More than 3,000 people have answered our calls and made their voices heard over the city's cherished walk-in centre.

The Evening News is campaigning to save the much-relied-on facility in Rouen Road amid plans to shut it down.

Our message was simple - if you want to keep the walk-in centre, make your voices heard.

And it can now be revealed that more than 3,000 people have done just this and submitted responses to the crucial NHS consultation which could save the centre.

A public consultation into its future opened at the end of January, with three potential options being considered by bosses at NHS Norfolk and Waveney.

Eastern Daily Press: The NHS walk-in centre in Rouen Road, NorwichThe NHS walk-in centre in Rouen Road, Norwich (Image: Denise Bradley/Newsquest)

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One of these would see the centre renewed while the other two would see it shut down.

The proposals sparked anger among city folk and MPs across the political spectrum, who have called for it to be protected.

A full report into the survey will be published in due course and bosses at NHS Norfolk and Waveney are expected to reach a decision in May.

In a report going before the region's integrated care board on Tuesday, chief executive Tracey Bleakley and chair Patricia Hewitt wrote: "We want to thank all the people who have taken the time to share their views on the consultation about general practice services in Norwich.

"We take any changes to services like this very seriously and understanding the needs, experiences and views of our staff, local people and communities is important to us.

"It will take some time to analyse and consider the results."

Eastern Daily Press: The Norwich Evening News has been pushing to save the Rouen Road walk-in centreThe Norwich Evening News has been pushing to save the Rouen Road walk-in centre (Image: Newsquest)

The survey itself came in for criticism from Healthwatch Norfolk, which raised concerns that bosses were attempting to engineer the closure by using leading questions and ambiguous language.

A spokeswoman for NHS Norfolk and Waveney said the consultation had received more than 3,000 responses, with the majority of these being through the online survey.