The Health Service Executive has announced that planning permission has been approved for two new Primary Care Centres in Westport and Claremorris.

The tender process by the National Development Finance Agency is underway.The Primary Care Centres will be locatedat Kilcolman Road, Claremorris and Toberhill, Westport. These Centres are part of the overall HSE plan to develop Primary Care Services in local towns.

The Mayo Centres will be developed on a public private partnership basis as part of a project to develop15 Primary Care Centres Nationally. The Primary Care Centre in Westport will include accommodation for GPs, Mental Health Services, Public Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Chiropody, Dietitian, Dental and Primary Care Counselling. The total HSE staff complement will be in the region of 20 staff. A local Ambulance base will also be located in this Centre. Following the development of this Centre the services at the existing Westport Health Centre and Mental Health Day Centre, Altamont Street, Westport, will be relocated to this new purpose based Centre.

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The Claremorris Primary Care Centre which is to be developed at Kilcolman Road, Claremorris, adjacent to the Mayo County Council local offices will comprise of accommodation for GPs, Public Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language, Psychology, Chiropody, Dietitian, Dental and a number of other visiting professionals. A local Ambulance base will also be located at this Centre. The total HSE staffcomplement will be in the region of 15 staff. Following the development of this Centre the services at the existing Health Centre, Knock Road, Claremorris will be relocated to this purpose built Centre.

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