The ISO 14001 standard helps organisations improve environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste. ISO 14001 is the world’s most widely used standard for environmental management systems. Key aspects include planning, target-setting, implementation, documentation, training, checking, and review. By implementing ISO 14001, DDC Dolphin says it can: • ensure compliance … Read more
The digital trials are underway at the Linden Lodge unit at the City Hospital site in Nottingham – a 25-bed unit for neuro-rehabilitation patients – and staff and patients have been heavily involved. The aim is to ensure the right technology is in place to provide patients and staff with the best possible environment for … Read more
With the merger of Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2018, the organisation spanned five sites with separate telephony systems. UHDB explains that it has now invested in upgrading its disparate legacy telephony systems ‘with a more resilient and stable UC telephony service that will unify the user … Read more
In February, work commenced at the site in Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, and the Trust says the derelict building formerly known as Victoria Hospital has now been demolished, opening the way for building works set to start later this summer, with a grand opening of the new CDC site anticipated for Spring 2025. The Trust explains that … Read more
The project will see the original unit almost quadruple in size to 2,000 m2, and increase the number of intensive, high dependency, and special care cots at QMC from 17 to 38, as well as improve the experience for families and staff working in ‘neonates’. The latest photos show that the internal walls are all … Read more
The service offering covers consultation, device supply, maintenance and repair, and strategic planning, with a reach that extends right across the UK. Avensys CEO, Rob Strange, emphasised the partnership’s ‘commitment to delivering a new strategic option’ to the healthcare sector. He said: “Key to this arrangement is that both Avensys and Probo Medical are independent, … Read more
The purchaser says the acquisition ‘brings together two businesses with one common objective: to make truly renewable energy more accessible to businesses of all sizes, helping them achieve their Net Zero targets’. Sustainable Energy First said: “This acquisition marks an exciting time for both businesses, creating a scalable energy and sustainability services provider that will … Read more
This includes using their own ideas and actions ‘to shape, lead and deliver’ projects, ‘rather than always having projects given to, for, or, with them’. Dr Euan Winton, a design expert at the University’s School of Textiles and Design in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, has proposed a new framework that outlines this way of … Read more
Set to open in Spring 2025, the new facility is a joint project between North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), supported by Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board. It will enable up to 6,500 additional operations to be carried out across Bristol, North … Read more
The hospital will ‘bring together the unique offerings’ of its three partners: Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of Cambridge. The project partners say it will be the first hospital ‘designed to truly integrate mental and physical health provision so that young people and their families experience complete and … Read more
Designing inclusive spaces presents a unique set of challenges for specifiers and architects, and the process of achieving inclusive design can be quite daunting – especially due to the various rules and regulations. To address these challenges and provide guidance, Dulux Trade organised an event titled ‘Inclusive Spaces, Sustainable Places: A New Era of Design … Read more
Once complete, the endoscopy unit will be able to treat more patients, helping to reduce waiting lists and improving timely diagnosis, particularly for cancers. Clinical leaders from North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust were joined at the ceremony by construction partners from Ergea and Actiform, and Carlisle MP, Julie Minns, to mark the start … Read more
Funded by QEHB Charity, the building is set to become a national centre of excellence for organ transplantation in Birmingham, and a ‘one-stop’ shop for patients undergoing organ transplants ‘designed to put patient care at the forefront’. The new transplant facility will house seven clinic rooms, multiple patient treatment rooms, welfare space, and five staff … Read more
The Association explained: “Having worked in the construction sector for almost 40 years, Dr Davies is an authority in our industry; his appointment supports CABE’s journey of continuous improvement, focused on ensuring our members are best placed to deliver a safe, sustainable, and inclusive built environment. Beginning his career at the Building Research Establishment (BRE), … Read more
The new Clinical Research Excellence And Training Open Resource (CREATOR) at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHes), in the city of Blantyre, was officially opened by the President of Malawi, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, and FBW says, ‘will provide the most sophisticated clinical research training environment in the region’. FBW Group was appointed to lead … Read more
