“ There are 15 new super surgeries planned across the country over the next year that will help transform the way we deliver health and social care and there is no better place than Barnsley to mark this new beginning.”

Cramped and out-of-date health premises are a thing of the past in Barnsley since the Thurnscoe Centre was completed on time and to budget on 8th November 2004. Housing a seven-GP surgery along with an extensive range of other healthcare facilities, this purpose-built centre now provides improved services to cater for the growing needs of patients.

Thurnscoe is one of the first three of a series of developments with a value of £13.6 million planned for Barnsley and is located on a Brownfield site previously owned by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, bounded on the eastern side by a railway line.

John Hutton, Health Minister, said: “There are 15 new super surgeries planned across the country over the next year that will help transform the way we deliver health and social care and there is no better place than Barnsley to mark this new beginning.

To assist in meeting the demanding affordability criteria a private sector tenant was attracted as a third party revenue provider and work was started and finished within a 46-week contract period. The finished project hopes to enhance the health and well-being of patients and staff, whilst being flexible and adaptable in order to meet the future changing needs of health and social care and broader community-based services.