A WALK in health centre in Chelmsford is set to close after the Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group approved a recommendation for its closure.

The North Chelmsford Healthcare Centre, at the Sainsbury’s in Springfield, will close in March when its current contract finishes.

In taking the decision, the CCG mentioned a consultation that ran earlier this year about its plans for immediate care.

Feedback suggested there were strong feelings about the potential closure of walk in services at the centre, but also said a change in the model of immediate care could gain strong support if it brought more care closer to home.

Dr Donald McGeachy, medical director of Mid Essex CCG, said: “In taking its decision the board paid regard to the feelings of the public from the consultation we carried out earlier in the year.

“However, this was balanced against a thorough review of the activity at the walk in service which indicates that it hasn’t succeeded in its primary aim of reducing A and E attendance.”