{"id":547439,"date":"2026-04-24T01:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547439\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:41:45","slug":"the-betrayed-notts-town-desperate-for-a-new-health-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547439\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018betrayed\u2019 Notts town desperate for a new health facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans for the new health hub have been floated since 2022<\/p>\n

The site off Walker Street, Eastwood<\/p>\n

A \u201cbetrayed\u201d Nottinghamshire town is pleading for funding support for a \u00a331 million health centre<\/a> that could reshape health inequalities for residents.<\/p>\n

Broxtowe Borough Council<\/a> has been pushing for a new health and leisure centre off Walker Street, Eastwood<\/a>, since 2022 but an unsuccessful \u2018levelling up\u2019 government bid that same year left initial plans dormant.<\/p>\n

The wider plans for a new centre involve a bigger library, a GP surgery, a pharmacy, a pool and community facilities.<\/p>\n

Now, the decision on whether the project can progress soon is looming, after it was announced to Broxtowe councillors on Tuesday (April 14) that the authority would be submitting its bid to the government for full funding by Friday (April 17).<\/p>\n

In Tuesday\u2019s cabinet meeting, council leader Milan Radulovic (Brox Alliance) spoke of health conditions such as cancer, type two diabetes, COPD, heart disease and stroke being higher in the town compared to the Nottinghamshire average.<\/p>\n

He said the new health centre would include 26 doctor consulting rooms, more than a dozen nursing stations, a phlebotomy service, a women\u2019s health and wellbeing centre and cancer screening.<\/p>\n

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An artist’s impression of the proposed centre in Eastwood(Image: Broxtowe Borough Council)<\/p>\n

Mayor of Broxtowe, Cllr Robert Bullock (Brox Alliance) reminded councillors of a similar project in Eastwood being cancelled by the incoming Conservative Government in 2010.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe people of Eastwood were let down by the previous government and 16 years later we\u2019re still waiting \u2013 I hope this current government are going to take note.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Cllr Radulovic said the town was \u201cbetrayed\u201d more than a decade ago, saying: \u201cThe [previous government] have literally got blood on their hands because what they did was deprive a community of a health facility that was integral to the needs of the people in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe poor doctors in Eastwood, and nurses, they operate almost on a shoestring. For 16 years we\u2019ve had to battle constantly with antiquated and outdated facilities that are totally unfit for purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

The leader said the most up-to-date estimated cost for the project is around \u00a331 million and he was \u201cconfident\u201d the government would part-fund the scheme at least.<\/p>\n

He added the authority \u201cwon\u2019t be cutting chunks\u201d out of the building\u2019s purpose design if full government funding is not given, and it will seek to get the East Midlands Combined County Authority to \u201cgap fund\u201d the rest.<\/p>\n

\"Milan<\/p>\n

Milan Radulovic, leader of Broxtowe Borough Council (Image: Joseph Raynor\/ Reach PLC)<\/p>\n

If the council receives confirmation of any government cash to help pay for the project then works could start on site in 2026. Cllr Radulovic says the full build-out could take at least 18 months.<\/p>\n

Most of the existing site is empty, but the library, Citizens Advice Bureau and volunteer centre would be \u201cde-camped\u201d elsewhere in the town while building works take place.<\/p>\n

Cllr Radulovic said the authority was \u201cpassionately appealing\u201d for the government\u2019s financial help, saying: \u201cYou either want to do this at government level for the people, or you don\u2019t, and if they don\u2019t, I will never forgive them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what happens with places like Eastwood is the health statistics are put into a bigger pot\u2026 so overall the health statistics don\u2019t look too bad, it\u2019s no worse than anywhere else, until you start to look at the actual detail of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should not be in this position where we\u2019re fighting for justice and fairness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The site would generate a \u201csubstantial amount of income\u201d from the doctor\u2019s surgery, according to the leader, which could be used to \u201coffset\u201d the building\u2019s cost.<\/p>\n

Plans for the pool include its use for therapeutic and rehabilitative purposes for those who need orthopaedic and respiratory support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans for the new health hub have been floated since 2022 The site off Walker Street, Eastwood A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[79467,188448,102,2960,15257,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-547439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-broxtowe-borough-council","tag-eastwood","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-nottinghamshire","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}