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An NHS GP surgery and walk-in centre being demolished to make way for a new supermarket is 'very tight' for time to find somewhere new. Hawthorn Medical Centre in Fallowfield was left gobsmacked by the news that it would be moved out of its premises as Lidl took over the land.
The medical centre has now been left scrambling to find a new site to build on, or a building it could convert - all before a demolition deadline of October 2025. The health centre's bosses say that 'this doesn't have to necessarily be a bad thing', as the successful surgery has been expanding and its current location is now too small.
But having been served a demotion notice by Lidl as a 'bad Christmas present' at the end of last year, the staff say the clock is ticking to find a new location. “Even if we find a building and the NHS funding comes through really quickly, it was refurbished and all the rooms went in, it would still be really tight," said one practice leader in a public meeting held this week.
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Managers of Hawthorn Medical Centre held a public meeting on Tuesday afternoon, February 27, in Levenshulme to discuss the future of the practice. The medical centre, including an NHS GP practice and walk-in centre, is located at Fallowfield Retail Park, and its lease is due to end in October 2025.
But the building has now been served with a demolition notice meaning it will be bulldozed to make way for a Lidl supermarket once the lease comes to a close.
The practice was established just over a decade ago by Hope Citadel, a not-for-profit group of NHS GP practices aiming to treat residents in some of Greater Manchester’s most deprived areas. The Hawthorn Medical Centre,
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