Busy first day at Burnley’s new Urgent Care Centre

Burnley’s new urgent care centre saw 71 patients through its doors during the first few hours of operation.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Feb 2014, 15:00 BST
The first patient through the doors at Burnley General Hospital's urgent care centre Harry Wintersgill from Barrowford with his mum Tracy (s).The first patient through the doors at Burnley General Hospital's urgent care centre Harry Wintersgill from Barrowford with his mum Tracy (s).
The first patient through the doors at Burnley General Hospital's urgent care centre Harry Wintersgill from Barrowford with his mum Tracy (s).

The £9m. state-of-the-art building, on the Burnley General Hospital site, opened at the end of January.

Hospital bosses said 71 people visited the centre, which also houses a GPs out-of-hours service and children’s minor injuries unit, between 8am and 4pm. The first patient was 13-year-old Harry Wintersgill from Barrowford with his mum, Tracy.

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Harry had a recurrent pain in his side and was feeling sick.

Tracy said: “This new building is a big improvement on the old unit. It’s a really lovely environment, really well set out and well equipped with a nice separate waiting area for children.”

NEW CENTRE: The first patient through the doors at Burnley General Hospital’s urgent care centre Harry Wintersgill, from Barrowford, with his mum Tracy (s).

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