South Gloucestershire residents can now benefit from a range of health, children’s, young people and family services on their doorstep at the Yate West Gate Centre.

The Centre, which opened on 8 February 2010, is a joint venture between NHS South Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Council so that residents can access a wide range of services all in one place.

 A children and young people’s hub includes; the Children and Young People Information Service, providing the general public with information, advice, support and access to a range of services; a Sure Start Children’s Centre offering stay and play sessions; youth clinics; maternity services and access to health visitors.  Connexions staff will also be based at the hub.

West Walk GP Surgery has now moved in from its temporary accomodation and an X-ray facility, treatment rooms, podiatry clinic, community dental services and a range of outpatient clinics are open for business. A Boots pharmacy is also open on site.

The new Minor Injuries Service  is now open.

NHS South Gloucestershire estimates that, after the centre is up and running, 34,000 appointments will take place at the centre every year rather than at the major hospitals in Bristol.

The Yate West Gate Centre is in the Yate Shopping Centre, near the leisure centre and next door to Yate library.

The Yate West Gate Centre

21 West Walk

BS37 4AX.

For all services contact the main switchboard: 01454 315 355.

The new centre in Yate is part of a network of community hospitals and centres being developed throughout South Gloucestershire, Bristol and North Somerset as part of the Bristol Health Services Plan.