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A remote monitoring service that forms part of Liverpool's neighbourhood health programme has reduced emergency hospital admissions by 36 per cent.

A 4G distributed antenna system (DAS) has been installed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, boosting all-operator mobile connectivity.

Simon Taylor, director of policy, strategy and capital projects at NHS Property Services, discusses the publication of NHSPS’ new guide, Maintaining the NHS Estate.

Engineers from County Durham-based CDS Security & Fire have completed a series of security works at QE Hospital Gateshead.

Construction of the new Emergency Department (ED) and Critical Care Unit at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has reached a major milestone.

The Nelson Health Centre in South West London has become the first NHS primary care facility to use drone logistics for transporting pathology samples.

The NHS LIFT programme – the public-private-partnership established to deliver neighbourhood health facilities – is marking 25 years of projects.

NHS Property Services has surveyed estate leaders to find out how to improve building maintenance across their estates.

The Welsh Affairs Committee has expressed concern at the lack of urgency in addressing long-standing issues affecting cross-border healthcare patients.

An extension to the Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre has been completed by MTX Contracts Ltd using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).

Draeger Medical UK has officially opened a new, state-of-the-art Innovation Hub in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, marking an investment in healthcare innovation.

Britain should launch an NHS Rapid Upgrade Programme to unlock up to £16bn of private investment in ageing hospitals, according to former Health Minister Lord Hutton.

Estates and facilities teams in hospitals are being urged to reassess the resilience of their cooling and pumping infrastructure.

The Neighbourhood Health Forum – a collective voice of private sector organisations in health infrastructure delivery – has welcomed Vercity as its latest member.

Four projects at Community Health Partnerships (CHP) LIFT facilities have been delivered that will increase patient appointments by 41,000 per year.

Sulis Hospital in Bath will reinvest £1m back into the local NHS in its fifth year – marking its largest total to date.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Meridiam have announced a strategic energy partnership aimed at modernising the Trust’s energy infrastructure.

Construction work has commenced on a new state-of-the-art research facility at Devon Partnership NHS Trust's Wonford House site in Exeter.

NHS trusts have a significant opportunity to use public funding to deliver low-carbon estate upgrades, according to planning and development consultancy Lichfields.

Development of the Active Neuro Stoke Mandeville Private Rehabilitation Hospital will commence following an agreement between Active Care Group and WheelPower.