Codelocks has extended its CL5000 electronic lock range with new 'Do Not Disturb' (DND) models.

The company says the new CL5000 DND electronic locks prevent interruptions and unwanted access to locations where controlled privacy is important for people’s comfort and confidence, and are especially suitable for private spaces such as meeting rooms, consulting rooms, toilets, and changing rooms.

Pinpoint, a leading UK provider of staff alarm systems to high-risk workplaces, has seen its P2 System installed in what is reportedly the UK’s first safe drug consumption facility, The Thistle, at the Hunter Street Health and Care Centre in Glasgow.

Vernacare, a UK-based global healthcare product provider, is celebrating 60 years of supporting patient care through their medical pulp manufacture this month.

Birmingham Women’s Hospital is now home to what is reportedly the NHS’s first simulation suite dedicated to maternal and neonatal health, thanks to a £1 million donation from high street fashion entrepreneur, George Davies, via the George Davies Charitable Trust.

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has announced ‘a comprehensive restructure’ to enhance competence and safety standards across the built environment.

More than 100 fire safety professionals from NHS Trusts across the country took part in what was reportedly the first ever NHS Estates Fire Safety Forum, hosted by Specialist Door Solutions on 16 January.

Harm Hollander, a practising Australian architect who has driven the design and procurement teams of major hospital projects around Australia and internationally, Oystein Tronstad, Physiotherapy clinical lead at The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, and an experienced ICU clinician and researcher, and architect and clinical planner, Angelo Pagano, describe a research project undertaken at the Brisbane hospital which has looked to improve ICU bed bay environments through a variety of measures – from mitigating unwanted noise and incorporating distractive ceiling panels, to enhancing indoor air quality. The scheme was the subject of a post-occupancy evaluation.

Vantify, claimed to be ‘the first UK-based full service compliance software ecosystem’, has launched today (31 March) as part of a multimillion pound investment in its technology.

DRLC is excited to announce its participation at this year’s Healthcare Estates exhibition, where it will once again be highlighting its Authorising Engineer (AE) services for:

In healthcare estates, where uninterrupted service is essential, maintaining infrastructure such as roofing systems presents unique challenges due to limited budgets, high HVAC demands, and constant foot traffic. Here  Garland UK Technical manager, Alex Copp, explains the value of investing in high-performance roofing systems and how these systems provide long-term savings, ensure operational readiness, and support sustainability goals for healthcare facilities, ultimately enhancing the patient and staff experience

An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh, funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and just published in the journal, Nature Medicine.

The roll-out of new mandatory measures across England designed to dramatically cut the amount of healthcare waste being needlessly sent to incineration is expected to save the NHS over £2 million annually, says independent healthcare waste management company, Anenta.

Engineering culture in the UK needs to accelerate its drive to become more inclusive if the UK is to continue to be a key player in the global race for engineering skills, says a new report from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).

'Tens of thousands' of elderly and vulnerable people will receive ‘tailored support at home’ as part of a new NHS plan to improve waiting times for emergency care, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.

A collective failure to address diversity means the heating and hot water industry is missing out on crucial skills and putting its whole future at risk, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) maintains.

The NHS could ‘make space for at least 10,000 much-needed beds’ in the UK by moving more patient records off site, claims information management specialist, Restore Records Management -- which counts many NHS Trusts amongst its clients.

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

Nine of the UK’s most prominent health and safety organisations have united to form the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance.

DDC Dolphin has launched new technology designed to stop the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in what is says are ‘among the most contaminated areas in hospitals’ – sink water traps.

Leading roofing contractor, BriggsAmasco, recently underlined its commitment to World Menopause Awareness Month by hosting a course for female staff to gain a better understanding of the issue.