The ‘hybrid’ event attracted speakers and industry experts from NHS England, Golden Thread Fire Delay (GTFD), London Fire Brigade (LFB), and P+HS Architects, who discussed how NHS Trusts can improve the future safety and regulatory compliance of all doorsets in their buildings. This included the different requirements for testing, installing, and maintaining doorsets in hospitals,

NHS North East London, in collaboration with Health Navigator and UCLPartners, have launched a new three-year programme, providing preventative care for patients with long-term conditions. Health Navigator says this ‘comes at a time when urgent and emergency care services in North East London are facing unprecedented pressure and demand is at an all-time high’.  Through

Delivered in collaboration with the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the new facility – at St Austell Community Hospital, will support the delivery of approximately 5,000 elective day surgery procedures annually, enhancing the hospital’s capabilities, which have traditionally centred on outpatient clinics, minor injury care, diagnostics, and rehabilitation. Now, with two advanced operating theatre suites,

According to VPS Group – which has over 30 years’ experience in safeguarding customers’ assets – the construction industry loses over £800 million annually due to plant theft, vandalism, water loss and fire. With its focus on ‘comprehensive, technology-enabled solutions for construction sites’, Davis Site Security ‘proved a perfect fit’ for VPS and its existing

  The Coalition says reducing the use of single-use plastic (SUP) and waste within Canadian healthcare facilities will ‘reduce plastic waste exposure and impacts on the environment and humans on land and shorelines, animal ingestion of macro plastics, and the ingestion of microplastics by animals and humans. It said: “In addition, this project has many

It said the ‘credible timeline for delivery’ would ensure staff and patients had access to the facilities ‘they desperately need’ around the country as soon as possible. The news follows a review of the Programme which found that the previous government’s commitment to deliver 40 new hospitals by 2030 was ‘behind schedule, unfunded, and therefore

The company said: “Ben, originally a BEng (Hons), graduate from Durham University, has capably managed SHJ’s Plant Department for many years now, focusing on production, installation, and development of the SHJ Plant product line. With his detailed technical knowledge and hands-on leadership approach, he has now been promoted to also manage our Service Department.” Ben

The NeurEYE research team, led by the University of Edinburgh, with Glasgow Caledonian University, has collected almost a million eye scans from opticians across Scotland, forming the world’s largest dataset of its kind. The scientists will then use artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse the image data, linked to relevant patient data on demographics,

The facility opened its doors on 13 January this year ‘to provide a clean, safe space for the public to use drugs safely under clinical supervision’. It also provides drug users with access to a wide range of treatment and support. Pinpoint’s P2 Staff Attack System was chosen as the preferred staff safety alarm system

The move underlines the company’s commitment to its SPARK Fusion platform, which delivers ‘productivity-enhancing apps’ to the bedside, alongside communication, entertainment, and information. SPARK Fusion is described as ‘a state-of-the-art platform that can be integrated with core IT systems using HL7 messaging to deliver efficiency-enhancing apps alongside communication, entertainment, and information services to staff and

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says the plans will bring together specialist inpatient kidney care from across St Helier Hospital in Sutton and St George’s Hospital in Tooting in one place, while strengthening outpatient services in local hospitals, clinics, and at home, where 95% of patients will continue to receive care and treatment. Building the

NHS SBS says the framework presents an opportunity for successfully appointed businesses to tender for works that will help NHS Trusts and other public sector organisations  improve the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of their buildings and estates. Willmott Dixon says that due to its extensive experience –  including the successful completion of over 50

Delivering over £1 m in annual energy cost savings, and reducing the site’s annual carbon footprint by around 1,000 tonnes, this is a key project in the Trust’s sustainability aspirations, and – it says – puts it a step closer towards achieving the NHS target of Net Zero by 2040. The decarbonisation project was part

Bringing together all stakeholders in healthcare design and construction ‘to foster collaboration and create actionable solutions’, the workshop will aim to: Investigate recurring issues and their root causes. Encourage open dialogue under Chatham House rules to share experiences. Develop a roadmap with practical recommendations for improving infection prevention in healthcare construction. HIS said: “The global

The 70-bed purpose-built rehabilitation centre near Loughborough, which will be staffed and run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, aims to transform rehabilitation in the UK. The latest progress photos reveal the bespoke wooden bedheads being installed in patient and visitor bedrooms, and underfloor heating being fitted throughout the ground floor – including the main