CONTINGENCY plans are being drawn up for the multi-million pound redevelopment of a community hospital.
Building work on the £5.5m redevelopment of the Richardson Hospital in Barnard Castle, is to begin at the end of this year.
However, safety and financial constraints could determine whether the scheme goes ahead as planned.
The Durham Dales Primary Care Trust board will hear an update tomorrow.
Karina Hogg, the trust's capital and service development manager, says in a report to the board: "As a result of concerns about the project breaching affordability boundaries, potential length of build and also health and safety risks on a congested site it has been decided to prepare an alternative design as a contingency.
Public consultation meetings have been held, and a final document will be prepared after the end of the feedback period on June 11
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