Work is anticipated to start on the new £19.25 million Clydebank Health Centre in 2018, it has been announced.

An Outline Business Case (OBC) for the facility has been approved by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and it will now be submitted to the Scottish Government's Capital Investment Group for funding.

As well as a new health centre, a new care home will also be built to form the health quarter of the Queens Quay regeneration project.

The scheme involves building at least 1,200 new homes at Queens Quay, as well as a retail unit, pub/diner, hotel and new public space with pedestrian access to the riverside and to the town centre and transport interchange.

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With work anticipated to start in the second half of 2018, completion is scheduled for 2020.

Cllr Marie McNair said: "It is fantastic news that NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has approved this funding and that the ambitious plans for Queens Quay have taken another giant leap forward. The health facilities will form a vital part of the overall project and this approval was an important step in the process."

Beth Culshaw, Chief Officer of the West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, added: "This new expanded Health and Care Centre will be much more than a simple replacement of the existing facility. It will give local people access to state-of-the-art health and care services in a facility fit for the 21st Century – all under one roof."

(LM/MH)