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MP sees
Super Health Centre lift off
12 December 2005
Caroline Flint joined senior managers
of Doncaster West Primary Care Trust, to see the start
of work on the £2.2million Super Health Centre
at Church Walk, Denaby Main.
Said Ms Flint: "The new centre
is more than just a health facility. It will support
people when they are sick, but will help them keep healthy,
as well. The opportunity to visit the library and see
your GP at the same time is a wonderful opportunity
for local people to make the most of the services on
their doorstep.
"Even though the building is
only a steel frame at the moment, it is clearly going
to be a landmark building in Denaby Main. I am very
excited by the project.
"The new building is just a few
yards from the old clinic, which predated the beginning
of the NHS. I am proud that by 2011, over half of the
buildings used by the NHS will have been built by this
Labour Government."
Ms Flint said the new super centre,
was an example of the excellent partnership between
the Government, the NHS locally and Doncaster Council.
The super health centre is one of
seven being built in Doncaster as the first phase of
the Government's LIFT project, which aims to improve
local NHS facilities. It will open in Autumn 2007. It
is located a short distance from the Denaby Main Sure
Start Children's Centre, opened in 2001. A new Sure
Start Centre is due to open in Conisbrough in the New
Year.
Said local mum and Sure Start worker,
Sara Maye: "This new centre is going to be fantastic
for the whole of the community - young and old. Centres
like this are the future for local services."
The new library replaces the former
Denaby Main Library which closed six years ago. Said
former councillor, Gerard McLister, who campaigned to
keep a library in Denaby: "I am delighted that
the new health centre will include a library for the
people of Denaby Main. The restoration of a vital community
learning facility is an important building block in
enabling our people to achieve their potential."
For more information contact Phil
Cole 07973 367869 or
Ian Carpenter on 07799 891507
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