Integrated Care Centre - Diaries

The Kirkintilloch Health & Care Centre is now fully operational. In recent weeks there have been a number of complaints from nearby residents and traders about the lack of parking in the area at certain times. This has been a problem in this area since before the...

Winter 2009 to Spring 2010 update - this is my first diary entry this year. Over the winter I got out of the routine, due to pressures of the work associated with the Kirkintilloch Link Road. A number of people have asked about the diary so I know it’s valued and...

It has been just over two months since I updated the diary section. I just seem to have got out of the routine on doing it weekly. The workload associated with the Kirkintilloch Link Road and the urgency associated with these tasks has made it difficult to set aside the time...

Arrangements are now in hand for a handover ceremony in mid-August. At this point the main contractor, Barr Construction, will have completed his work and the whole building will be made available to the various contractors employed by the Community Health Partnership (CHP)...

A lot of work is now going into getting the details right. The building is pretty well complete. The Team is now working on the things that will make the building work when staff move in and it opens to the public. So its things like the IT and telephone systems, the...

The main works are rapidly coming to an end with. the building being handed over to EDC and the Community Health Partnership on 13 July. KI’s efforts are now focussing on some of the external issues such as landscaping. We have been talking to our neighbours at the...

Monday 20 April to Friday 5 June 2009 This diary entry covers a 7 week period. Regular completion of the diary has tended to take a back seat to a number of pressing issues which we have had to deal with over the past few weeks. The construction work on the...

I met this week with representatives of a community group set up to protect and enhance Woodhead Park. I was able to give them some reassurances on their concerns about the impact of the Integrated Care Centre on the north end of the park. I also agreed to try to assist with...

Construction of the building shell is on target for completion in June. The emphasis now is on getting all of the operational arrangements and external construction works in place. There has been quite a lot of discussion recently about the landscaping and how this merges with...

Construction of the Integrated Care Centre is progressing well. The big issue now is preparing for the internal fit out which will start in June. This is a large exercise which is being driven by the needs and budgets of the NHS and the Council who will be occupying the...