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3ti, which claims to be UK's leading designer, installer, funder, and operator of solar car parks, has completed the installation of a Papilio3 pop-up solar car park and electric vehicle (EV) charging hub at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

A new renal dialysis unit in Milton Keynes run by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) has officially opened, providing specialist services for kidney patients closer to home.

Ashurst Hospital near Southampton is set to receive a major new build and refurbishment scheme after achieving full planning permission.

Plans have been revealed to locate a new Community Diagnostic Centre in the Broad Marsh regeneration development in Nottingham city centre, to be run and staffed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The second phase of a new ‘state-of-the-art’ surgical hub at Clatterbridge Hospital on the Wirral has been completed by Modern Methods of Construction specialist, MTX, which has now created four new operating theatres there, able to treat up to 6000 patients annually.

A new ‘state-of-the-art’ dental facility, the Kenworthy Road Dental Clinic in East London, has been officially opened by the Interim Chief Dental Officer for England, Jason Wong, joined by representatives from Community Health Partnerships (CHP), Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London, and clinicians and NHS colleagues.

In healthcare environments, where hygiene is critical, the design and finish of each surface matters. Trovex’s integrated product design approach encapsulates this, providing a suite of solutions that bolster hygiene standards and practicality.

Work has completed on what the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust dubs a ‘strategically important’ ward refurbishment project at Freeman Hospital to create a care environment for that is supportive to clinical staff, and ‘reassuringly calm’ for patients.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) NHS Foundation Trust has taken delivery of two new endoscopy suites at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough, following fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor, Willmott Dixon Interiors’ reconfiguration and refurbishment over 9,000 ft2 of space within the hospital’s endoscopy ward and rotunda building.

The contract to build a £49 million diagnostic and imaging centre at Frimley Park Hospital in Camberley, Surrey, has been awarded to Modern Methods of Construction specialist, MTX.

BeaconMedaes UK, part of the Atlas Copco Group, has announced a ‘newly-enhanced’ exclusive distribution alliance with Medclair AB, dubbing the Swedish-based company ‘a renowned innovator in the realm of nitrous oxide management systems’.

The King Edward VII’s Hospital in Marylebone, London, has appointed Jabeen Ahmad (pictured) as its first Patient Safety Partner (PSP) as part of its ‘commitment to ensuring the highest possible standards of safety and quality of care for all patients’.

With the opening of the new facilities in St. Modwen Park Derby, Getinge is bringing together its chemistry and instrument decontamination business, and its UK sales offices, service functions, and logistics operations.

A new bereavement suite for parents who have experienced baby loss has been officially opened on at King’s College Hospital by Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP.

A new purpose-built ‘state-of-the art’ endoscopy unit at the Royal Gwent Hospital, designed by global multidisciplinary design practice BDP, which has just opened its doors, will provide an expanded range of endoscopy services to patients in the Gwent area using the most up-to-date equipment and facilities.

NHS Property Services’ latest annual report reveals that it delivered £45.9 m in cost efficiencies for the health service during 2022/23, a 4% increase on the previous year’s performance.

Aermec CEO, Alessandro Riello, and Vice-President, Raffaella Riello, have cut the ribbon (see photo) on the new purpose-built Southend headquarters for HVAC equipment supplier, Aermec UK, which will also be a hub for northern Europe.

In a recent project, Golden Thread Fire Delay was the chosen contractor for a ‘pivotal upgrade’ at Harefield Hospital, installing SDS (Specialist Door Solutions) Dfendoor hospital doorsets, in the extensively refurbished Maple Ward, which houses adult patients requiring heart and lung critical care treatment.

Helvar says it is ‘taking a revolutionary step in its offering’ with a new hybrid lighting control solution that combines its wireless Helvar ActiveAhead and wired Helvar Imagine solutions for ultimate design flexibility.

Right FM, a specialist facilities management (FM) company, juts launched, whose key personnel have 40 years’ combined experience in the sector says it is ‘poised to transform the way facilities management is approached, delivering sustainable solutions and significant cost savings for clients’.