Hemel Hempstead is a large town in Hertfordshire developed after the Second World War to help families whose houses were damaged and destroyed by the London Blitz.
A survey conducted by Rightmove in 2019 concluded that the town is the happiest place in Hertfordshire and it is home to Parkwood Surgery.
The existing building was outdated with cramped consulting rooms, lack of admin and storage space and challenges in meeting modern healthcare premises standards. This was limiting the number and range of services that the practice team could provide for patients, with poor accessibility for patients with disabilities.
That is where we came in to help.
“It is brilliant to see the renovation work finished. The facilities needed updating to help serve 18,000 patients and to cope with the increasing local population. The improvements and extension will provide a much more comfortable and spacious environment for our patients and staff and help us provide a better service to our community.”
Colin Neal, Practice Manager for Parkwood Surgery
“In conjunction with the practice, HVCCG has worked and supported the practice on many options for many years that included proposals at the existing site as well as other locations to find a solution on better premises for the patients and staff. Having found a solution to improve and extend the existing premises and seeing the final result, credit goes to all involved in the project. Thank you from HVCCG.”
Sue Fogden Assistant Director for Premises East & North Herts, Herts Valleys and West Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups
“This was a really ambitious improvement project for any surgery, and the fact that works were taking place during the pandemic made it even more challenging. We’re delighted that both phases have now reached completion and the practice can now operate from much better facilities which are fit for the future.”
David Sadler, our Senior Development Manager