More than 3,000 patients have expressed an interest in registering at the new Whitehouse Health Centre, which will serve the western edge of Milton Keynes.

Costing £9.5-million, the facility was jointly funded by NHS England and Milton Keynes Council.

The building was completed in July but the opening date was delayed due to the Covid pandemic,

The health centre had consulting rooms, minor surgery and recovery rooms, nurse-led treatment rooms, a pharmacy, ancillary clinical support rooms and multi-purpose/health education rooms.

It even has its own café and space set aside for use by Thames Valley Police, as well as an ambulance standby.

Due to the high number of expressions of interest, Whitehouse Surgery is focusing on registrations from residents who expressed their interest first and any additional registrations from local communities such as Whitehouse and Fairfield.

In the new year, the promotion of the service will go wider to the whole of Milton Keynes.

This week MK South MP Iain Stewart MP welcomed the news that the new surgery has an opening date.

Due to the high number of expressions of interest, Whitehouse Surgery is focusing on registrations from residents who expressed their interest first and any additional registrations from local communities such as Whitehouse and Fairfield.

Hr said: “I am pleased to see Whitehouse is getting a GP surgery, it has been something I have been keen to push. Milton Keynes’ population is growing, and this piece of infrastructure will help to carry the demand to deliver healthcare to local residents.”

The new website for the surgery should be available later this week. You will be able to visit here .

New £9.5m state-of-the-art GP surgery set to open in Milton Keynes in two weeks' time