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Berwick to get new £25m hospital

10 May 19 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled plans for the construction of a £25m hospital in Berwick.

The new hospital will be built on the site of current Infirmary after plans to build a leisure centre on part of the site ran into public opposition.

The Trust, working in partnership with NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), had previously proposed a joint health and leisure development.

Following feedback from public consultation, they reviewed alternative options and have now decided just to build a new hospital on the existing site.

“We are delighted to be able to announce that the new hospital will be built on the site of the much loved (Berwick) Infirmary,� said Northumbria Healthcare CEO Sir James Mackey.

 “It is clear that the joint development was not what the town wanted. Instead, people demonstrated their support for a stand-alone hospital on the current site. Accordingly, we have listened, responded and worked together to come up with this plan as an alternative.�

He added: “It’s too early to have specific plans in place – though we are in preliminary talks with a number of possible developers – but we are working quickly to ensure we have plans to share as soon as possible.�

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