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Liverpool City Region wins £150,000 to join up services and make best use of public buildings and land
Residents in Halton should soon have more choice when it comes to accessing NHS services thanks to a £90,000 grant received by Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals from the Government’s One Public Estate (OPE) programme.
And the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has been given a further £60,000 to develop collaborative projects which make the best use of public buildings and land.
In Halton Lea, the funding will accelerate plans to provide hospital services via an extension to the Captain Sir Tom Moore Building and extra health service provision in Runcorn Shopping City.
It will also enable the Trust, who were supported in their application by Halton Council, to review all available public sector estate across Warrington, with a view to providing services in the most convenient and accessible spaces for the public in future.
The Liverpool City Region’s One Public Estate Partnership was re-established in November 2020, at which point the Combined Authority assumed responsibility for co-ordinating activity across public sector organisations across the City Region.
The innovative programme is part of an initiative to re-configure services, save taxpayer’s money and free up surplus land for new homes.
Councillor Graham Morgan, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Portfolio Holder for Housing and Spatial Framework, said:
Halton Borough Council Leader, Cllr Mike Wharton, said:
Lucy Gardner, Director of Strategy and Partnerships from Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, added:
OPE is a national programme which provides support and funding to councils to deliver ambitious property-focused programmes in collaboration with central government and public sector partners.
Programmes are aimed at transforming health and social care integration and benefits reform, unlocking land for new homes and business and creating new opportunities to save on running costs or generate income.
National funding has been announced for more than 160 projects across England, which will aim to deliver over 17,000 new homes, 19,000 new jobs and save taxpayers £34 million.
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