The James Williams Healthy Living Centre has opened in the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham, Kent.
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Sustainable parking with digital permits
Staff parking is an increasingly difficult area for estates teams to manage, particularly at a time where space is at a premium and simply building new car parks is not a viable option. Here, Ciara Spreadbury, business development & account manager at Mobile Worker Plus – creator of permit and pass management software OCTOPASS – looks at how...
Designing buildings that promote health
Architecture should actively promote health, not just treat illness. By integrating outdoor spaces, healthy choices, education, and co-located non-clinical services, we can embed prevention into care settings. However, this requires both bold leadership and capital project reform, as Matt Griffiths, health sector director at Kier, explains.
Infrastructure: digitising the last mile of care
As hospitals continue to digitise clinical processes, the promise of faster, safer care increasingly depends on how well digital tools align with day-to-day operations. Vicky Morley, senior clinical advisor at Systematic, explores how fragmented operational systems create hidden friction in hospitals, and how better alignment between digital...
Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria
According to the WHO, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a growing threat to global health – one that is placing populations at heightened risk. Paul Owen, global business unit manager – healthcare & life sciences at Mueller Europe, discusses how built environment strategic planning and estates teams can help to manage this growing crisis.
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