Situated on Lakin Road, the hospital’s new main entrance has been fully redeveloped to create a welcoming, modern environment and improve food and retail offerings for patients, visitors, and staff.
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Lead or lag? Rethinking ventilation in the NHS
Hospitals across the NHS are rethinking ventilation as estates teams face growing challenges in ensuring safe air for patients and staff. Andrew Carnegie, Managing director at Air Sentry, says proactive monitoring and closed-loop systems are essential to transforming clinical environments from lagging to leading.
Hidden risks in hospital electrical systems
Undiscovered electrical faults in hospitals can threaten patient safety and increase costs. Gareth Brunton, Managing director at Bender, says monitoring technology gives estates teams real-time insight to prevent failures and improve efficiency. This technology can help healthcare organisations move from reactive maintenance to proactive...
Hospital 2.0: Turning vision into scalable reality
The NHS’s New Hospital Programme (NHP) and the arrival of the Hospital 2.0 framework alliance are pushing the UK’s healthcare sector into a brave new world. With considerable project values and important timelines on the horizon, we need to explore what Hospital 2.0 truly means in practice. Jonathan Oram, director of frameworks at national...
Healthcare Estates 2025: Spotlight on success
The winners of this year’s Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards were announced at a gala dinner. With exceptionally high standards and fierce competition across the board, each triumph reflects outstanding achievement in healthcare design, construction, collaboration, and innovation. A panel of expert judges reviewed and scored hundreds of submissions...
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Introducing the flush-to-ceiling ECO-flow Stealth
It's our quietest canopy yet, but we want to shout about it! The ECO-flow Stealth works by drawing air to each corner of the room to control the airflow pattern and prevent entrainment. A key feature of the canopy is the use of remote fans, which mean it achieves very low noise levels. It...
