RECENT NEWS

Independent FM consultancy appointed to national frameworks supporting public sector procurement and contract management.

Abloy UK is urging NHS Trusts and healthcare providers to use remaining end-of-year estates budgets to invest in digital access solutions that can improve medicines management, safety and operational efficiency.

Dominic Gallello appointed Chairman of the Board at Singu.

Corridor care becoming the norm across hospitals is deeply worrying, health leaders say.

Staff alarm specialist Pinpoint has extended its support of St Ann’s Hospital, installing its safety alarm system in a new 2-storey building which is due to open in April 2026.

With up to 1.6 million people in the UK living with Seasonal Affective Disorder, healthcare professionals across the Black Country are using nature to tackle mental health issues and promote wellbeing during colder, darker months.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new form of energy storage designed to help commercial buildings cut carbon emissions by capturing surplus renewable electricity and delivering heating or cooling when required.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers and deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, will join the DHSC executive team in February to become the permanent Director General for People, working across the department and NHS England.

Fire protection provider Checkmate Fire has named Simon Finnie as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The University of Warwick has launched a new spin-out company, VerIQ Limited, designed to transform how medical device and health technology clinical trials are designed, initiated and delivered across the UK.

Kids Invent Stuff has announced the development of a new permanent interactive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), exhibition at Gulliver’s Valley Theme Park Resort in Rotherham.

The Halogenated Drug Recovery (HDR) platform offers a clinically non-disruptive pathway for NHS organisations tasked with reducing that part of their environmental impact directly attributed to the volatile anaesthetic agents used to induce and maintain general anaesthesia (desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane). It is delivered exclusively by BeaconMedaes as an integral part of its comprehensive, clinically-aligned sustainable solutions offering.

MTX Contracts Ltd has been awarded the contract to create an extension to the Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).

A new data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder care has received a £2.4 million boost from the UK’s Medical Research Council.

UK-based integrated safety and regulatory compliance service provider Complii across water, air, fire, and electrical sectors, has appointed Kate Gard as managing director for its water division.

Vanguard Healthcare Solutions has positioned mobile and modular healthcare infrastructure as a rapid solution to support the rollout of new mental health A&E crisis centres and relieve pressure on overcrowded emergency departments across the UK.

Morgan Sindall has been appointed by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a £25 m Endoscopy Unit at Newmarket Community Hospital.

Willmott Dixon Interiors has completed a £12 million project to create a new Acute Medical Unit Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

Hemco has launched UniFlow Dual Entry Fume Hoods to provide front-and-rear access for laboratory environments requiring controlled airflow and safe fume containment.

BAM UK & Ireland has joined NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to celebrate the official opening of the Parkhead Hub in Glasgow’s east end.