Broadford hospital plans to be showcased

PRELIMINARY designs for Skye’s new Broadford hospital ‘hub’ will be showcased next week.

The drop-in event, on Wednesday December 13 at Broadford Hotel between 2.30pm and 7.30pm will be an opportunity to hear about the design, while NHS Highland will be seeking further views on the building, access and use of outdoor space.

Design team members will explain design ideas for the new healthcare centre for Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross on land adjacent to Dr MacKinnon Memorial Hospital.

Hub North Scotland Ltd was appointed by NHS Highland to deliver the new hospital and architectural firms Rural Design, based in Portree, and Oberlanders from Edinburgh won the contract for the design. Balfour Beatty was appointed contractor in September 2017.

Tracy Ligema, NHS Highland’s deputy director of operations for north and west and project director for the re-design, said: ‘Approval of the outline business case and preliminary design are important milestones.’