Construction firm Kier has completed work on a new NHS Integrated Community Mental Health Centre in Islington.

April Per Mertesacker, current manager of the Arsenal Academy, officially opened 1 Lowther Road, which was attended by representatives from Kier, as well as other key figures from the local community.

Kier recently handed over the new facility to the North London Mental Health Partnership. The new centre is part of the Partnership's St Pancras Transformation Programme.

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Works included the demolition of the existing facility on site and construction of a new four-storey building with state-of-the-art facilities including interview, counselling and treatment rooms, agile workspace for staff, a café and group collaboration zones; and landscaping that includes a ‘pocket’ park to support visitor and staff wellbeing.

Kier was appointed to the project through the Procure Partnerships Framework, an £8bn framework created to support NHS trusts, local authorities, education providers and blue-light services.