RECENT NEWS

A new outpatient facility is being created at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport by MTX Contracts using advanced modern methods of construction – which the construction company says ‘support the long-term sustainability plans’ of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

In a joint project undertaken between Hull Citycare, which owns and manages the building, and Community Health Partnerships (CHP), the head tenant, Hull’s Marfleet Health Centre is set to become more sustainable as part of the NHS’s drive to Net Zero, with the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the appointment of Paul Eagle (pictured), Executive Board Technical director at BESA member company, Dalkia UK, as the new Chair of its Technical Committee.

Ensuring safe water systems in healthcare facilities is critical to protecting patients, staff, and visitors, against Legionella risks. However, traditional risk management is often ‘time-consuming, fragmented, and reliant on outdated processes’, claims LegionellaDossier.

Stannah Lifts is calling on businesses and Facilities managers to ‘act now’ and upgrade their lift communications systems to ensure that they are ready for the UK’s new high-speed, GSM digital network.

After two years of construction, the new Chiswick Health Centre on Fisher’s Lane (pictured) – a purpose-built modern joint £23 million project between NHS Property Services (owners of the site), North West London ICB, and Hounslow Council, on Fisher’s Lane is now open to receive its first patients.

Memorial Hospital in Woolwich, south-east London, operated by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, required a critical roof refurbishment to extend the lifespan of its facilities, enhance thermal efficiency, and align with the Trust's Green Plan commitment to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040.

NHS staff at Scarborough Hospital’s Emergency Department have recently welcomed a new ‘colleague’ – a research robot called DAISY.

Cistermiser, a leading UK provider of water and energy saving management solutions, says it welcomes the launch of Ofwat’s £100 million Water Efficiency Fund ‘as a crucial investment in securing the UK’s future water supply’.

Babor Qureshi (pictured), just appointed by Stephen George + Partners (SGP) as Principal architect in the practice’s Healthcare team, based at its Leeds office, brings over 18 years’ experience to the AJ100 practice, primarily in the healthcare sector – working closely with NHS Trusts and contractors across the UK.

A new cancer support centre being built in the grounds of Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire in North Wales has celebrated its ‘topping out’ – by nailing a ceremonial bough to the roof.

Vantify, claimed to be ‘the first UK-based full service compliance software ecosystem’, has launched today (31 March) as part of a multimillion pound investment in its technology.

A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Newmarket Community Hospital has been completed by Morgan Sindall Construction, and handed over to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT).

Community Health Partnerships (CHP) has appointed Stephen Talboys, Chief Operating Officer – Campus 2030 for the Open University (pictured), as its new Chief Property Officer – an executive and Board Director position.

Following the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s recent announcement of £100 million in Great British Energy funding for the NHS to install solar power and battery storage solutions, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £1.13m to install solar panels at the Northern General Hospital, Jessop Wing Hospital, and three community properties.

Offsite construction specialist, Merit, has been appointed by the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to design and build its new Hybrid Theatre and MRI Facility at York Hospital (see artist’s impression), with completion expected this November.

Specialist in complete temperature control solutions, ICS Cool Energy, in partnership with construction company, Vinci, has successfully completed a critical cooling system upgrade at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington.

Stepnell has secured a place on the latest NHS Shared Business Services framework agreement, ‘supporting the long-term decarbonisation strategy of healthcare estates nationwide’.

‘Hundreds’ of schools, NHS Trusts, and communities across the UK will benefit from new rooftop solar power and renewable schemes to save money on their energy bills, thanks to a total £200 million investment from the UK government and Great British Energy, it was announced on 21 March.

NHS Property Services has launched its new Green Plan, a comprehensive three-year strategy which it says is aimed at reducing the environmental impact of NHS facilities, and ‘progressing towards a Net Zero carbon future’ by 2040.