Willmott Dixon has been awarded a £25 million contract to develop a number of community healthcare facilities.

The North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has chosen Willmott Dixon to create new facilities that will support the NELFT's plans to roll out a new hub and service model.

The centres will provide improved local access to services and allow staff to spend more time with patients in the community.

The first project is a £12 million Waltham Forest Central Hub, a facility that will accommodate community recovery teams and an early intervention in psychosis team.

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There will also be space developed for community clinics, respiratory, diabetes and podiatry services.

It is understood two further projects will developed, including a Children's Hub at Redbridge and a Service Hub at Thurrock.

Anastasia Chrysafi, P21+ framework manager for Willmott Dixon, said: "We’re delighted to be working with this forward thinking NHS Trust; the scope very much fits our skill-sets of strategic planning and working in live environments.

"We're looking forward to using our healthcare experience to support the Trust’s strategy of rationalising its estate, providing more accessible services in the local community and an improved quality of service for both service users and patients."

(LM/CD)