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Pendleton ‘Topping Out’ Ceremony

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MaST LIFT raises over £3,800 for Charity

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The recent charity golf event in Manchester organised by MaST LIFTCo has raised £3,839 for Transport for Sick Children

Ancoats release

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MaST LIFTCo, one of the six Primary Plus LIFT Companies, has handed over the flagship Ancoats Health Centre to the Manchester PCT.

Official opening of Forum Health Care at Wythenshawe

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The Rt.Hon. Andy Burnham MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury officially opened the new state-of-the-art £4.7m NHS Forum Health Centre in Wythenshawe on Monday 16th July 2007.

Eighth Health Centre in Manchester handed over on time

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MaST LIFT have completed the £5.1m Cheetham Health Centre in North Manchester today, on time and within budget. Shown here, Richard Groome, Chief Executive, passing the keys to Manchester PCT's Director of Estates Trevor Jones. The health centre will go operational within 24 hours, somewhat unusual, as the old Portakabin housing the existing doctor's surgery is needed for car parking.

ExcellCare re-brands to Primary Plus

Leicester-based ExcellCare, a joint venture company set up by John Laing and Bank of Scotland Corporate in 2002 to build new community health and social care facilities across the country under the Government's Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) initiative, has undergone a re-brand.

Topping Out Ceremony at Lower Kersal Health Centre

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The 'Topping Out' Ceremony at Lower Kersal Health Centre was held on Friday 5th May.

Benchill celebrates new Health Centre

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A new one-stop health centre took a step closer to opening with the official handover of the facility to South Manchester Primary Care Trust (PCT).

Willow Tree Healthy Living Centre Opens

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The new £2.8 million Willow Tree Healthy Living Centre on Littleton Road, Lower Kersal was opened on Friday 12th January 2007 by Hazel Blears MP for Salford.

Topping Out Ceremony at Cheetham

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The Topping Out ceremony at Cheetham Health Centre was held on Thursday 23rd November 2006.

£11.5 million announced for Healthcare Improvement Programme in North Manchester

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Final approval has been announced today for £11.5m to build two new health centres in Ancoats and Cheetham as part of the ongoing LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) programmed to reform primary care health services in Manchester, Salford and Trafford

Two new Joint Service Centres for Salford

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One of the largest LIFT closures in England was announced on Wednesday 1st November, for two Joint Service Centres to be completed by MaST LIFTCo, Salford Primary Care Trust and Salford City Council.

A spectacular new Health Centre has been handed over to North Manchester Primary Care Trust.

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Friday 29th September 2006 saw a significant achievement for the MaST LIFTCo Partnership and North Manchester Primary Care Trust as handover for the new £2.9m state of the art health centre at Openshaw took place, the first for North Manchester.

Completion of Openshaw Health Centre

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MaST LIFTCo announces the forthcoming completion on 29th September of their next Manchester health facility, and a further step in the regeneration of East Manchester, with the £2.9m state of the art Openshaw Health Centre. Based on the Ashton Old Road, the building has been constructed by Laing O'Rourke Northern Ltd and has an eye catching design by MBLA Ltd Architects; it brings local healthcare in Openshaw into the 21st Century

Pendleton Health Centre

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Work has started on a £17m project to create a state-of-the-art super clinic in Pendleton

Walkden Health Centre

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Building work has commenced on the new £12m health centre in Walkden. The health centre is being built on a derelict site and will house a GP practice, a council 'One Stop Shop', community rooms and cafe.

Wythenshawe Walk-in-Centre

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Tuesday 2nd May was a significant day for the people of Wythenshawe also for the Walk-in Nurses who dealt with no less than 60 patients on the first day the £4.8m two storey centre opened its doors at 8.00am and was soon extremely busy.

£12 million Walkden 'Lift' Centre approved

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Plans for a £12 million health and social centre in the heart of Walkden have been approved by Salford City Council.

Approval for two new Health Centres

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Planning permission for two new Health Centres in Eccles and Pendleton was approved by Planners on Thursday 16th March 2006

'Topping Out' ceremony at Openshaw Health Centre

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The 'Topping Out' ceremony at Openshaw Health Centre was held on Friday 24th February 2006.

New Health Centre opens doors for community services

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Brownley Green Health Centre, situated in the Benchill area of Wythenshawe. A new one-stop-shop style health centre opened its doors on 6th February 2006.

Official Opening of Partington Health Centre

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The official Opening Ceremony of the new £3.5million purpose-built one-stop Health Centre in Partington was performed on Friday 27th January, at 1pm by the Rt. Hon. Bev Hughes, MP for Trafford.

1st Health Centre for MaST LIFTCo opens

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October 21st 2005 was the day 'The Energise Healthy Living Centre' was officially opened by the Rt. Hon. Hazel Blears. It had been 4 years of hard work by the MaST LIFT Partnership having reached fruition with the opening of the first MaST LIFT Centre.

ExcellCare signs Manchester, Salford and Trafford LIFT Project

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ExcellCare Ltd, a joint venture between Equion and the Bank of Scotland, has signed a £75m public private sector partnership contract with the Department of Health, through Partnerships for Health, to deliver 21st century primary health and social care and local authority facilities in Manchester, Salford and Trafford (MAST).