NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has partnered with MSI Reproductive Choices to repurpose both Woodfarm Health Centre and Chess Medical Centre in Oxford in order to deliver state-of-the-art reproductive services.

The previously-vacant sites, retained by NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (ICB), have been leased for 10 years following a competitive bidding process and MSI Reproductive Choices has been commissioned by the ICB to deliver essential reproductive services to Oxfordshire.

The organisation opened its first clinic in central London in 1976 and has grown into one of the world’s-largest providers of contraception and safe abortion services.

MSI Reproductive Choices is investing £500,000 to refurbish Woodfarm Health Centre – which has been vacant for over a decade, with NHSPS also involved in delivering some of the improvements.

These include implementing net carbon zero sustainability measures by installing new roof-mounted solar panels.

The solar PV system is designed to optimise the building’s estimated energy consumption, with estimated yearly savings of 6,160kWph – equivalent to charging a smartphone once a day 3,366 times, or the same impact of planting 55 trees a year.

Plus, given MSI wider requirements in the region, the organisation has also agreed to acquire space at the previously-vacant first floor of Chess Medical Centre.

MSI will be running a service from three clinical rooms, alongside reactivating a reception area and waiting room.

Kirsty Goddard, head of operations at MSI Reproductive Choices UK, said: “These sites have enabled us to expand access to abortion and contraception services in the area – ensuring people can make an informed choice about their body and future.”

David Lloyd, senior estates manager at NHSPS, added: “We’re truly proud to announce this partnership. It not only optimises the use of available spaces in the facilities, but also aligns with our commitment to deliver excellent patient care. By securing these leases, we’re supporting MSI’s valuable work while ensuring that our sites are utilised to their fullest potential.”