Work to restart Midland Met hospital already at risk of falling behind, boss admits

By Will Ing2019-04-08T05:00:00

NHS Trust says bureaucratic wrangle putting July appointment of Carillion replacement in doubt

The NHS trust behind a Birmingham hospital left half-built after Carillion’s collapse has admitted it might not be able to appoint a contractor in July as planned.

Balfour Beatty has been finishing early works for the Midland Metropolitan Hospital since October, with other contractors such as Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine eyeing up the £400m main construction contract in a competition being run by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital NHS Trust.

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