Kohler Uninterruptible Power explained: “With growing restrictions on generators, the use of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems in healthcare buildings to support life safety equipment is becoming increasingly important. In the event of a power outage, a UPS system provides a reliable power source to critical building systems such as evacuation lifts and emergency lighting, … Read more
Specialised cranage equipment was used, lifting over 15 tonnes of equipment between the two high-rise buildings. The source loader weighed approximately nine tonnes, with the radiation vault at roughly five tonnes, while a variety of other equipment also required specialist transportation. The Gamma Knife source loader is a sophisticated device used to precisely position radioactive … Read more
Work to refurbish the Energy Generation Centre (formerly known as the incinerator), next to the Estates building on Kirby Way, has taken two years, but the plant is now complete and operational. Director of Operational Estates and Facilities, Steve Wedgwood, said: “It is the culmination of a two-year, £9.7 million build project which has been … Read more
The opening was attended by representatives from Kier and other key figures from the local community. Kier built the facility for the North London Mental Health Partnership through the Procure Partnerships Framework, as part of the Partnership’s St Pancras Transformation Programme. Works included demolishing the existing facility on site and constructing a new four-storey building … Read more
The IWFM said: “The workplace and facilities management (WFM) profession is uniquely placed to lead on sustainability, and Net Zero plans in particular, because it is the only function that brings together the needs of the landlord, the end-user, and the supply chain. The partners share a mission to change the perception of this lynchpin … Read more
The developments mean SPARK TSL can offer NHS Trusts ‘a unique digital platform to accelerate the adoption of innovation, and deliver quantifiable improvements in operational efficiency and patient education and engagement’. Sentean, meanwhile, can access additional resources and SPARK TSL’s Wi-Fi capabilities so it can ‘scale’ in the Dutch market, where it works with around … Read more
They are launched as Pagabo is announced as one of the first framework hosts accredited by NHS England as part of a move to consolidate the number of frameworks used by the health system. The success includes the appointment of Sewell Construction and I&G to two new decarbonisation frameworks for health and the wider public … Read more
CCS centralises government procurement, ‘allowing thousands of public sector organisations to procure services quicker and easier, while saving taxpayers substantial sums of money each year’. Over 21,000 public sector organisations are now supported through the central system – including schools, hospitals, and prisons, saving them money on purchases ranging from food to IT, and allowing … Read more
The purpose-built facility, at Royal United Hospital, brings under one roof many of the RUH’s cancer services to provide a cancer services hub for over 500,000 people in the South West. RUH Chief Executive, Cara Charles-Barks, said: “This is a major milestone for our community. We know cancer affects many lives, and this new centre … Read more
The event began with a piper leading guests onto the roof of the brand-new three-storey National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), before key individuals were invited to cement their involvement in the programme by signing their names in concrete. The topping out also marked the completion of the building’s frame, symbolising another important milestone in the journey … Read more
The Trust, which serves 800,000 patients in North Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire, found itself with two LIMS on its formation out of the merger of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals and Hinchingbrooke Health Care in 2017. The new LIMS, plus an extension of the ICE order communications and results reporting system to Hinchingbrooke, will – it … Read more
CRASH focuses on supporting hospices and homelessness organisations with vital construction projects, and Dulux Decorator Centre has been one of its Corporate Patrons for the past 10 years, assisting with paint and specification needs. Here Dulux Decorator Centre was called upon to assist with the paint specification, and donated all the paint needed for the … Read more
Running until March 2025, the new NHS Long Term Workforce Plan drive will – NHS England says – encourage serving and retired armed forces personnel and their families to consider a career in one of the 14 allied health professions on offer in the health service. Universities across England will host a series of open … Read more
After six years of planning and a two-year construction period on the Woodlands Road hospital site, the UECC — the largest investment ever in the Trust’s history – is expected to open in the summer. IHP say it has ‘achieved a remarkable 100% in every quality check’ under the ‘Considerate Constructors’ scheme, whose inspectors recently … Read more
The Trust says this follows the public consultation held in January. The Community Diagnostic Centre is part of its plans to support quicker and more local access to diagnostic tests close to patients’ homes. It is planned that the CDC will be open from summer 2025, and that it will incorporate equipment and services including: … Read more
