Ministers @Paschald and @SimonHarrisTD are turning the sod on a new Summerhill Primary Care Centre.pic.twitter.com/0vCkWiAMyr
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EFSI funding represents a contribution of up to 50% of the total €142m required for the construction phase.
Minister @Paschald - I am delighted to be here to see the beginning of a needed facility which will support the community of Summerhill
Minister @SimonHarrisTD - The Summerhill centre will be completed by mid 2018 and will mean better care close to home for the community
The new facility will be the base for the Summerhill Primary Care Team who serve a population of almost 11,000.
It will also be the base for all Network Primary Care services covering the North Inner City, serving a population of over 51,000.
Over 90 Primary Care Centres are already operational with a further 83 at varying stages of development.
When completed these centres will significantly enhance and expand capacity in the primary care sector.
These centres will deliver a preventive, joined up approach to the management of the nations health and the modernisation of primary care.
This facility will contain 2 GP's, public health nursing services, occupational therapy services and physiotherapy services amongst others.
€142m. For one centre?
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