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Offsite\u00a0construction specialist, Merit<\/a> has been awarded the new \u00a330m hospital in Berwick<\/h2>\n

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust<\/a> has awarded the hospital in Berwick to Merit which will transform healthcare and patient experience for those living in the area.<\/p>\n

Sir James Mackey, chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: \u201cWe are delighted to appoint Merit.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an experienced and well-established construction specialist, with a varied and impressive portfolio, I can assure the people of Berwick<\/a> that we are confident that Merit will deliver a state-of-the-art hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is fantastic that they are a local company, based in Cramlington.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Delivering 21st<\/sup> century healthcare\u2019<\/h3>\n

Mackey added: \u201cFor too long, residents have needed a new hospital which is fit to deliver 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century healthcare, now and for future generations, and is equipped to embrace the latest technology to provide our patients with the highest quality of care.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new hospital<\/a> will also enable closer working with primary care, again improving patient care and experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn these uncertain and difficult times, this is an extremely welcome innovative development, which will also generate 300 jobs per year during construction and support the local economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to reassure everyone in Berwick that we will keep them regularly updated as this exciting project progresses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Work to enable the demolition of vacant parts of the current hospital is to begin this month and will enable the construction of the new development on the northern end of the site to begin in the Summer.<\/p>\n

Merit managing director, Tony Wells, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be working with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to deliver Berwick\u2019s new hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Merit is based in Northumberland we are proud to be delivering a facility in our local area.<\/p>\n

\u201cMerit recently launched a new division, Merit Health, to provide healthcare providers and patients with next generation hospital facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have collaborated with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (NHFM) to develop a design that is zero carbon emissions, has built in infection control and is technically enabled for the future of health care.<\/p>\n

\u201cA large part of the construction work will be undertaken offsite in the Merit factory in Cramlington.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe use of offsite manufacture<\/a> means that Merit can control the quality, significantly improve the programme and minimise disruption to those who live and work in Berwick.\u201d<\/p>\n

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