RECENT NEWS

NHS England has appointed a joint venture of global delivery consultant and ‘construction expert’, Mace, and professional services company, Turner & Townsend, as the Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) for the New Hospital Programme (NHP).

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is marking this year’s National Careers Week (taking place from 3-8 March) by launching the search for a fresh cohort of Deborah Rowland Scholarship recipients.

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) says it is proud to celebrate International Women's Day this week (on 8 March) ‘by highlighting the incredible achievements and contributions’ of women in its hard facilities management (‘HFM’) teams.

SHJ Medical & Lab Gas Specialists, a supplier of medical and lab gas pipeline systems and services, has made three senior appointments to its Installation and Service Departments.

BeaconMedaes recently completed the longest medical gas pipeline system (MGPS) project undertaken in its 65+ year history, and one of the biggest, spending eight years on site at new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in Smethwick.

New independent research by health technology consultancy, nuom, has found that while the UK public is ‘largely open to innovative uses of technology’ in healthcare, ‘trust drops significantly when AI is involved in more personal aspects of care’.

The drive for sustainability in healthcare has never been more critical. As the NHS progresses towards its ambitious Net Zero targets, the efficiency of steam and thermal energy systems plays a crucial role in achieving these sustainability goals. At Spirax Sarco, we are proud to be viewed as a trusted partner to the NHS, supporting hospitals and healthcare facilities in optimising their steam systems to enhance efficiency, reduce emissions, and cut operational costs

Royal Philips, a global health technology specialist whose portfolio includes what is reportedly the world’s first helium-free MRI operations system, has announced the 50th installation of its BlueSeal 1.5T magnet.

New laws ‘putting growth, small businesses, and transparency, at the heart of public contract awards’ are now in force as part of ‘a transformation’ of the government’s commercial landscape that delivers on the Plan for Change.

Cagni Williams Architects has launched a sister practice, Cagni Williams Energy, to focus on project decarbonisation, and particularly decarbonising dense urban areas.

Amanda Pritchard, who has been CEO of NHS England since August 2021, and Chief Operating Officer since 2019 – ‘leading the NHS through the most challenging period in its 76-year history’ – has notified the NHS England Board of her decision to stand down as NHS England CEO at the end of this financial year.

Children and their families in Kent are taking part in the county’s first clinical artificial intelligence pilot, ‘to enhance patient care and reduce the administrative burden on clinicians and social workers’.

Multidisciplinary consultancy, Pick Everard, has expanded its Health & Safety (H&S) team, welcoming two senior new personnel as it strengthens its position as one of the largest H&S teams within a UK consultancy.

Sodexo Health & Care has joined forces with Culinary Medicine UK, a non-profit organisation, to further enhance patient care with a dedicated online platform that it says offers NHS staff ‘access to valuable nutrition education modules’.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched a new framework agreement, Building Safety and Fire Compliance, ‘to address the need for robust fire safety systems in healthcare settings’.

UK medtech business, Presymptom Health, has secured £200,000 in additional grant funding to speed-up its AI-driven infection detection technology, cutting test times to just 40-60 minutes.

Rockwool, the global non-combustible insulation manufacturer, has taken the next step towards building a second UK production facility, on the Peddimore site, near Minworth, north-east of Birmingham.

Graham-BAM Healthcare Partnership (GBHP) has been awarded the contract to deliver a new ‘state-of-the-art’ Children’s Hospital at the Royal Victoria Hospital site in Belfast, following confirmation from Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, that the project has received formal approval, with construction set to begin imminently.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidance to help manufacturers meet UK medical devices regulations and ensure that digital mental health technologies are ‘effective, reliable, and acceptably safe.’

Patients are now benefiting from the creation of a new £23 million Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), handed over recently by hospital construction and modular healthcare building specialist, MTX Contracts.