Green light given for Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre

Work to construct a state-of-the-art health and care facility in Trowbridge is due to begin shortly after the multimillion-pound project was given the green light to proceed.  

The £16 million Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre will be built on land close to Silver Street, and is intended to replace the existing community hospital located nearby, which many in the local area will know is reaching the end of its natural lifespan.

It is hoped that work on the new integrated care centre, which is being supported financially by the ICB, NHS Property Services and Wiltshire Council, will begin in the coming weeks, with the build expected to last for approximately 12 months.  

Caroline Holmes, Interim Director of Place – Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, said: “Having services based in the community, in locations such as this new state-of-the-art centre, will not only put care closer to patients’ homes, but also support different health and care teams to work closer together, which should result in a much smoother, more joined-up experience of the NHS for local people.”

Like its sister site in Devizes, Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre is set to employ the latest green technology, such as solar panels and heat pumps, in order to be fully self-sufficient and net zero carbon.

Wiltshire Council’s £3 million contribution to the scheme derives from the Wiltshire Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which local authorities can impose on new developments to help fund infrastructure and to support growth.

Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling, Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member for Public Health, said: “We are using the monies obtained from developments to invest directly in key services for our communities, and this will rejuvenate health facilities in the town and benefit Trowbridge residents for years to come.”