Paddy Tipping, MP for Sherwood, will mark the start of the work on the new £3m Rainworth Health Centre by cutting the turf at a special ceremony on Friday 24 March. The new Health Centre will provide purpose designed and built accommodation for Dr Corbyn and Partners and Newark and Sherwood Primary Care Trust’s community nursing staff. The Health Centre will include, amongst others, facilities for minor surgery, counselling, podiatry and a pharmacy. The Rainworth Library will also be re-located in the new building.

Mr Tipping said, “I am delighted that work is now starting on the new centre which will provide excellent modern accommodation benefiting patients and staff.”

Opening Planned for April 2007
Construction will take approximately 12 months, with the new Health Centre becoming operational in April 2007. It is being built adjacent to the current Health Centre on Warsop Lane, Rainworth.

£34.2 million investment in NHS Premises
The Rainworth Health Centre is being built as part of a £34.2 million investment programme in new healthcare premises in North Nottinghamshire. The work is being undertaken by North Notts LIFT Company. The Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) is a government initiative providing investment in primary health care and social care premises and is a public private partnership comprising, Primary Plus (the private sector partner), Partnerships for Health (a joint venture between the Department of Health and Partnerships UK) and the four PCTs in North Nottinghamshire (Newark and Sherwood, Bassetlaw, Ashfield and Mansfield District PCTs).

Laing O’Rourke Undertake Construction
The construction work is being undertaken by Laing O’Rourke. A spokesperson for Laing O’Rourke said, “We are pleased to be involved in the construction of the new Rainworth Health Centre. The Health Centre will provide fantastic facilities for the locality of Rainworth in a ‘one stop shop’ type environment.”

Guests attending the turf cutting ceremony will include representatives from North Nottinghamshire LiftCo, Laing O’Rourke, staff from Dr Corbyn and Partners and Newark and Sherwood PCT.