The programme is being delivered in partnership with Identity Consult and Integrated Health Projects (IHP), a joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine, as construction consultancy and principal contractor. Over the past two years, £15 million has been invested to deliver the work that has been completed to date.

Completion of phase one includes a brand-new maternity unit featuring state of the art technology to improve the birthing experience of expectant mums. The completion of phase two includes an upgraded Oncology Day unit with five treatment spaces providing a total of 16 chairs for patients. A purpose-built women’s health suite, consisting of redesigned clinical rooms with en-suite facilities and a recovery area to make one stop treatment more comfortable for its patients.

The brand-new endoscopy facility replaces the old maternity unit and features two procedure rooms, two recovery rooms as well as multiple utility rooms. The dentistry and oral surgery department has been upgraded and now consists of two major and two minor surgery rooms as well as offices for consultants. It also features a dedicated children’s area as the unit is used to treat children with additional needs.

The third and final phase of the programme will see the hospital’s current four operating theatres fully refurbished to create a fantastic, modern resource at Hexham that will support innovations like robotic surgery which is proving so successful for patients at other hospital sites managed by Northumbria Healthcare.