Bolton News

Bolton One ready to make a splash at keys handover

10:10am Saturday 28th January 2012

THE keys to Bolton One — the town’s new £30 million health facility — will be handed over on Monday.

The health, leisure and research centre, which is a partnership between Bolton Council, NHS Bolton, and the University of Bolton, is due to open on February 1.

The council is providing leisure facilities which include an eight- lane, 25-metre competition swimming pool, with seating for 250 spectators; a therapeutic hydrotherapy pool for people with disabilities; a fitness suite; aerobics studio; and community gym in the leisure area. The pool will be managed by the council’s partners, Serco.

The leisure centre will be the first part of the complex to open next week after the keys have been officially handed over to the council by Eric Wright Construction.

The NHS will provide a range of outpatient services, among which will be breast screening, orthopaedics, rheumatology, thoracics, and radiological and therapy support. A GP practice will also be based at Bolton One. The University of Bolton will provide a Centre of Excellence for Health and Wellbeing, which will include clinical skills laboratory facilities; a rehabilitation suite, including rehabilitation clinics; sports injury and exercise and conditioning clinics; and teaching and seminar rooms. Building work started in October, 2009, and an official opening ceremony will be held in May.

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