Resident raises road safety concerns over proposed GP surgery

errol: Claims poor visibility at entrance will lead to ‘many collisions’

A Carse of Gowrie resident has questioned plans to create a temporary GP surgery beside what she says is a dangerous road.

Jan Tait, 56, claimed many accidents have taken place on the B958 Grange road over the years, including a car overturning just last week.

She added that poor visibility around the entrance of the planned site will lead to “many collisions” when the temporary surgery is built.

The Carse Medical Practice received the backing of NHS Tayside and the Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership to commission Errol based Morris Leslie to propose a new site in Errol for the temporary GP surgery.

Doctors Ruth Cotton, Sahar Hussein and Amy Stewart have lodged a statement to Perth and Kinross Council along with the planning application saying: “The practice sees this as an opportunity which in the long-term will allow the development of appropriate services which can be shaped through public consultation and will ultimately benefit patients community.”

SNP councillor Beth Pover, one of the representatives for the Carse of Gowrie, claims there has been a lack of consultation about the proposal.

“It affects many residents in the Carse of Gowrie but I don’t think there has been proper consultation on this plan,” she said, adding: “Local residents need to be provided with robust consultation as this hasn’t happened so far”.

A spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership said: “Local GPs, Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Tayside continue to work closely together and are committed to ensuring GP services continue to be provided in the Carse of Gowrie area.

“The GP practice is currently developing plans to provide temporary premises by the spring. This will ensure the continuity of patient services in the Carse for the foreseeable future.

“NHS Tayside and Perth and Kinross Health Social Care Partnership will continue to work closely with the practice in Errol as they move into the temporary new premises and as they develop plans for permanent premises.

“These plans will be developed in partnership with the practice and the local community.

“The feedback and support from the community and local councillors has been greatly appreciated, and we look forward to working together to deliver this next phase for the Carse of Gowrie.” and the local

Local residents need to be provided with robust consultation as this hasn’t happened so far. COUNCILLOR BETH POVER