Specialist contractor Pilbeam Construction has installed a lightweight walkway to access a RAAC affected roof at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.
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Why roof condition should be assessed before the solar business case
Sponsored story. Installing solar PV on hospital buildings can reduce the amount of electricity purchased from the grid and support wider energy plans. However, the value of that investment depends on more than predicted generation. The condition and remaining service life of the roof beneath it matter just as much.
Managing the NHS estate: a radical rethink
The NHS may be on the brink of a fundamental rethink of its estate, not just as infrastructure to maintain, but as a strategic asset that can improve outcomes and reduce costs. Tim Chell, health sector and regional director at BAM UK & Ireland, looks at the role NHS buildings have to play in unlocking cost savings that can be reinvested directly...
Standardised design creates a thriving NHS
Jane Ho, partner and regional practice director, health at HKS, calls for learning from the details of large-scale acute hospitals, both private and public, to transform healthcare facilities in the UK’s rural and other underserved areas as part of the new Neighbourhood Health Centres initiative.
Capital programmes need whole system change
Samuel Rose of IMPOWER Consulting and Dr Nicole Samuel of the National Centre for Child Health Technology at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust present findings from a qualitative research programme examining how clinical and digital transformation can be embedded within large-scale healthcare capital programmes. Their research reveals a...
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Here at PPL Training, it is our mission to support industry by providing professional development opportunities for individuals responsible for the safety and efficiency of the healthcare estate and associated facilities.
We are one of the UK’s leading Safe Systems of Work and Technical Compliance training course providers, and currently work...