a legible, inclusive and The layout follows the southern and eastern Landscape: AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD pharmacy. sustainable community facility. The primary boundaries of the site creating an ‘L’ shaped Structures: Roger Casey Associates care centre (PCC) is a facility that is welcoming plan. The layout is arranged to make primary to patients and easy to use. Its approaches circulation intuitive with minimal reliance on Services: SABA are clear whether the patient arrives on foot, signage. The building is arranged around a Cost Consultant: faithful & gould by cycle, bus or car. The public spaces have a shared waiting space supervised from the relaxed atmosphere. The working environment reception desk and directly accessed from the is equally important. It follows best practice in two building entrances. Patient security and environmental design. The layout and working confidence is enabled by this open and environment also engenders efficiency. accessible space.

The site is secluded and quiet affording a calm The reception, patient waiting area and environment for the PCC. It does however have facilities are located in an east-west orientated a presence on the approach from Glynneath block with treatment rooms located on a north- and on the approach from the south. The site south axis following the eastern boundary of is relatively large although is constrained by a the site. The Pharmacy is located as an annexe non-developable area to its perimeter. In order to the main building with its main entrance to maximise parking the building is sited at the directly opposite the PCC entrance. eastern end of the site with public entrance and pharmacy facing the car park and Public facilities are located on the ground floor approach from the new site entrance from Glyn for ease of access and management. Staff Neath Road. accommodation is on the first floor above the patient waiting area with Health Board The building is a shared facility between accommodation and further treatment rooms Glynneath Surgery, the Health Board and a above the Surgery Treatment rooms. pharmacy.