What is a
Health Campus
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A Health Campus aims to combine the delivery of healthcare with the promotion of wellness through:
- Locating of community, intermediate and acute care facilities including a redeveloped General Hospital along with education, leisure, recreation and fitness facilities on the same site
- Providing opportunities for outdoor recreation such as allotment gardens and cycling
- Providing business, medical, education and research premises that contribute to the delivery of healthcare
...and the promotion of environmental sustainability through:
- A Green Travel Plan, encouraging access to the site wherever possible by public transport, walking or cycling
- Seeking to minimise the carbon impact of the scheme through the use of renewable energy
- A waste minimisation strategy to emphasise recycling, re-use and re-engineering of waste
- The promotion of social inclusion and community cohesion by: community involvement in the development process
- Encouraging social and economic measures to improve access to training and employment
- Seeking to create an enterprise culture within the neighbourhood.