RECENT NEWS

A multi-million-pound improvement programme to expand the Emergency Department at Worthing Hospital began on 22 November with a special ground-breaking event.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has published a fully revised version of its long-established industry guidance, 'DW145: Installation of Fire Dampers and Smoke Dampers'.

Clean air technology specialist, Howorth Air Technology, which designs, manufactures, and assembles ultraclean air equipment for use in operating theatres, and for the pharma, biotechnology, and life science industries, is moving its headquarters to ‘a flagship north-west development’ to meet growing demand and its future expansion plans.

NHS Property Services has announced that it has received a resolution to grant from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the Whitechapel Road Life Sciences project, which will see it revitalise a series of outdated buildings and empty sites in the area near the Royal London Hospital into a thriving life sciences district.

Barts Life Sciences, a partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London, has partnered with Waltham Forest College to launch a new Health and Life Sciences Hub, designed to expand education, skills, and career opportunities, across North East London.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has renewed its seven-year Managed Equipment Service (MES) contract with Canon Medical Systems UK, to help provide patient support and clinical continuity in the provision of diagnostic ultrasound systems.

NHS Property Services says work to deliver a ‘state-of-the-art’ health and care facility in Trowbridge in Wiltshire has begun, after the multi-million-pound project was ‘given the green light’.

Secure I.T. Environments Ltd (SITE), a leading UK design and build company for modular, containerised, and micro data centres, has completed a series of infrastructure upgrades at one of the communication facilities at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

A Yorkshire hospice says it is ‘helping patients to shine a little brighter’, after winning clinical lighting solutions worth £10,000.

The objectives of steam-raising plant are straightforward: to release the energy in the input fuel as efficiently as possible, to transfer that energy to water to generate steam, and to separate the steam from the water for use in processes requiring heat energy, explains Fulton’s UK Sales & Export manager, Dave Dolan.

A report just published explores the value of the LIFT portfolio – highlighting the benefits and advantages of the buildings to local communities and health systems, and comparing the relative cost of the LIFT estate to the broader NHS and commercial estate.

New solar panels, improved heating systems, and LED lighting are to be installed at hospitals across Powys, alongside upgrades to roof and pipework insulation, thanks to a £4.2 m injection of Welsh Government funding.

A major task to update National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) sectors is taking place, and the sector is being asked to help by offering their insights through a public consultation process.

Compliance Group, a UK provider of integrated safety and regulatory compliance services across the electrical, fire, and water sectors, has joined forces with Electrical Test Midlands (ETM), a specialist in electrical testing and compliance with over two decades’ expertise in the field.

‘Partnering’ with Kantonsspital Baden (KSB) in Switzerland, Siemens Smart Infrastructure says it will deploy technologies and digital services from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio there to create ‘one of the country’s smartest’ hospitals.

Property group, Eddisons, has appointed a highly experienced healthcare specialist, Kate Deakin, to its valuation team as a director.

A new outdoor space for people to remember and reflect has been officially opened at Bradford Royal Infirmary by ITV’s 'Love Your Garden' presenter, Katie Rushworth.

With research suggesting that 84% of NHS leaders struggled to access funding due to lack of understanding or challenges with the application process, and that 54% had ‘a lack confidence’ in combining multiple sources of capital, NHS Property Services launched a new NHS Guide to Estate Funding at the recent NHS Property 2024 conference in London.

CIBSE UK has rewarded highly experienced engineer, and Chair of IHEEM’s Hong Kong Branch, Dr PL Yuen, for his ‘exceptional, outstanding, and distinguished service to CIBSE and the wider industry’, by conferring on him its highest accolade – a Gold Medal.

Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Building Safety and Compliance Framework, worth up to £800 million over four years, and is now inviting bids from interested suppliers providing regional, or national coverage.