Fulbourn Neighbourhood Plan - submission version

Thank you for sharing the link to the Fulbourn Neighbourhood Plan.

It was encouraging to note the consideration of future healthcare within the village and look forward to receiving further details in due course.

Healthcare Centre
12.7 Retaining and improving healthcare facilities within the village is a key priority. This was already one of the objectives of the Village Plan in 2009 and not enough progress has been made since then. A survey and report by the current medical practice has found that:
• The Fulbourn Health Centre is no longer fit for purpose. It is too small to meet the health needs of an ageing and growing village population and it would be inadequate to meet the needs of the increased population (around 20% more by 2031). It also serves some of the villagers from Teversham, Great Wilbraham and Little Wilbraham.
• The building occupies a large site, ideally located in the heart of the village and close to a bus stop. Redevelopment or extension on the current site could be an option.
• Healthcare provision is changing, shifting towards integrated services, social care and life-style support: a new building will be necessary to create an integrated centre enabling staff and services to work in a joined-up way, with improved connections between Primary Care, Mental Health and Social Services, and allowing the teaching of medical staff on site.

12.8 The community supports the retention, and where possible, expansion of the Health Centre at its current locations. The establishment of a new multi-functional facility with increased capacity for consulting and treatment rooms, an on-site pharmacy, other medical and social services and voluntary sector occupiers will be encouraged. Enabling residential development will also be favourably considered, if appropriate to the capacity of the site and character and amenity of the area.
• A multi-purpose Health Centre should be located at the heart of the village, to be easily accessible and to enable joined-up services, either at its current location or in an alternative site providing the same level of accessibility and the possibility of integrated services.”