Milestone for new hospital and medical centre in Shipston-on-Stour
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) and Shipston Medical Centre are celebrating the approval of planning permission for the new integrated healthcare facilities at the Ellen Badger Hospital site.
This key milestone is an exciting time for the development and signifies the start of what will be a new and improved hospital and medical centre for the local community of Shipston and the surrounding villages.
As well as bringing together the hospital and medical centre on the same site, the new development is going to offer a range of services including a Health and Wellbeing Centre and create shared spaces for community nursing teams and Shipston Home Nursing. There will also be outpatients and treatment rooms for physiotherapy, specialist nurses and other health professionals including mental health clinicians.
It is well recognised that enabling people to stay well within their communities has the best outcomes and that is the key driver for developing flexible spaces which will be co-created with partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector. The ambition is that this new development will be a leading facility with lots of future opportunities.
The development of the Health and Wellbeing Centre is being informed by a Health Impact Assessment, which is being developed with input from partners. Visit our website for more information on what our vision is for the Health and Wellbeing Centre: https://www.swft.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/ellen-badger-hospital/ellen-badger-hospital-development-plans
Sophie Gilkes, Director of Development at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, said: “I am pleased that we have been granted planning permission as the next step in our journey to deliver more integrated care in Warwickshire. Working so closely alongside our GP colleagues on this project has shown us the potential for new ways to integrate healthcare in a way that wouldn’t be possible in many other areas, so this is a really unique and exciting way of doing things.”
Dr Paul Daniel, GP at Shipston Medical Centre, said: “This proposal will enable us to offer updated facilities and additional clinic space so we’re really happy to hear that planning permission has been granted. The ability to work more closely with community teams and the voluntary sector is an opportunity to enhance our primary care services and offer more holistic, quality patient care.”
Mike Wells, SWFT Elected Governor and Shipston Resident: “Seeing the Trust and Medical Centre working closely together on this development demonstrates how the community really are at the centre of what they want to achieve. I hope everyone takes the opportunity to get involved and we are able to create a community owned Health and Wellbeing Centre driven by local people.”
Community feedback is welcome at every stage of the development, therefore if you have any comments or questions, we would encourage you to send them to EBHdevelopment@swft.nhs.uk
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