The construction of Berwick Community Hospital (Image: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust )

An interim contractor has been appointed to build a new hospital after the previous one went bust. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust were working with Merit to construct Berwick Community Hospital in Berwick , Northumberland .

The trust now has to appoint a different company after Merit was placed into administration last week. They have selected Opus Building Services Limited as an interim contractor and are in the process of finding a full-time replacement.

Damon Kent, managing director, Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management, said: "We are pleased to be able to provide people with an update on the next steps to ensure the construction of our new hospital contin

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