RECENT NEWS

Eastwood Park Training and Mangel Klicks have formed a new partnership to deliver clinical engineering training in Ghana, Botswana, Nigeria and Mauritius.

Sodexo Health & Care has won a three-year contract to provide soft FM services at the new Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) in Stoke.

A recent OT refit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital has seen the installation of a new ultra clean ventilation (UCV) system.

The cancellation of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme has, according to an industry leader, created uncertainty when it comes to future Net Zero funding.

Patients in Hull will benefit from improved access to primary care following a £2.2m investment from CHP to transform underused space at The Calvert Centre.

Over 160 NHS Trusts across the UK have now completed their solar installation projects through the GBE and NHS Solar Scheme.

Kier has completed and handed over the new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital for Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

Incoming Institute of Refrigeration President Stephen Gill has joined the technical team at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has become the first dedicated children’s Trust to achieve Advanced Foundation Trust status.

MTX Contracts Ltd has overseen delivery of 159 structural steel modules at the site of the forthcoming Pitsea Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Essex.

New research suggests that lift sustainability is being held back by a compliance-led approach, leaving performance underdelivered.

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has won a national HSJ Digital Award for its digital space management solution NHS Open Space.

Critical government services provider Serco has successfully retained its facilities management contract at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH).

Bupa has unveiled its new outpatient and diagnostic centre, Bupa Health Care Canary Wharf, in the heart of London’s central business district.

NHS Shared Business Services’ Construction and Estates framework agreements have achieved full verification under the Constructing the Gold Standard Verification Scheme.

Following an extensive refurbishment, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield Cottage Hospital is to reopen for patients at the beginning of June.

Morgan Sindall Construction has completed the Oak Wards healthcare facility in Milton Keynes on behalf of Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Bender UK has completed a major programme to upgrade OTs and electrical infrastructure at Hexham General Hospital in Northumbria.

NHS Property Services reduced carbon emissions by 5.2 per cent in 2025/26, exceeding its annual target and continuing to drive decarbonisation across the NHS estate.

Optimising energy and water systems in healthcare facilities could significantly reduce emissions while maintaining operational performance, according to new research.