Latest News > Edwina visits LIFT project in former constituency

Southern Derbyshire LIFT Company recently welcomed Edwina Currie, trustee of the Patients Association, to its new medical centre in Swadlincote.

Ms Currie returned to her former constituency for a private tour of the £4.7m Swadlincote Primary Care Centre, which is being given its final touches in readiness for opening its doors to local patients at the end of November.

The fact finding visit was a chance for Ms Currie to learn more about how the LIFT initiative is working locally in Southern Derbyshire. She also visited the company’s head office in Derby for a presentation by LIFTCo General Manager Steve Maleham.

Edwina Currie said: "My tour of Swadlincote Primary Care Centre really brings to life how local LIFT investment, both financially and in terms of expertise, into new health premises is making a real difference to patients' lives. By creating such a welcoming environment for patients here in the heart of 'Swad', using community health services becomes a more pleasant and less intimidating experience. I'm delighted that the health centre will benefit the people of Swadlincote for generations to come."