Newcastle<\/a> University.\n<\/p>\n\n The statement said: \u201cThe existing premises are currently operating at full capacity.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWaiting times for appointments continue to grow and available treatment rooms are insufficient to meet the need for additional NHS patients.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe proposed acquisition and integration of 122 Westgate into the existing practice provides a practical and sustainable solution to the issue of space limitations.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe proposal would allow for additional surgeries and improved patient throughput directly benefitting the local population.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n It added: \u201cThe proposed change of use aligns fully with national and local planning objectives.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt enables the expansion of an essential NHS facility in a location that is already in health use, reducing the need for further land take or speculative new development.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe location is highly sustainable and central, well served by public transport and public car parks.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe proposed change of use will allow additional clinical space, ensuring that the practice can meet NHS contractual requirements and treat more patients within an appropriate care environment.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Internal changes would see the creation of a dental surgery room and practice manager\u2019s office on the ground floor, along with a further surgery room on the first floor, a sterilisation room, toilet and patient waiting area.\n<\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, between two and ten additional staff could be added courtesy of the expansion.\n<\/p>\n
\n Addressing the conservation area element, the statement explained: \u201cThe project involves no physical alterations, construction, demolition, or modifications to buildings, structures, or landscapes within or adjacent to the conservation area.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt is strictly limited to internal reconfiguration, preserving the historic fabric, character, and visual integrity of the area.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n It said if the council concluded that the change of use \u2013 through the functional change to a dentist from residential, rather than physical alteration \u2013 had the potential to cause less than substantial harm to a heritage asset, then this must be balanced against the substantial public benefit, in this case the expanded delivery of NHS dental care to the local population.\n<\/p>\n
\n Members of the public have until August 13 to comment on the plans.\n<\/p>\n
\n Recently a health scrutiny committee in Redcar heard about a number of measures being taken by the local NHS which aim to make it easier for residents to access both routine and urgent appointments.\n<\/p>\n
\n But councillors were warned by Dave Gallagher, the integrated care board\u2019s chief protracting and procurement officer, it would be a long haul to \u201cget things back to where they should be, and it probably wasn\u2019t wonderful in the first place\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Malmin Healthcare NE Ltd wants to extend the Roseberry Dental Practice into a residential property next door in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4316],"tags":[105,4348,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-299719","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114933482346463977","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}