Invest Stockton-on-Tees tells BusinessWorks of proposals to develop a Care and Health Innovation Zone, which has the potential to reduce health inequalities, address skills shortages, and generate thousands of jobs
Ambitious proposals to develop a Care and Health Innovation Zone in Stockton-on-Tees are ready to transform central Stockton into a nationally significant cluster of social care and health provision. The vision outlines how Teesdale Business Park and the nearby Tees Marshalling Yards will be home to social care and health services, sector-specific businesses, research, teaching and learning facilities, and housing to meet local needs.
A partnership board with representatives from Teesside University, Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust, North Tees NHS Trust, the Education Training Collective (Stockton Riverside College) and the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been set up to drive the project forward.
This will be a once in a generation opportunity which could deliver a nationally significant zone bringing a host of benefits to the Borough and the whole of the Tees Valley.
Working with partners will help to grow all aspects of the health and social care sectors, and their supply chains, in Teesdale and the Marshalling Yards to make Stockton a recognised UK cluster.
The zone will help to reduce health inequalities within the Tees Valley, with the site pioneering modern health provision to better meet residents’ needs. Not only that, but it will also help to address skills shortages, delivering thousands of jobs in a well sought-after sector.
It is all part of a wider masterplan for the central Stockton and North Thornaby area which will improve public transport, cycling and walking links.
A great place for business
This is just the latest development for a thriving Borough where 5,500 businesses are already making the most of what Stockton-on-Tees has to offer.
With a working population of 121,500, increasing to over 400,000 across the Tees Valley region, there’s a vast pool of labour and talent to tap into too – all within an hour’s drive. The people here have a real pride in the Borough and a desire for it to succeed.
Over a third of residents currently work in high value professions, and almost a third are qualified to degree level or above.
Whether you’re a business looking for ready-made premises or intending to build a new site, Stockton-on-Tees should be at the top of your list.
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