Children’s Primary Care Centre

Children’s Primary Care Centre

“The Children’s Health Centre (CHC) is located in Block 9 of Europort, less than a two-minute walk from St Bernard’s Hospital. Ramp access leads to the main entrance which opens into a bright, airy, modern, and beautifully furnished space with clear signage in keeping with the colours of the GHA Core Values.

“The main space, with ample area for prams and buggies, leads the eye to floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the GHA gardens and the water beyond. This space is complemented by a quiet and private room for breastfeeding. At the far end, there is a delightful, open play area with clean and well-chosen toys. Seven bright, welcoming, and fully equipped dental clinics are found in this area. An undersea marine theme decorates the walls and leads to nautical scenes around the main seating area.

“Close to the main entrance, directly on the right side, will be the Child Health area where Gibraltar’s child health surveillance with health visitors takes place. To the right of the reception desk, near the Child Health area, will be the out-patient area with five dedicated clinic rooms staffed by various child healthcare professionals. Specifically included here are the brand-new, daily scheduled specialist GP clinics taking place side by side with the Consultant-led Paediatric Development and Disability service. These are the first of primary and secondary care services to co-locate. This clinical area is decorated with lively and cheerful jungle scenes.

“The left of the reception area is comprised of other community services such as Paediatric Dietetics, Diabetes Care, Speech and Language services, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Gibraltar Young Minds (GYM).

“The whole Children’s Health Centre is modern, bright, and designed to flow well, with themes that are cheerful and welcoming. All are designed with the ability to afford a child-friendly and calming clinical environment and with children and their families in mind.

The Primary Care Centre (PCC) has an extensive staff complement with a wide range of duties. A full list of staff roles can be found in the Appendix.

The PCC aims to provide the best possible healthcare to the community, ensuring that services are easily accessible, efficient and responsive to patient needs. High standards of physical and mental health are promoted through a planned programme of health promotion and preventative care. The staff at the PCC strive to maintain a pleasant and safe working environment, with teamwork and good communication being encouraged in order to include all members of the team in decision-making processes.

Overview

The aims of the Primary Care Centre are:

• to provide the best possible healthcare for patients;
• to promote better physical and mental health by offering a planned programme of health promotion and preventative care;
• to ensure that services are easily accessible, efficient and responsive to the needs of patients;
• to maintain a pleasant, safe and efficient working environment for everyone using the practice;
• to include all members of the team in decision-making by encouraging teamwork and good communication.

Primary Care Centre Opening Hours:

Monday – Friday – 8:30am to 7.00pm
Saturday – 8.30am to 12.30pm & 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Sunday – 8.30am to 12.30pm & 5.00pm to 7.00pm