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Two Birmingham health centres in the heart of deprived parts of the city are to be upgraded to 'one stop health hubs' as part of a switch to bring more patient care closer to homes.

Stockland Green Primary Care Centre and Summerfield Primary Care Centre in Edgbaston are to be revamped as two of 250 'neighbourhood health centres' across the country.

The centres will be part of a rollout of measures designed to cut waiting lists across the NHS . Other measures include£300m of funding in NHS technology to support staff and boost their productivity.

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The package of measures will be included in the Autumn Budget on Wednesday.

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