Ascom signs five-year contract with Children’s Health Ireland

The New Children’s Hospital (NCH) project comprises the main hospital on the shared campus at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, and two paediatric Outpatient and Urgent Care Centres CHI at Connolly, Blanchardstown, and CHI at Tallaght. Ascom says ANMS will ‘seamlessly connect clinical and non-clinical staff with various alarm sources within the hospital’.  The company said: … Read more

Forth Valley Hospital Scotland’s first to have ceiling-mounted imaging system

Canon Medical says the Alphenix Sky+ offers clinicians ‘superior imaging quality’, and the 220° rotation needed to carry out complex precision procedures such as prostate artery embolisation (PAE) for prostate conditions. The result will be improved clinical workflow efficiencies by reducing the need for patient referral to alternative hospitals in Scotland, bringing healthcare closer to … Read more

Hoare Lea launches data apprenticeships ‘to increase digital skills’

The built environment consultancy has now enrolled more than 50 members of its team onto data apprenticeships, with plans to recruit more employees onto the programme in the coming years. The programmes aim to equip team members from various business functions with ‘advanced, industry-relevant’ data capabilities. Programmes will be delivered as apprenticeships by the ‘tech’ … Read more

Philips showcases ‘UK’s first virtually helium-free’ MRI truck at congress

The Philips system, housed in a mobile truck  provided by Lamboo Medical, shown in the UK for the first time (the combination of Philips’ BlueSeal technology within a mobile truck is awaiting CE marking in the UK), comprises a Philips MR 5300 scanner equipped with a ‘revolutionary’ Philips BlueSeal magnet, ‘the global industry’s first 1.5T … Read more

BCIA advocates adoption of Class A building controls in UK non-domestic buildings

The Association explains that The Future Buildings Standard regulations aim to ‘provide a pathway’ to highly efficient non-domestic buildings that are ‘zero carbon ready’. With sustainability a major focus for the building controls sector, and the BCIA aiming to promote the use of controls as key to the operational efficiency of buildings, the organisation has … Read more

Princess Royal officially opens Forest of Dean hospital

The building, which has been operational since May, provides inpatient beds, a Minor Injury and Illness Unit, an outpatient department, and ‘more’, including space for community teams supporting people across the district. The opening is the culmination of more than a decade of consultation and planning, to provide a purpose-built, modern facility to replace the … Read more

Royal Free ICU staff have new garden to ‘take time out’

Designed by architects, William Tozer Associates, and landscaped by Kate Gould Gardens, the garden has colourful Mediterranean flowers and herbs including rosemary and thyme planted around it to create a relaxing environment. Head of nursing, Mohammad Noor, said: “We are hugely grateful to the Cecil Rosen Foundation, Heathside Charitable Trust, and the North West London … Read more

‘Healthcare technology translation’ centre opens on London’s South Bank

Morgan Sindall Construction’s London business was appointed by King’s College London to build LIHE, an initiative led by the King’s School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences. LIHE builds on King’s expertise in healthcare engineering, and hosts what is said to be ‘a unique ecosystem for taking healthcare engineering innovations from across UK from the … Read more

NHS patients in England to benefit from faster access to hi-tech ‘medtech’

Proposals set out in a joint NHS England and NICE consultation outline a new route for medtech developers to access NHS funding to ‘fast-track’ clinically and cost-effective products for use by the healthcare system. The two organisations say the plans will ensure that ‘the growing number of game-changing products’ recommended by NICE can be introduced … Read more

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Mackinnon appointed Design lead at P+HS

The firm said: “Martha Mackinnon has shown her passion for every aspect of building design since she joined P+HS Architects almost 10 years ago. Whether it’s a tiny break-out space, or a ÂŁ40 m hospital, Martha brings equal ambition to every project, evidenced in some of her award-winning work at Foss Park  (a new mental … Read more

Webinar to focus on healthcare sector fire safety compliance

Titled ‘Digitising fire safety compliance in healthcare estates’, and taking place at 11.00 am, the webinar will be presented by Tom Ford, Honeywell National Business Development Manager – Connected Life Safety Services (CLSS), in the UK & Ireland. Alongside highlighting the key steps that healthcare estates personnel need to take to comply with and indeed … Read more

Acute ‘virtual ward’ enables patients to receive care safely at home

Up to 20 patients per day with conditions including heart failure, infection, respiratory diseases, and stroke, are choosing to join the NW Anglia FT Acute service under the care of a consultant-led clinical team. Inhealthcare designed the technology-enabled service together with clinicians from the Trust, and provides the remote monitoring platform. The service offers patients … Read more