RECENT NEWS

Efforts to deliver one of the government’s major NHS priorities – to shift more care into the community – will need to be boosted by targeted capital investment in buildings, facilities, and equipment for community providers, a new survey of senior health leaders, undertaken by the Community Network, hosted by the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, suggests.

CHEC, a UK provider of community healthcare, has confirmed that it will be opening a new hospital in Canterbury’s city centre.

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and vendor-independent managed equipment services (MES) provider, Ergéa, have celebrated ‘a significant milestone’, with the coming on line of UHL’s latest Halcyon linear accelerator (linac) from Varian Medical Systems.

The final phase of the West Kent Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Hermitage Court close to Maidstone Hospital in Kent opened its doors to patients on 10 March.

Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has confirmed that Dr Penny Dash (pictured) will be the new Chair of NHS England.

More than 75,000 people across England will be better supported in the community following an increase in funding for nursing care, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.

To mark National Nutrition Month, Sodexo UK and Ireland has published a nutrition report, Promoting Healthier Lives Every Day – How the science of nutrition shapes our food, revealing ‘the collaborative approach’ between its dietitians, nutritionists, chefs, and supply chain, as ‘the recipe for success in developing nutritious, tasty meals that promote healthier lives every day’.

NHS England has appointed a joint venture of global delivery consultant and ‘construction expert’, Mace, and professional services company, Turner & Townsend, as the Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) for the New Hospital Programme (NHP).

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is marking this year’s National Careers Week (taking place from 3-8 March) by launching the search for a fresh cohort of Deborah Rowland Scholarship recipients.

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) says it is proud to celebrate International Women's Day this week (on 8 March) ‘by highlighting the incredible achievements and contributions’ of women in its hard facilities management (‘HFM’) teams.

SHJ Medical & Lab Gas Specialists, a supplier of medical and lab gas pipeline systems and services, has made three senior appointments to its Installation and Service Departments.

BeaconMedaes recently completed the longest medical gas pipeline system (MGPS) project undertaken in its 65+ year history, and one of the biggest, spending eight years on site at new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in Smethwick.

New independent research by health technology consultancy, nuom, has found that while the UK public is ‘largely open to innovative uses of technology’ in healthcare, ‘trust drops significantly when AI is involved in more personal aspects of care’.

The drive for sustainability in healthcare has never been more critical. As the NHS progresses towards its ambitious Net Zero targets, the efficiency of steam and thermal energy systems plays a crucial role in achieving these sustainability goals. At Spirax Sarco, we are proud to be viewed as a trusted partner to the NHS, supporting hospitals and healthcare facilities in optimising their steam systems to enhance efficiency, reduce emissions, and cut operational costs

Royal Philips, a global health technology specialist whose portfolio includes what is reportedly the world’s first helium-free MRI operations system, has announced the 50th installation of its BlueSeal 1.5T magnet.

New laws ‘putting growth, small businesses, and transparency, at the heart of public contract awards’ are now in force as part of ‘a transformation’ of the government’s commercial landscape that delivers on the Plan for Change.

Cagni Williams Architects has launched a sister practice, Cagni Williams Energy, to focus on project decarbonisation, and particularly decarbonising dense urban areas.

Amanda Pritchard, who has been CEO of NHS England since August 2021, and Chief Operating Officer since 2019 – ‘leading the NHS through the most challenging period in its 76-year history’ – has notified the NHS England Board of her decision to stand down as NHS England CEO at the end of this financial year.

Children and their families in Kent are taking part in the county’s first clinical artificial intelligence pilot, ‘to enhance patient care and reduce the administrative burden on clinicians and social workers’.

Multidisciplinary consultancy, Pick Everard, has expanded its Health & Safety (H&S) team, welcoming two senior new personnel as it strengthens its position as one of the largest H&S teams within a UK consultancy.