An integrated care centre that will serve the military and their families as well as civilians is taking shape at Catterick.
The new Catterick Integrated Care Centre (CICC), due to open late next year, is a collaboration between the MOD and the NHS, who will provide more than 300 medical personnel between them to treat up to 1,000 people a day.
Director of Defence Healthcare Air Vice Marshal Dave McLoughlin paid a visit to the construction site earlier this year. He said: “This fantastic new facility is the future and belongs to all those who will work and be treated here. It is a great example of what we can do when Defence and the NHS are integrated, combining our resources and expertise.
“It will benefit people across the Catterick area and demonstrates why it is important that Defence and the NHS continue to increase integration in the future.”
Principal Project Manager for the CICC, John Weatherby, of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, said: “The building has been carefully designed to meet the needs of medical professionals from a variety of fields in both the MOD and NHS. In turn, this will allow them to provide excellent care to their patients, whether military or civilian.”