28 March 2019
At a briefing for Newtown and Eildon Community Council on Tuesday night, Rob McCulloch- Graham, Chief Officer of the Health and Social Care Partnership, confirmed that the Partnership is currently working with the GP Partners to maintain the services out of the Newtown surgery for the mid-term.
Detailed development work on the longer term options which arose from the option appraisal process last year will be undertaken in consultation with the Eildon Locality Working Group and the wider community.
Commenting on the way ahead, Rob McCulloch-Graham said: "The community participation and engagement in the process to determine the future provision of primary care services to the patients registered with the Eildon Practice has been really encouraging.
"We will continue to work together to ensure that any new practice building will be best suited to accommodate the high quality health services necessary to meet the current and future needs of our local community."
Councillor Elaine Thornton-Nicol said: "The concerns of the patients of Eildon Medical Practice in Newtown St Boswells are obviously high. I was pleased to hear the update from Rob, and look forward as a patient to a positive outcome for us all."