A planning software has been submitted to increase the medical care provided at Seafield Pharmacy in Ayr’s Blackburn Drive.
Proposals are in place for the pharmacy, which is mixed with a Put up Workplace and Normal Retailer, to make alterations, prolong their store and alter using a flat above the property.
The goal is to enhance storage and assist supply drop-in clinics for the likes of podiatry sufferers, administer flu vaccinations and provides sufferers extra privacy- with expanded session rooms.
In a supporting assertion, Seafield Pharmacy/Seafield Shops mentioned their software is being prompted by extra demand for medical providers.
They mentioned: “Seafield pharmacy has been buying and selling now since 2012.
“On the time the enterprise was arrange the area was enough because it was a brand new enterprise inside a busy store.
“Nonetheless, for the reason that pharmacy opened in 2012 the enterprise has grown steadily, caring for the wants of the Seafield neighborhood and other people outwith the realm.
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“This development by demand signifies that the area inside the pharmacy and preparations inside the store are not enough. There's a want for storage, for elevated privateness, for workers welfare areas and area to offer extra healthcare providers to the Seafield neighborhood.
“The pharmacy’s present one session room is small and have to be saved free for sufferers requiring privateness or additional session with the pharmacist.
“The creation of a second session room would imply varied clinics and drop-in providers such a flu vaccination, podiatrist clinics and journey vaccinations could possibly be provided to prospects, a few of whom discover journey laborious or distressing.”
The candidates wish to reinstate the unique door into the store to permit prospects a “increased degree of privateness” as a result of in the mean time, the queueing system inside the store means there's potential for affected person privateness to be “compromised.”
The assertion goes on: “The doorway at present holds an ATM which demand for has dropped because of folks utilizing the publish workplace to withdraw money and the world going cashless.
“The intention is folks may nonetheless entry the pharmacy by way of the store in the event that they so wished with the creation of a door on the inner wall partition.”
The plan additionally entails utilizing the prevailing flat above, in order that enough storage ranges may be fulfilled and permit workers’s welfare must be “extra adequately met” and improved by giving them a “correct relaxation space” and bathroom amenities.
The appliance is on South Ayrshire Council’s on-line planning portal and is listed as ‘pending consideration.’
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