Under a £250m Government plan to increase access to GPs in under-doctored areas, Manchesterwill get 3 new GP surgeries and a new GP-led health centre in the city centre.
The surgeries, in Levenshulme,Longsight and Moston, will start with zero lists and will open up appointments to thousands of new patients currently unable to access a GP.
The new surgeries will operate with extended opening hours - with appointments available on Saturdays and in the evenings on some week nights. The GP-led health centre to be located somewhere in the city centre will be open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and may include a range of health services as well as appoint ments with GPs and a walk-in facility
All of these are additional services and no existing facilities will be replaced. The PCT are currently looking for suitable premises and providers for the services and it is hoped that all will be open to patients in April 2009.