North Nottingham LIFT is a Public Private Partnership, established as part of a government initiative to supplement investment in primary health care and social care premises, many of which need modernisation to bring them up to today’s standards.

Greater Nottingham LIFTCo is a limited company with three major shareholders: Primary Plus, the private sector partner, set up by John Laing and the Bank of Scotland, which holds 60% of the equity; Partnerships for Health which holds 20% and the Public Sector, consisting of the Nottinghamshire County teaching Primary Care Trust and Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust, which holds the remaining 20%.

The £32 million project will create new centres on sites where patients can receive GP and other primary and community healthcare services, such as podiatry, all in one place.  Five of the centres provide primary health care facilities and these are: the Balderton Health Centre, Bull Farm Primary Care Resource Centre, The Rainworth Health Centre, Warsop One Stop Shop and Harworth.  Two centres at Ashfield and Retford, provide primary health care facilities located within hospitals.  The first scheme at Rainworth is now operational; all other schemes are currently under construction and due to become operational throughout 2007.

Laing O’Rourke carried out the construction supported by the architects, CPMG.  John Laing Integrated Services provides hard facilities management over the 25 year duration of the projects.