Topping out held at site of new integrated care centre

The countdown to the opening of the new Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre is officially on, with construction of the £16 million site having reached its highest point.

Representatives from the ICB marked the occasion on Friday 6 June, and were joined on the roof by the Mayor of Trowbridge, as well as a number of NHS colleagues who will soon call the new centre home.

Caroline Holmes, Interim Executive Lead for Cancer, Planned Care and Community, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, gave a rooftop speech to thank those who had come along for bringing the new centre to life.

She said: “This new centre is set to be a flagship location for local health and care, with teams from many different organisations, including HCRG Care Group, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership and the Royal United Hospital, working together under one roof to help give patients a smoother, more joined-up experience.”

Cllr Clare Cape, Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member for Public Health and Co-ordination with the NHS, said: “I was delighted to attend this event and see firsthand the progress being made in delivering vital health facilities for our residents.”

Construction work on the new integrated care centre, which when complete will be one of the country’s first completely self-sufficient NHS buildings, is expected to finish before the end of the year, with the doors opening to patients in early 2026

Once fully open, the centre will become the new location for all of the health and care services, including the minor injury unit and X-ray department, that are currently based within the nearby Trowbridge Community Hospital.

This means that patients will be able to continue accessing the same range of services as before, but in an ultra-modern health and care environment that is truly reflective of a 21st century NHS.

Local people and communities can find out more about the new integrated care centre through a series of drop-in sessions which are being held in popular locations in and around Trowbridge throughout the duration of the site’s construction. 

Find details of the next drop-in session, along with further information, at www.bsw.icb.nhs.uk/news-and-events/integrated-care-centres/trowbridge-icc.