Work has started on three new community health centres for NHS Lanarkshire.

The facilities, which are being built by Graham Construction, are located in East Kilbride, Wishaw and Kilsyth.

Expected to open in summer 2015, the new centres will be able to offer residents a number of services, including GP practices, dental services, podiatry, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, community treatment room activity, mental health, phlebotomy, public health nurses and long-term condition nurses.

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Commenting on the projects, NHS Lanarkshire Chair, Neena Mahal, said: "I hope patients and the local communities are as excited by the start of work on these centres as we are.

"We expect all three to be open by the summer of 2015 and we're sure patients and staff will appreciate and enjoy the new health surroundings."

Ian Ross, Chief Executive, added: "Over the last five years NHS Lanarkshire has built new health facilities in Airdrie, Carluke, Hamilton, Bellshill and Coatbridge and these three new centres are further evidence of our commitment to providing the best community health facilities possible for the people of Lanarkshire."

(JP/IT)