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Sodexo signs partnership ‘to provide critical education’
Sodexo has partnered with the Infection Prevention Society and the Tork professional hygiene brand, to launch an Environment, Cleaning and Decontamination programme to help infection prevention specialists tackle infections in healthcare settings.
Ultra-low noise chiller installed at Craigavon hospital
An ultra-low noise CIAT chiller operating on lower global warming potential (GWP) R-32 refrigerant has been installed at the Craigavon Trauma and Orthopaedic Wing at Craigavon Area Hospital in Northern Ireland.
Array of flooring solutions ‘brightens’ cancer care centre
‘Combining contemporary aesthetics with exceptional performance’, an array of solutions from Forbo Flooring Systems’ portfolio have been installed throughout the Cancer Centre at Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH), delivered under ProCure22.
‘Pioneering’ cleaning strategy based on ‘scientific approach’
ISS Healthcare has commissioned a project that it says will ‘take a scientific and behavioural approach to healthcare cleaning, and drive the nation’s healthcare journey in our places that heal’.
PPE and other ‘critical equipment’ reliably disinfected
Mackwell Health, part of the Mackwell Group, has announced that it has partnered with Whitebox, a Swedish-based provider of surface and air disinfection solutions, to develop what the two companies say are ‘state of the art’ UV-C disinfection chamber
Turner & Townsend to lead renewal programme for Sunderland Eye Infirma
Turner & Townsend is leading the delivery of ambitious plans for Sunderland’s new Eye Hospital, submitted recently by Sunderland City Council.
Improved ventilation essential to safe building use, engineers warn
Good ventilation inside public buildings and on transport systems is essential to reducing the risk of COVID-19 and other infections, a report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering and its National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) warns.
MTX celebrates decade of ‘considerable’ year-on-year growth
After what has been an incredibly difficult time for global businesses, Modern Methods of Construction healthcare building specialist, MTX Contracts, is celebrating a decade of year-on-year growth, with 2021 revenues in excess of £90 million.
First intake welcomed on ‘gold standard’ course
Derby-based Develop Training, which has had to alter many of its courses due to the pandemic, has welcomed the first intake of clients on its ‘gold standard’ construction course – with many employers receiving money back from the CITB Levy.
Robust and attractive flooring for Welsh Integrated Care Centre
Polyflor says a selection of its vinyl flooring products has helped to create safe and attractive internal environments within the ‘state-of-the-art’ Cardigan Integrated Care Centre.
'Bumper year’ sees BES create 14 new roles
Following a sustained increase in demand for design projects over the past financial year, multidisciplinary design, engineering, and construction specialist, BES has expanded its design team with 14 new roles.
Lighting upgrade to deliver 91 per cent energy savings
As part of the £4 million energy performance contract with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), Veolia has upgraded lighting at Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, and Grantham and District Hospital (pictured).
Streamlining finding and booking of clinical and non-clinical space
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and Kajima Community have launched a new, ‘revamped’ website that they say will ‘streamline the finding and booking of clinical and non-clinical space across the NHS estate’.
Security officer’s bravery and quick-thinking recognised
A Security supervisor who serves APCOA’s client, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – for whom APCOA provides security and car parking management at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital – has received a top ACS Pacesetters award.
Strategy sets out to ‘maintain public confidence in engineering'
The Engineering Council has launched its 2025 Strategy, 'Advancing Regulation', setting out the industry regulator’s priorities.
‘World-class’ adult and NICU opens at Chelsea and Westminster
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and its charity, CW+, have officially open a ‘state-of-the-art’ expansion and redevelopment of the Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
'Lack of shared ownership and knowledge' exacerbated oxygen issues
A ‘lack of shared ownership and knowledge’ of medical gas pipeline systems among hospital-based multidisciplinary teams ‘limits Trusts’ ability to effectively respond to MGPS patient safety concerns’.
Remodelled Barnsley Hospital ED completed
Illingworth & Gregory (I&G) has completed refurbishment works to extend the Emergency Department and Adult Majors Unit at Barnsley Hospital to allow more capacity to treat patients.
Healthcare Estates 2021 to go ahead as a ‘hybrid’ event
Following recent stakeholder engagement and analysis of the current and potential future situation around the COVID-19 pandemic, IHEEM is now able to confirm that Healthcare Estates will go ahead in October 2021.
Grundon switches to green energy to power clinical waste operation
Grundon Waste Management has announced that its clinical waste operation is now entirely self-sufficient in green energy.
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