A new healthcare hub and GP surgery will transform how NHS services will be delivered in King's Lynn.
NHS Norfolk and Waveney is drawing up plans for the hub on Nar Ouse Way as part of a £20m investment in the town.
It will provide care for people with long-term conditions such as diabetes or heart disease or those suffering mental health issues, as well as outpatient services from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
If the final business case is agreed later this year the centre will open in May, 2024.
Sam Sandell, West Norfolk council's cabinet member for people and communities, said: "Quality primary care is a critical part of effective health care provision and we know current services are under pressure.
"The prospect of a new primary care facility to the south of King’s Lynn is something we can all get behind and the borough council will be doing everything in its power to support delivery of the new hub at Nar Ouse."
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Paul Highham, associate director of primary care estates for NHS Norfolk and Waveney, said: "The planned Hub at Nar Ouse will help to transform how health and care services are delivered, bringing services closer to where people live, enabling more joined-up care, and supporting residents to access information and wider services that will help them to live healthy and well.”
It comes as a new £8m surgery on Edward Benefer Way will enable a GP practice which serves 20,000 patients to take on 5,000 more.
St James Medical Practice says its current accommodation on County Court Road in King's Lynn is "too small and not for purpose" and a new site would allow it to improve access to a wider range of services in one space.
The new practice, which is being built near South Wootton Junior School, is set to open in January.
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