RECENT NEWS

The Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital Trust says it has ‘reached a significant milestone’ in submitting the planning application to Epping Forest District Council for a new Community Diagnostic Centre at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping.

Coventry University says is creating ‘the next generation of virtual patients’ to help teach the healthcare workers of the future.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched a new specification for ventilation hygiene as part of its ongoing efforts to minimise the risk posed by contaminated indoor air to human health and well-being.

Kier, as part of the ACORN consortium, has been appointed to deliver facilities management services for the new Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff upon the completion of its build in 2027.

The new Designing for Everyone toolkit has been developed to help GP practices and health centres improve their buildings and the physical environment for people with learning disabilities, autism, and cognitive impairment.

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Northern Home Counties business has been appointed to develop a £19.1 m ward expansion on behalf of the Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) NHS Foundation Trust.

Novus Property Solutions has appointed Sean Ryan as head of Operations for Partnerships, part of its dedicated Interiors service, which it says is a vital element of its five-year growth strategy.

Hywel Dda University Health Board has today (Thursday, 28 March 2024) has confirmed that building work on the new Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU) at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth will start in May.

Over the years, PPL Training has established partnerships to offer courses tailored to the healthcare estate, enhancing the training experience for attendees, and augmenting their existing offering

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has celebrated ‘a significant milestone’ as Phase B1 of the Belfast Maternity Unit at Royal Victoria Hospital, constructed by Graham-BAM Healthcare Partnership (GBHP), reaches completion and is officially handed over to the Trust.

The ACORN consortium, led by Kajima, the pan-European property investor, developer, and asset manager, alongside Sacyr, Abrdn, and the Development Bank of Wales, has achieved financial close for the new Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, which is due to open in April 2027

Yorkshire-based construction firm, I&G, part of the wider Sewell Group, has been appointed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to build the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease on the Seacroft Hospital site in Leeds – the UK’s first of its kind.

West Suffolk Hospital has taken delivery of six all-electric PT400 pedestrian tow tractor tugs from Bradshaw Electric Vehicles, which has been operating since 1976.

The surgical team at Kingston Hospital in Kingston upon Thames has welcomed its first ‘state-of-the-art’ surgical robot, the da Vinci Xi.

Patients will soon be able to have scans and tests at a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Cribbs Causeway out-of-town shopping centre near Bristol, as part of a wider NHS initiative to increase access to diagnostic procedures.

With rising water consumption, a growing population, and climate change, water conservation is becoming ever more pressing and – says Cistermiser – by 2050, Britain will require an additional 2.7 billion litres of water each day just to keep the taps running.

LinkLockers has announced what it says is ‘an exciting new partnership with eLocker – aimed at delivering cutting-edge smart locker solutions to its collective customer base’.

Abloy UK has provided the London Ambulance Service with its PROTEC2 CLIQ access management system to improve medicine management, meet compliance regulations, and offer effective oversight of access for auditability.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation has announced the appointment of Laing O'Rourke as the preferred partner to progress the design stage of the new four-storey clinical building at Calderdale Royal Hospital.

The new St Clement’s Surgery in Winchester has moved a step closer to completion after reaching the highest point of construction.

The ‘ultra-energy-efficient’ new medical centre on the cathedral city’s Upper Brook Street has ‘topped out’, with a small ceremony was held at the site to celebrate this milestone.