Established 1998 SPRING 2 013 C o Potters Bar m Delivered to 13,000, Door to Door
[email protected] Distributed in Potters Bar, Little Heath, South Mimms, Ridge, Northaw and Brookmans Park Annandale and Highview Planning m Permission Granted The plans to build a new surgery, housing both practices in a modern, purpose built surgery. Annandale Surgery and Highview Medical The practices are not amalgamating but will u Centre, on the Elms Clinic site in the High maintain their own identities whilst sharing Street have been passed. facilities such as a minor surgery suite, Tenders for the building work are now being meeting rooms, etc providing patients with n sought with work likely to start this spring and access to an up to date, fit for purpose GP facility. completion expected by May 2014. Both surgeries are anxious to ensure that i The premises currently used by the practices these fundamental changes are undertaken are both converted houses and are inadequate t without causing difficulties to their patients. to facilitate future growth and improvement in They recognise that access by car will not the services provided locally. Consideration y always be easy although a few additional was given to modifying the existing buildings parking spaces will be available in the area in but the only really practical solution was to addition to the Oakmere Car Park. Both relocate to purpose built premises. surgeries will keep patients advised of Following an exhaustive search, The Elms developments via their patient participation N Clinic site, owned by the Primary Care Trust, groups, newsletters and websites was chosen as the only viable proposition and (www.annandalesurgery.co.uk or will be designed to accommodate both www.highviewmedicalcentre.co.uk ).