RECENT NEWS

The Nuclear Medicine department at Musgrove Park Hospital in Somerset has reopened following a refurbishment and the installation of a new SPECT-CT scanner.

A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the start of construction for a landmark diagnostics and treatment centre in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

New research from Schneider Electric has revealed that almost one in five NHS Trusts are now spending more than half of their maintenance budgets on emergency repairs.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has announced a new joint venture with BlackRock to drive major investment into the UK’s primary healthcare sector.

Energy efficiency initiatives at the Queen’s Centre for Oncology & Haematology (QCOH) in Hull have delivered a 21 per cent reduction in electrical consumption.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has purchased a site from Buckinghamshire Council to deliver neighbourhood-based care in Wycombe.

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at the site of a new six-storey building at Wycombe Hospital.

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has been appointed to support the delivery of the government’s Neighbourhood Health Centre (NHC) Development Programme.

Work has begun on a £3.4m refurbishment and change of use scheme at the Frank Lloyd Unit at Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital.

Constructor GRAHAM has completed the main phase of works for a new clinical building at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

BESA has welcomed the government’s decision to move forward with a ban on retentions in construction contracts.

Public sector buying organisation YPO has launched a ‘first-of-its-kind’ UK public sector framework for modular buildings.

MTX Contracts Ltd has been selected to transform the former Boston United football ground into a £24.9m community diagnostic centre.

Electrical engineering specialist EX2 Group has completed a five-year, £10m electrical engineering project at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Procurement specialists Pagabo and HealthTrust Europe (HTE) have partnered to create a single, streamlined procurement and delivery route for NHS organisations.

Medical Architecture has submitted a planning proposal to expand community diagnostic services at Newmarket Community Hospital.

Construction work has begun on a new cancer centre in Leeds for the UK’s leading independent cancer care provider, GenesisCare.

Community Health Partnerships (CHP) has announced the installation of hundreds of new photovoltaic panels across Hull’s health estate.

Dale Power Solutions, one of the UK’s largest critical power backup engineering firms, has opened a new, expanded facility in St Albans.

Robertson Construction North West has installed an inflatable roofing tent system as part of the £38m redevelopment of Royal Bolton Hospital.