TWO local surgeries will be moving to a new home within the next few days.
The Arran Medical Centre and Green Lane surgery will relocate to the recently completed Smith's Wood Medical Centre from Tuesday (August 27).
The two-storey building, in Burtons Way, is part of the wider development on that part of the estate.
Construction work finally got underway on the facility last year and the building work was completed in recent months.
When the plans were first approved by Solihull Council, paperwork submitted in support of the application argued that the centre would mean improved facilities for local patients.
Concerns had previously been raised that the ageing premises currently in use made it difficult to serve the needs of the local population.
While Arran Medical Centre was ranked as "good" in its most recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the health watchdog had flagged up the Mull Croft site was in need of renovation.
The idea of creating one-stop shops for patients has become increasingly popular nationwide and supporters say that the system eases pressure on the nation's hospitals.
A similar development in Marston Green, which will also bring a number of medical services under one roof, was given the go-ahead earlier this year.
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