Get a glimpse of £35m care village
See plans for site at community information event
People are getting the chance to find out more about Stirling’s £35 million care village.
Residents, community groups and businesses from across the Stirling area are being invited to a community information event on Wednesday, January 25.
It will take place in the lecture theatre on the ground floor of Stirling Community Hospital with drop in sessions running from 2-4pm and 6.30-8.30pm.
There will be a short presentation, the opportunity to see site plans and an update on the construction timetable.
Staff involved in the project will also be on hand to answer questions.
The new care village - being built alongside the community hospital, the former site of Stirling Royal Infirmary - is a joint venture by Stirling Council, NHS Forth Valley and the Scottish Ambulance Service and is being developed through hub East Central Scotland.
Its a joint partnership between public and private sector organisations aimed at developing and delivering better local services across East Central Scotland.
The majority of the new facilities are expected to be operational by autumn 2018.
Final building works, roads and car parking are expected to be completed by autumn 2019.
An application for planning permission in principle was granted by Stirling Council in June, 2014, and an outline business case for the new care village was approved in March last year.
The Scottish Government approved the full business case for the project at the end of last year.
The plans will see the creation of a new facility for older people who require additional shortterm care, an assessment or rehabilitation following an illness, an operation or an acute hospital admission.
The hub will also provide specialist support for patients with dementia and those who require palliative and end of life care.
Services will be delivered in a modern, purpose-built facility with more than 100 short-stay care beds.
Bosses say this will ensure older people are cared for in comfortable, homely environment to help them recover, regain their independence and, in the majority of cases, return to their own homes.
A new Primary and Urgent Care Centre will also be developed to house a number of existing health services on the community hospital site. These include Minor Injuries Services, X-ray facilities and GP out-of- hours services.
Four Stirling doctors’ surgeries - Viewfield, Park Avenue, Park Terrace and Wallace Medical Practices - will also relocate to the hub.
The Scottish Ambulance Service is planning to relocate their existing ambulance station and workshop in the Riverside area of Stirling to a new facility on the Stirling Community Hospital site.
Forth Valley College is also keen to explore opportunities for people who want a career in health and care services to be trained within the new Care Village and say this has the potential to provide a wide range of employment, training, placement and volunteering opportunities for local young people.
The majority of the new facilities at the Care Village are expected to be operational by autumn 2018