Monday 29 March 2021 was a historic day for Brackley as it saw the very first patients being admitted to the new Community Hospital.
Provisional go-ahead for a new Brackley Medical Centre and Community Hospital was approved by the NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in 2009, following which a core committee - involving GPs, CCG members, Community Healthcare Trust representatives, trustees of the Brackley Cottage Hospital and representatives of Town, District and County Councils - was formed to take matters forward.
Presentation made by the present and the previous Chair of South Northamptonshire Council which represents the closing of the joint charity fund they have dedicated to the Brackley Community Hospital 2020 Trust.
The cheque for £6200 takes the thermometer to almost 90% at £191580.67
The BRACKLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 2020 TRUST officially came into existence on Monday 23 September 2019 when approval was received from the Charity Commission and a registration number of 1185445 was issued.
The new building remains on schedule for completion by May 2020, and it is anticipated that it will open as a fully-functioning facility comprising the Brackley Medical Centre GP surgeries, Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Community Services and the Brackley Community Hospital in July or August.
The building will provide medical facilities for all residents of Brackley as well as the surrounding villages that are served by the GP surgeries in Brackley. It is hoped that the facilities at the new hospital will be used also by patients from further afield within Northamptonshire: increased usage will bring increased funding and ever-increasing services to our growing communities.
The Trust is initially looking to raise £165,000 to fund a state-of-the-art X-ray machine and all public donations are welcomed, as are all fund-raising initiatives. If you would like to run an event to raise money for the new hospital, please do let Caryl Billingham, Chairman of Trustees, know on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and we will publicise it for you on our website and Facebook pages. The Trustees will support as many events as they possibly can in one way or another.
The final piece of the jigsaw for the Trustees of the new charity is to open its own bank account, something that could not be done until the Registration Certificate had been issued. In the meantime, any donations can be made to Brackley Hospital Trust which is keeping a separate column for monies received that are intended for the new facility. For further details please contact Paul Bennett, the Treasurer, on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The residents of Brackley and the surrounding villages kept the Cottage Hospital going for 25 years after it would otherwise have been closed. Please help now if you can to get the new facility fully established and operational as a magnificent 21st-century asset for everybody’s benefit – wherever you live.
September 2019
The phoenix is starting to rise from the ashes. Well, not exactly, but the new Brackley Community Hospital does at last have a structure at its new location off Northampton Road.
