Mary Creagh MP Visits City of Coventry Health Centre

On Friday the 4th October 2024, Mary Creagh MP paid a visit to the City of Coventry Health Centre to learn more about the facilities and the vital healthcare services being delivered to the local community.

The health centre is one of five buildings developed and managed by Arden Estate Partnerships, a Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) company working to support the development and maintenance of community-based primary health and social care premises in the city.

During her visit, Ms. Creagh met with staff to discuss the role of the centre in promoting community health and wellbeing. The award-winning Health Centre is the largest primary care development to happen within Coventry and one of the largest in the country. At 10,250m² over five storeys of state-of-the-art primary care space, the health centre provides a range of services for the community and the city as a whole.

Ms. Creagh said:

“It was great to visit Coventry Health Centre and see the brilliant work they are doing with epilepsy services, breast cancer screening, blood tests, special needs dentistry, and refugee and asylum seeker healthcare. We are fortunate to have such dedicated NHS professionals in our city.”

Pictured from left to right: Ben Plews (gbp, Estates Manager), Sarah Clarson (gbp, Estates Manager), Mary Creagh MP, Nikki Hopkins (CHP), Abdul Hamid (gbp manage, Deputy Managing Director), Sharan Kandola (Integral, Contract Delivery Manager) and Simon Murphy (AEP, Chair)

The LIFT programme has been instrumental in delivering over 350 new primary and community health and social care buildings across England. LIFTCos, like Arden Estate Partnerships, are public-private partnerships where the government holds a 40% stake through Community Health Partnerships (CHP), ensuring that health and social care facilities are equipped to meet modern standards and local needs. CHP is a key part of the NHS family (wholly owned by the Department of Health and Social Care). CHP is the head tenant at 308 modern, adaptable health facilities located in areas of high health need bringing care closer to patients in their local neighbourhoods.

City of Coventry Health Centre is leased to CHP, which acts as the head tenant, while gbpartnerships (gbp) provides asset management services. gbp, the Management Services Provider for 14 LIFTCos across England, including Arden Estate Partnerships, has been a key player in the development and management of healthcare facilities through the LIFT programme. To date, gbp has delivered over £350 million worth of healthcare projects and manages assets valued at over £1 billion.