THIS is Doncaster's newest super surgery - and health bosses say it is the borough's biggest development of its kind to date.
Costing more than £7 million, Edlington's Martinwells Centre is intended to provide a modern home for a range of NHS and local authority services.
The two-storey development, which has a glass dome above the reception, houses two doctors' practice
s, a library, dental surgery and community health, social care and neighbourhood teams.
Christine Boswell, Acting Chief Executive of Doncaster PCT, said: "Importantly, it will also become home for a dental practice, part of our drive to provide more opportunities for Doncaster people to see an NHS dentist.
"The village's current practice plans to move from its current premises at nearby Central Terrace before Christmas and also intends to recruit a third dentist, which means all three dental treatment rooms will be fully utilised. We expect an extra 3,000 patients to be able to see an NHS dentist when the practice is fully staffed, which is excellent news for the area."
More than 9,000 NHS patients are expected eventually to be registered with family doctor practices based in the building.
Dr Zaidi and Dr Jadhav's practice are in the process of moving from Edlington Health Centre and will be open for business from Thursday 20 November, followed by Dr Nayar and Partners, who will join them from Thursday December 18.
NHS services provided from the building include district nursing, health visiting, school nursing, baby clinic, counselling, orthopaedic assessment, physiotherapy, foot health and sexual health.
The building also houses some of Doncaster Council's services, including its neighbourhood manager, community safety wardens and a countryside ranger.
Mayor Winter said: "The Martinwells Centre will give the residents of Edlington the public services they deserve as well as helping to promote a healthy lifestyle for all."
The building is the seventh to be opened through the Local Improvement Finance Trust programme, following on from smaller developments in Askern, Denaby, Hatfield, Intake, Moorends and Thorne.
It is named after a former well that used to be in the village.
Three local people - Barbara Hayes, Maureen Cantrill and Josh Rudd - won a competition to name the centre, which was organised by Doncaster PCT and judged by community representatives. From next Wednesday, the centre will also become the venue for a baby café in Edlington, which is run to encourage more mums to breastfeed their children.
It will provide tea and coffee facilities and a place wheremums can relax.
Alison Evans, health visitor for Doncaster PCT in Edlington said: "All pregnant or breastfeeding mums are welcome to drop in at any time any Wednesday between 1.30pm and 3pm.
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