Outline Planning Application for the Integrated Care Centre Approved

Peterborough City Council has approved the outline planning application for the Integrated Care Centre to be built on the site of the existing Fenland Wing, next to Peterborough District Hospital.

The Integrated Care Centre is one of the three buildings to be procured through the Governments private finance initiative. The centre will provide a wide range of services, including:

• 40 acute dynamic rehabilitation beds
• A minor injuries unit.
• General outpatient and rehabilitation services
• Diagnostic services
• Child and adolescent mental health services
• Community staff base.

The building will cost approximately £20 million to build and take about 12 months to complete.