Spire to open new unit in Yorkshire
An artist’s impression of the new Spire hospital in Harrogate, Yorkshire
By Douglas Shepherd
Eighty consultants are looking forward to taking up new private practice privileges at a £13m development in North Yorkshire.
And the hunt is on for other doctors to join them at the new Spire Healthcare Harrogate Clinic where building work has commenced to transform office space in the town’s Hornbeam Park.
Specialists will be providing diagnostic services and local anaesthetic treatments for dermatological, ophthalmic, gynaecological and urology conditions, plus minor orthopaedic procedures such as hand, foot and ankle surgery, and general practice services.
The development will create 30 new jobs and is promising people across North Yorkshire faster access to GPs, to X-ray, ultrasound and MRI scans and to surgery not requiring an overnight stay.
A spokesperson told Independent Practitioner Today: ‘We have had a high level of interest from consultants wishing to join the Harrogate clinic.
‘We are particularly interested to hear from consultants who practise in dermatology and gynaecology specialities and they can get in touch with Beverley.Macauley@spirehealthcare.com who is leading consultant recruitment.’
GPs are also required.
It is planned to open the clinic’s doors in late 2024 and deliver up to 1,500 surgical procedures a year.
Helen Atkinson, Spire Healthcare’s clinics director, said the development was part of a network of ten new Spire clinics being developed in community areas across Britain.
‘Providing medical care in the community leaves our hospital colleagues at the nearby Spire Leeds, Elland and Methley Park Hospitals with the capacity to continue delivering more complex treatment for patients.’