Completion of £16m medical centre 'firmly in sight'
The Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre in Wiltshire has been described as a "state-of-the-art health and care facility" and is due to open to patients early next year.
The site will become the location for the minor injury unit and X-ray department that are currently based within the nearby Trowbridge Community Hospital.
Interim executive lead for cancer, planned care and community, Caroline Holmes, said: "The building work is well under way, the finish line is firmly in sight, and local people can now see their new integrated care centre really begin to take shape.
Using the latest green technology, such as solar panels and heat pumps, the centre is designed to be fully self-sufficient and net zero carbon.
Representatives from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) marked the "milestone" occasion on the recently installed roof.
They were joined by the Mayor of Trowbridge, along with a number of NHS colleagues who will soon call the new centre home.
Ms Holmes thanked those who had helped bring the new centre to life.
She added: "When the very first spades went in the ground, it was difficult to picture how a brand new health and care facility could emerge from what was essentially a very muddy field. Yet, here we are."
The 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.
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