RECENT NEWS

Healthcare technology provider, Courtney Thorne, which has recently ‘completely revised’ its branding, and launched a new website as part of ‘an ambitious growth strategy’, has developed its first wireless nurse call system designed specifically for hospital environments.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm, IBI Group, to develop long-term development plans for both its hospital sites – Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge, and Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood.

The NHS is to receive an additional £10 billion a year above inflation by 2020, ‘delivering in full the Five Year Forward View’, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced amid considerable pressure from the medical community in his autumn 2015 Spending Review.

A landmark stage has been reached with the construction of Eastwood Park’s new multi-million pound training facility (HEJ – September 2014).

Clevedon-based Devon Medical Turnkey Solutions won the Gold Award for the Most Considerate Company in the 2015 Considerate Constructors Scheme’s annual National Company Awards.

Specialist in mobile healthcare, Vanguard Healthcare, has recruited Oliver Law as director of Operations UK & Europe as part of a rapid expansion across the EU.

Cable management manufacturer, Marshall-Tufflex, has announced a multi-million pound investment programme in tooling, plant, automation, and customer services, at its production facilities and headquarters in Hastings, East Sussex.

It says the project will deliver improvements in its ‘already high levels of customer service and product quality’, reinforcing its ‘commitment to high production values and ongoing product innovation’.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed IBI Group, to develop long-term development plans for both its hospital sites – Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge, and Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood.

University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust’s (UHSM) new state-of-the- art Bronchoscopy Unit was recently officially opened by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Harland Simon, the provider of RFID tracking solutions for the healthcare industry, has launched a simple graphical search function for its established RFID Discovery medical asset tracking software

The facilities management arm of the Clugston Group, which provides estate support to schools, hospitals, factories, and commercial premises, has added a fire equipment maintenance service to its range.

Lancashire-based commercial and industrial cooling specialist, Green Cooling, recently designed and installed a complete CO2 refrigeration system, including ‘walk-in’ refrigerated storage for the main kitchens, a centralised high efficiency CO2 refrigeration system, and refrigerated storage for pharmacy use, for the new Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

Staff working in mental healthcare sector should be better protected against assault in the future with the planned launch of a new partnership protocol by NHS Protect, the National Police Chiefs’ Council, and the Crown Prosecution Service, which will help the NHS, police, and CPS, ‘work together to respond to incidents of crime, investigate, and take appropriate cases forward for prosecution’.

Airflow Developments says its new Duplexvent Rotary ‘represents a significant advancement in the compact construction of a high performance mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system’.

BRE and CEEQUAL have announced plans to bring together two successful schemes – BREEAM and CEEQUAL – to create a single, science-based sustainability standard and certification tool for civil engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK and worldwide.

The influence of occupant behaviour on building performance was explored by psychologists and specialists in building use and adaptation at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers’ (CIBSE) recent Building Performance Conference and Exhibition in London.

The NHS is to receive an additional £10 billion a year above inflation by 2020, ‘delivering in full the Five Year Forward View’, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced.

Amid considerable pressure from the medical community, his Autumn 2015 Spending Review also revealed that the government is to ‘frontload’ almost £6 billion by the first year of the Review.

Wireless nurse call specialist, Courtney-Thorne, has officially opened its new headquarters in Bournemouth, gearing up for future expansion by doubling its space.

‘An innovative solution to a difficult challenge’ is how Medical Air Technology (MAT) describes the latest version of its ‘unique’, self-contained lay-up cabinet.

BSRIA’s new White Paper on ‘Products and Systems for Generation Z in Reduced Carbon Buildings’ specifically asks ‘What products and systems will be used in reduced carbon buildings in the future by the ‘smart’ generation?