PLANS to merge the city's two NHS walk-in centres into one urgent care centre have been finalised.
The project will come into effect next April at a new location in Nottingham which has yet to be revealed.
It comes after a period of consultation involving GPs, patients and residents.
The new service will continue to offer walk-in appointments for advice and treatment of minor illness and injuries, while also offering diagnostic services such as X-rays and access to a range of health professionals.
The service will see and treat patients during the same visit where possible and will work with community services and hospitals to have patients transferred when needed.
Maria Principe, director of primary care development and service integration at Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group – which buys and plans health services in the area – said: "Now we have the detailed plans in place we will be asking health providers to put forward bids to deliver those services."
She said the project aimed to improve NHS walk-in services and help reduce the numbers of people attending A&E when they could receive care more appropriately elsewhere.