Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed a new Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at Bedford Hospital, designed to expand and improve access to urgent care for the local community.
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Architects at the heart of NHS decarbonisation
Laura Carrara-Cagni RIBA, director and co-founder of Cagni Williams Associates and Cagni Williams Energy, explores how architects can assist NHS Trusts and other healthcare providers in developing and implementing Net Zero Carbon strategies, how their expertise can drive cost reductions, and the role of external partnerships.
A risk-based approach to HVAC replacement
Dr Scott Brown, managing director and lead consultant for Health Tech Solutions, and Simon Everett, Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment and Programme leader at Wrexham University, discuss the importance of senior healthcare estate management and capital finance managers having in place a risk-based strategic replacement plan for the HVAC...
Innovations in dosing aiming to reduce waste
A look at the ‘advantages and challenges’ of central dosing systems, and some of the innovations and emerging technologies shaping the future of dosing in medical decontamination facilities – with a view to reducing waste and energy consumption, and safeguarding the health and wellbeing of employees within such units – by Alan Abbatt, a director at...
New Procurement Act sowing ‘seeds of activity’
Now approaching 200 days since the post- ‘go-live’ marker of the Procurement Act 2023 (the ‘Act’), Chris Robinson, associate director, and Fleur Summers, senior consultant at Turner and Townsend, provide their insights into some of the major developments and key ‘takeaways’ since its launch, particularly when it comes to healthcare estate...
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