RECENT NEWS

NHS Property Services is celebrating the delivery of 25 new social prescribing sites to its partners across the country, achieving its goal of 100 sites being made available for patients.

Northumberland-based Merit, a UK industrialised construction and digital manufacturing specialist, has delivered ‘a major milestone’ for the new £25 million Elective Hub (Operating Theatre Block) at Solihull Hospital, designed to significantly enhance patient care and treatment capacity.

Water testing specialist, Alpha Scientific says that its relocation to a new, UKAS-accredited, microbiological water testing laboratory in Manchester further supports its ongoing commitment to support clients with their testing needs, and underlines its growth and expansion.

A webinar being held at 12.00 pm on 12 June in association with Health Estate Journal will see Alex Emms (pictured), Technical Director for Kohler Uninterruptible Power – who has over 30 years’ experience in the UK power protection sector, discuss the topic, ‘Powering Safety: Uninterruptible Power Systems for Life Safety in Healthcare Buildings’.

Amethyst Radiotherapy, a ‘leader in cutting-edge cancer treatment’, and specifically Stereotactic Radiosurgery, has announced the successful upgrade of its Gamma Knife machine at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square, in central London.

A £9.7 m project to help keep patients and staff warm, as well as provide hot water, has been successfully completed on time and on budget at Hillingdon Hospital.

On 18 April, Per Mertesacker, current manager of the Arsenal Academy (pictured), officially opened 1 Lowther Road, a new NHS Integrated Community Mental Health Centre in Islington.

SPARK TSL is acquiring Sentean Group, a Dutch company with a complementary background in hospital entertainment and communication, and bringing its Fusion Bedside platform for clinical and patient apps to the UK.

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has entered into a new ‘strategic partnership’ with market-leader in the energy and services sector, Equans – a collaboration that will the two organisations say will ‘leverage the huge potential of the workplace and facilities sector to help drive sustainability across organisations’.

Companies from Yorkshire-based Sewell Group have been appointed to three new Pagabo frameworks for consultancy and construction that enable clients across the public sector to access Sewell Group’s decarbonisation or estates consultancy to help improve their estate.

Over £3.8 billion of taxpayer money has been saved by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) in the last year alone, as the agency celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

The Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) NHS Foundation Trust’s new Dyson Cancer Centre will welcome its first patients this week (commencing 22 April 2024).

IHP, a joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine, has hosted the formal topping out ceremony at the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has replaced two legacy laboratory information systems with a single instance of Clinisys WinPath.

Dulux Decorator Centre has joined forces with CRASH Charity to support Herriot Hospice Homecare in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, to transform the former Lambert Memorial Hospital into a facility for those living with terminal illness and bereavement.

The NHS is stepping up a national campaign to recruit former members of the Armed Forces who want to join the health service and ‘offer their valuable skills’ to caring for patients.

Integrated Health Projects (IHP), which is working on the new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (UECC) at Scarborough Hospital, has been applauded for its overall approach to the multi-million pound project.

The Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital Trust says it has ‘reached a significant milestone’ in submitting the planning application to Epping Forest District Council for a new Community Diagnostic Centre at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping.

Coventry University says is creating ‘the next generation of virtual patients’ to help teach the healthcare workers of the future.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched a new specification for ventilation hygiene as part of its ongoing efforts to minimise the risk posed by contaminated indoor air to human health and well-being.