RECENT NEWS

The Passive Fire Knowledge Group (PFKG) says the recent launch of its new ‘knowledge hub’ website – www.pfkg.org – coincides with the release and publication of the first four ‘knowledge shares’.

The Devon Partnership NHS Trust says it is cutting its energy consumption and carbon footprint via the upgrading the heating and cooling system at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish following the installation there of Mitsubishi Electric e-Series heat pump units.

Turner & Townsend been appointed to lead a significant expansion and upgrade facilities at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Chelsea estate on London’s Fulham Road.

Leeds-headquartered medical technology specialist, Brandon Medical, and Device Technologies, an Australian supplier and integrator of medical devices and technologies, have announced a ‘strategic partnership’ which Brandon says marks ‘a significant step towards revolutionising patient care environments and empowering healthcare professionals in the Asia Pacific region’.

Traka’s ‘intelligent’ key management system has been installed by Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which cares for over half a million patients annually, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth, and Sutton.

A multi-million design and build contract has been awarded to Integrated Health Projects (IHP) – the joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine – to deliver a new multi-storey car park as part of the wider Whipps Cross Hospital redevelopment in North East London.

A display of 1,000 red poppies and a life-size wooden horse were recently installed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital for the Birmingham Trust’s Remembrance Week activities.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has produced new guidance to address the technical challenges faced by engineers designing building services risers.

Technology company, ENTRNCE, describes its new ‘Carbon Matcher’ as ‘a unique data platform’ that calculates the half-hourly carbon footprint of onsite combined heat and power (CHP) versus conventional methods of heat and grid electricity.

The Imaging Department at Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, north Yorkshire, has undergone a £3 m ‘revamp’ as part of a national programme to provide clinical diagnostic services closer to patients’ homes.

Willmott Dixon is rolling out a new harness-based technology on its construction projects that it says will provide an even safer working environment for everyone using a boom-type mobile elevating work platform (MEWP).

Clean air technology specialist, Howorth Air Technology, has expanded its operations to accommodate a growing team, creating a dedicated ‘hub’ for its design engineers at its pharmaceuticals industry facility at Raven Locks in Little Hulton, Salford.

Rachel Davidson has been appointed to the new position of director of Specialist Knowledge at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).

A collaborative innovation project involving the University of Nottingham, which aims to create a portable facility that can convert waste into chemicals to be used to build medical devices, has been awarded €1.5 million as part of an international competition.

The Government will meet its target to open 160 community diagnostic centres a year early, Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, has announced, explaining that all 160 will be open by next March, 12 months ahead of the original March 2025 target.

A ‘state-of-the-art' operating theatre has opened at Newark Hospital, meaning patients of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust across mid-Nottinghamshire and parts of Lincolnshire can benefit from shorter waiting times for a range of operations.

Health technology specialist, Philips, has partnered with County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) to identify key opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint and waste material at the intensive care unit (ICU) at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have approved plans for a new £49.9 million Elective Care Centre at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, which will provide capacity for an additional 6,500 operations to be carried out annually.

Almost 500 jobs and 90 new apprenticeships have been created within a year thanks to work delivered through social enterprise and procurement expert, Fusion21.

On a recent visit to Specialist Door Solutions’ (SDS) Bordon site in Hampshire, Health Minister, Lord Nick Markham CBE, was keen to emphasise the engagement opportunities open to suppliers on the £20 bn New Hospital Programme, arguing that they represent a ‘win situation’ for such companies.