RECENT NEWS

A public consultation has begun on proposals for the new, state-of-the-art Hillingdon Hospital in London.

West Midlands market town Bilston has been chosen as the home of a new NHS CDC to improve health outcomes for local residents.

The new Paediatric Audiology Outpatients Department at the Horton General Hospital has been officially opened.

With three months left until the PSTN switch-off, the Lift and Escalator Industry Association is urging facilities managers to protect vital lift emergency communications.

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

The restoration of a historic part of St Bartholomew’s Hospital has won a national award recognising excellence in heritage conservation.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ has collaborated with King’s College Hospital to avoid 3.3 million duplicate and repeat tests for patients over the past three years.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has completed an expansion of Wembley CDC which will allow the Trust to offer an extra 26,000 MRI scans to patients each year.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched its third-generation Hard Facilities Management framework, Hard FM3.

Optimo Energy has been appointed by SEE Services to support London Ambulance Service’s electric fleet operations.

A facility at Bradford Royal Infirmary has been recognised by the IHEEM Healthcare Estates Awards for excellence in design, construction, delivery and operational performance.

Kier Construction will deliver a critical bioscience centre in Harlow following the reactivation of its Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) with the UK Health Security Agency.

ModuleCo has been announced as the contractor for a new operating theatre at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH).

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is partnering with Omni to use live building telemetry to monitor energy use at Darent Valley Hospital in Kent.

Engineers and scientists are increasingly leaving jobs that AI has changed ‘beyond recognition’ according to SThree’s STEM Workforce Report 2026.

Sir Robert McAlpine has secured places on the two highest value lots of the new National Framework for Major Works 2026 managed by Pagabo on behalf of YPO.

Community Health Partnerships (CHP) has invested £783,000 to expand GP services at The Orchard Centre in Doncaster.

Braintree Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has celebrated its official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local dignitaries.

Mueller Europe Healthcare & Life Sciences has been recognised with two major honours at the recent IHEEM Healthcare Estates Awards – Product Innovation of the Year and Healthcare Supplier of the Year.

Building and property company Wates Group and NHS England have published a joint white paper on neighbourhood health centre delivery.