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New Little Hulton Health Centre nears completion Building work is well under way for the new Little Hulton Health Centre in Salford, due to be completed this month. The state of the art site has been created by Salford Primary Care Together (SPCT), NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Greater Manchester Pension Fund, and will provide the local population of 13,000 with four GP practices and other specialist health services. Following completion of the new site, SPCT, Cherry Medical Practice, Dearden Avenue Medical Practice and Manchester Road East Medical Practice will start using the modern, purpose-built building to see patients in the Little Hulton area. With this health hub being in the heart of the Little Hulton community, the site will host services that Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust provide including podiatry, district nurses and psychology, as well as providing a base for other local services including community midwives and children’s health. Staff from the four organisations recently visited the site to see how the building has developed over the past few months and are looking forward to being able to move in. Look out for updates on Facebook @salfordprimarycaretogether and Twitter @SPCTogetherCIC.
Safe, secure and here for you Salford Royal has paid tribute to patients and the community for their support as it continues to work hard to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Salford Royal is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, which has introduced a range of infection control and prevention measures to help keep infection rates down. This includes asking all staff and patients to wear face masks and changing access routes across the main hospital site to control the flow of people and promote better social distancing. Dr Pete Turkington, Chief Officer and Medical Director, said: “We are here – and have always been here – to provide our patients with the care and services they need. We do this at the same time as taking all steps to keep our patients safe and secure. “It is essential that we prevent over-crowding in our hospital in order to keep staff and patients safe. We’ll continue to innovate our methods of delivering care, to bring the hospital to people’s own homes and communities where safe to do so and ensure we have the space in A&E for people who have suffered serious or life threatening injuries or symptoms.” For information about the Northern Care Alliance’s steps to protect patients, go to www.pat.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/covid-19-attending-our-hospitals.htm
