Work has been completed on a £69 million hospital in Haddington.

Morrison Construction Building Central and development partner Hub South East have handed over the final phase of East Lothian Community Hospital to NHS Lothian.

The hospital is the largest Hub project in Scotland and has been delivered in stages. The latest phase of car park and landscaping completes the development, following a successful handover of the main building in 2019 and the Outpatients Department in 2018.

The new hospital houses an increased number of inpatient beds and is a community asset offering meeting rooms which are bookable by local groups and landscaped grounds open to all.

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Calum Campbell, Chief Executive for NHS Lothian commented: "It's great to see the East Lothian Community Hospital now fully complete. It really is a fantastic, attractive facility that is helping us to deliver high quality care, closer to home. This is convenient for our patients and helps relieve pressure on other hospital sites.

"The project has been a really positive example of integrated planning and delivery between NHS Lothian, East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership and East Lothian Council working alongside our development partner Hub South East."

The project was delivered on time and on budget and has already received industry recognition with shortlists in the Scottish Property Awards and scooping a silver Best Healthcare project award at 2018's International Partnerships Awards.

Eddie Robertson, Managing Director for Morrison Construction Building Central, said: "ELCH has been a fantastic project for our business and the team can be rightly proud of the high quality hospital that has been handed over. Working on much-needed facilities like this one is an inspiration for all of us, and we look forward to collaborating with Hub South East and NHS Lothian in the future to continue delivering for local people."