New Health Centre For Worthing

Work will begin shortly on a new state-of-the-art £34m health centre in Worthing.

The Worthing Integrated Care Centre (WICC) will be a one-stop shop, combining doctors, mental health specialists, outpatients, health visitors, chemists and services for families and children.

The aim is to put all services in one place, rather than having them scattered around the borough like they are currently.

It's being built on the car park behind Worthing Town Hall and the existing Central Clinic site will be demolished to make way for the new facility.

The build will also include a new multi-storey car park with 186 spaces.

Worthing Borough Council says it will be borrowing the entire £34m, which they say will be recouped through rent and income.

The existing car park is due to close on Monday, October 25, when contractors Galliford Try will start work. 

The entire build is expected to take two years.

Worthing Borough Council’s Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing, Cllr Sean McDonald, said:

"I am proud that the Council is laying the foundation for this innovative project, putting money up front to fund a state-of-the-art building that will give medical services excellent facilities to deliver first class health care for residents.

"Bringing community health services together under one roof improves efficiency and outcomes for users and allows professionals to learn from each other to the benefit of those users.

"It is fantastic news that work is about to get under way."