NHS Property Services has announced that the first phase of restoration works at the historic, grade-one listed Finsbury Health Centre in Clerkenwell has been completed.

A Blossom Room has been created at Bedford Hospital for patients to spend their final days with their loved ones on Shand Ward.

Callum Bartholomew, Operations Manager – Health Technology Integrations, at not-for-profit private health service provider, Cabrini Health Melbourne in Australia, discusses some of the major cybersecurity risks facing hospitals and other healthcare facilities, and outlines the company’s own approach to minimising the risk of so-called ‘cyberattacks’. He also suggests some of the key steps that other healthcare organisations can take to maintain the integrity and security of their own connected assets.

Aggreko has increased its global investment in mobile battery energy storage solutions (BESS) to around US$200 m, in a move it says will allow more industries to access the latest in battery technology and reach Net Zero targets.

A free-to-attend webinar being held by Honeywell in association with Health Estate Journal on 17 July will aim to make sure that healthcare estates personnel are clear on their responsibilities in ensuring fire compliance across their estate.

Sisk has been appointed via the ProCure23 framework to build two new operating theatres and associated recovery and clinical support spaces, for the new Lewisham Surgical Centre at University Hospital Lewisham, which are set to become operational next year.

Keraflo’s ‘innovative’ Fire Valves have become the first ever to receive ‘important accreditation’ from the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB), a division of the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the company says.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says it is ‘excited to announce a new milestone’ in the development of the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Mansfield Community Hospital site.

Forbo Flooring Systems has launched its new Allura Click Flexcore range, an ‘adhesive-free click-format luxury vinyl tile (LVT) with a flexible core’, which it says is ‘ideal for quick and easy floor renovations over uneven or poor condition subfloors’.

The James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston-on-Sea near Great Yarmouth has had plans approved to support the movement of its Orthopaedic Outpatient services to a new location on the existing hospital site, to facilitate the development of an improved Same Day Emergency Care service.

Stannah Lifts is calling on businesses and Facilities managers to ‘act now’ and upgrade their lift communications systems to ensure that they are ready for the UK’s new high-speed, GSM digital network.

NHS staff at Scarborough Hospital’s Emergency Department have recently welcomed a new ‘colleague’ – a research robot called DAISY.

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is embarking on a series of ‘transformative projects’ designed to improve patient care, enhance facilities, and ensure that families receive the best possible support during their healthcare journeys. As Mica Moore, a Business Support manager at the Trust explains, these ‘innovative schemes’ aim to reflect the world-class treatments provided inside the hospitals, while creating welcoming, safe, and sustainable environments for all who visit.

Mike Horrocks, a Senior Project manager in the Major Capital Projects Team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, discusses some of the ways that social value can be embedded effectively in healthcare estate management, with examples from work undertaken by the Trust.

With the increase in ‘social prescribing’ aimed at easing the burden on the NHS, there is renewed focus on the health benefits of gardens, and particularly on the physical act of gardening, among healthcare professionals and those within the care sector.

Community Health Partnerships (CHP) has appointed Stephen Talboys, Chief Operating Officer – Campus 2030 for the Open University (pictured), as its new Chief Property Officer – an executive and Board Director position.

A package of Altro products has been used in the Imber Ward -- a new, ‘environmentally-sustainable’ facility providing extra bed capacity for elderly care patients, at Salisbury District Hospital,

Architect, Martín Bentolila, of a|sh Sander Hofrichter Architekten in Hannover, argues that while technology has enabled the development of new treatments, and can significantly improve patient care and optimise time management in hospital settings, it is crucial that its adoption is not purely driven by commercial benefits, but rather responds to real need and enhances the quality of care.

University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) NHS Foundation Trust has successfully opened a new, ‘state-of-the-art’ Emergency Department (ED) in the BEACH building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH).

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.