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Tuesday 6 March 2012

New Centre Set to Open on 23rd April

DCP_5814The New St Ann’s Valley Centre may not have a Chemist to dispense prescriptions given by GP’s ~ No announcement was made at this evening’s meeting for Friend’s of the facility.  The Centre will not have a Dentist.There is no Café.  It contains no shops.

The new centre will be officially opened on 28th May with a community based activity and dedication ceremony, although the building will be open to the public to use from 23rd April. The opening hours will be 8.30 am – 7pm Monday to Friday only, while St Ann’s Library will also open on Saturday’s 9am – 4pm.

The £11.6m St Ann’s Valley Centre has car parking spaces for 130 vehicles, including registered disabled, and members of staff will have permits to occupy 70 of these. A secure bicycle storage facility is located at the front of the building.
 
Tania Najuk, Nottingham City Council Project Manager began the meeting by announcing the time table of the change-over in the next few weeks.
 
St Ann’s Library will close down on the Robin Hood Chase on 4th April, and will reopen in the new centre on 23rd April. The library will occupy much of the ground floor of the new Centre, with a children’s resource area, and facilities for public presentations. The librarians will share the main reception desk, along with Nottingham City homes, and NHS receptionists. The library will have very modern facilities allowing members to book out their own library books, and a retrieval system inside the main entrance will allow uses to drop off their books without having to go the main desk.
 
A small quiet room near the main entrance is to be named The Jim Neil Suite. It has not been decided whether it will have a photograph of Mr Neil on the wall, although their will be some unrelated artwork; a plaque of some description will be placed on the door of the facility.
 
The Wellspring GP Practice will close down on 19th April. There will then be an out of hour’s service in operation for patients while the practice transfers its equipment and medical records into the new Centre. The Primary care Trust facility, including GP practice, will then open to the public on 24th April. GP facilities and receptionists are all located on the upper first floor of the St Ann’s valley centre, which is accessed by a lift & Stairs. However, the new Centre will not contain a Dental Surgery.
 
Also on the upper 1st floor is a large private open-plan work area for around 130 members of staff, made up of Nottingham City Council, Nottingham City Homes and the NHS.
 
Subject to confirmation, the St Ann’s Housing Office on the Robin Hood Chase will close down on 19th April, and staff will then transfer their files and equipment into the new Centre. From 23rd April members of the public will be able to make initial enquiries at the front reception desk about their Rent, Benefits or Repairs, and a member of staff will come down to speak with them in one of the quiet reception rooms nearby.
 
Having toured the building I found it large & spacious, with good lighting and it was easy to negotiate. Project Manager Tania Najuk said that she wanted to create a team of volunteer helpers, who will help answer questions & guide members of the public to the place they wanted to be. The volunteers will all receive special training before. Anyone wishing to volunteer may contact Kate Stockwell, Project Assistant: Tel 0115 8834895 Email: kate.stockwell@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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