Located in New Islington, Manchester's Millennium Community in east Manchester, the 24,500 sq ft facility, across two floors, will be one of the largest Primary Care Centres in Manchester and will serve residents in Ancoats, New Islington, Miles Platting and the east side of the city centre illustrated in the attached commercial photography and architectural photography. In the future, it will also provide a range of health services for the new residents who will live in the Holt Town Waterfront neighbourhood, where in excess of 7,000 new homes are planned.
The state-of-the art £6.5m centre located on Old Mill Street, near the site of the former hospital, overlooking the new water park, is designed and built by construction partner Laing O'Rourke in partnership with Manchester architects, Stephenson Bell. The new facility will replace the current Ancoats clinic and will house two of the area's key GP practices. Other services will include minor injuries, family planning, podiatry, mental health services, and a pharmacy illustrated in the attached commercial photography and architectural photography.
This Primary Care Centre is part of the government's ongoing LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) programme to modernise primary care facilities through joint public and private funding partnerships. The capital funding is provided by ExcellCare, a joint venture between Equion, a division of John Laing plc, and the Bank of Scotland. Manchester Primary Care NHS Trust (PCT) will run, manage and staff the centre and pay the revenue funding. The Manchester, Salford and Trafford area has the largest LIFT scheme in the country, with 11 schemes being built as part of a £75 million investment.
The Primary Care Centre is in New Islington, Manchester's Millennium Community, which in turn is one of English Partnerships' seven Millennium Communities but the centre will serve a much wider population. New Islington is a partnership between national regeneration agency English Partnerships, Urban Splash and New East Manchester Ltd together with appointed social landlord, Manchester Methodist Housing Association. The 29 acre site, just east of Manchester city centre is being radically transformed to a strategic and ambitious vision created by Will Alsop. As well as the Primary Care Centre, a new canal and water park, over 1730 new homes, office space, a school, shops, bars and restaurants are planned to be created as shown in the commercial photography and architectural photography.
