Yorkshire-based ACA has designed the £19.4 m Scunthorpe Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, responding to a brief ‘for a world class, state-of-the-art landmark to enhance Scunthorpe city centre, which will be a one-stop-shop providing access to a range of diagnostic tests closer to home’. A bio-inspired design has … Read more
SHJ says it ‘champions women in engineering’, and the importance of increasing their representation within this industry. It said: “These key appointments also demonstrate our commitment to building strong long-term relationships with customers, and offering an unrivalled level of customer service.” Kim Bowkett said: “I’m truly excited to be joining SHJ, not just because they … Read more
The Confederation says NHS leaders have told it that the next government must boost capital funding by an extra £6.4 bn in all three years of the next Spending Review to help the NHS address its £10.2 billion maintenance backlog, ‘refurbish dilapidated buildings’, upgrade equipment, and ‘turbocharge’ staff productivity. That would take annual NHS capital … Read more
Developed with sector experts, the work traces the progress of workplace and facilities management (WFM)’ from the evolution of offices to the rise of digital innovation’, which the Institute says has ‘changed workspace objectives to a focus on sustainability and employee experience’. Today, ‘post-Brexit, post-pandemic, and in increasingly competitive conditions’, the report stresses, ‘workplace and … Read more
The sound-proof pods – located in the hospital’s new telemedicine centre on the ground floor – mean there is more capacity for face-to-face clinics in other parts of the hospital. Paula Moreira, assistant operations manager for outpatient services, said: “Until now, virtual clinics have been carried out in clinic rooms, which isn’t a good use … Read more
Its creation, and work to build a new £8.6 million Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) to house the latest scanning technology, takes recent investment at WGH to £22.3 m. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) says it is making ‘this huge investment’ with the aim of ‘providing excellent care, treatment, and experience, for … Read more
Bringing together the Trust’s clinical and health innovation expertise with J&J’s innovation capabilities, the partnership will – they say – ‘drive lasting improvements to health outcomes in Leeds and across the region, and prioritise a focus on addressing health inequalities’. At an event at the Palace of Westminster on 21 November to update Ministers and … Read more
Launched at London Build 2023 on 15 November, the website provides resources on passive fire protection, articulating design related challenges. Members of the PFKG presented updates on the group’s activities, highlighting recent work and sharing future plans at part of London Build’s Fire Safety Stage. PFKG was founded in 2022, as a ‘unique’ not-for-profit collaboration … Read more
The site serves the Dewnans Centre – a medium secure inpatient mental healthcare facility near the seaside town of Dawlish. While for service-users, living on a site located less than a mile from the sea can be beneficial, at the Dewnans Centre the Trust needed a solution that could cope with saline in the atmosphere, … Read more
Known as The Royal Marsden Chelsea Development, the expansion will deliver a newly integrated environment for research, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for those living with, in remission of, and beyond cancer. Alongside the full project design team, including lead architect Stanton Williams, engineers, Hoare Lea, structural engineers, Ramboll, and cost consultant, Gardiner & Theobald, Turner … Read more
The two businesses say the agreement will introduce ‘cutting-edge’ medical equipment to Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia. Brandon Medical said: “At the heart of this collaboration are the shared values that both Device Technologies and Brandon Medical hold dear. From an unwavering commitment to customer focus, and a dedication to innovation, quality, and … Read more
In its most recent CQC review, the Trust was rated ‘Outstanding’ for overall quality and leadership. Key management from the main reception area was, however, highlighted as an issue impacting time and resources, with too great a reliance on manual processes, including recording key locations on paper – which was a particular problem out of … Read more
Barts Health NHS Trust selected IHP as the preferred contractor for the work using the Construction Works and Associated Services ProCure23 framework, which is delivered by the NHS in partnership with Crown Commercial Service for the NHS. The scheme will see construction of a multi-storey car park providing 500 spaces, making access to the new … Read more
The poppy installation is made up of a life-size wooden horse on a field of 1,000 red poppies, with a display of white poppies and doves as a symbol of remembrance and peace. The poppies were crocheted and knitted by the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Knit and Natter group as part of its … Read more
The poppy installation is made up of a life-size wooden horse on a field of 1,000 red poppies, with a display of white poppies and doves as a symbol of remembrance and peace. The poppies were crocheted and knitted by the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Knit and Natter group as part of its … Read more
