RECENT NEWS

The Brocklebank Health Centre has been officially opened by the Mayor of London, bringing together a range of health services in one modern building.

Eleven long-term partnerships have been signed to deliver new hospitals across England as part of the government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP).

The Neighbourhood Health Forum has welcomed national contractor Kier as its latest member.

Synbiotix by SINGU is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 6 August on NHS England’s national standards for healthcare portering services.

NHS Property Services’ Town Planning team has announced its merger with NHS Healthy Urban Development Unit (HUDU).

Fragmented workplace technology could be costing healthcare organisations thousands of productive hours every month, new research has revealed.

Pagabo has notified the construction market that an invitation to tender for the new National Framework for Medium Works will be issued on 1 September.

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) Shropshire has become the first NHS hospital to fully utilise all viable roof and car park space for solar generation.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has received the keys to the country’s first National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC).

Arden University has launched four new apprenticeship programmes to help meet the evolving skills challenges facing the NHS and other healthcare organisations.

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).