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Serco’s seven-year soft FM contract win at Forth Valley

The contract win will see  Serco – which has provided both soft and sard FM services at Forth Valley Royal Hospital since 2010 – continue to provide soft FM services – including cleaning, catering and portering services at the hospital for a further seven years. It will continue providing hard services, including building maintenance, through

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Sep

Wi-Fi connectivity improved at Chelmsford hospital

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust worked with its technical partner, Block, to install new facilities, including four new hub rooms, replacement of 420 wireless access points with 1,200 new ones, 84 kms of new network cable, and 3 kms of patch cables. Now, the Trust says, anyone visiting or working at Broomfield Hospital

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Sep

St Albans surgical centre well on course for Spring 2025 opening

The building’s base and steel structure are in place, the lift shaft and main staircase hinstalled, and the operating theatre floors have been added. The new facility, located at St Albans City Hospital, will be known as Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre, St Albans – a name that healthcare staff and patients helped choose.

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Sep

Former England rugby star’s motivational speech at estates and facilities forum

Held at Leeds Armouries, the forum began with keynote speeches from influential figures including Jacqui Rock, Chief Commercial Officer at NHS England, and Simon Corben, director and head of Profession for NHS Estates and Facilities at NHS England. These sessions highlighted the critical work of EFM professionals in supporting the broader ambitions of the health

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Sep

Imperial neurosurgeons introduce ‘mixed reality’ technology to improve care

The technology allows clinicians and patients to view and interact with high-resolution 3D hologram-like images of patient scans, alongside traditional imaging techniques, and is being used to support some patient consultations, assist preparations for certain operations, and provide immersive clinical training. The Trust explains that ‘mixed reality, which blends 3D digital content with the real

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Sep

‘Top 10’ Flo-Motion doors receive EPD verification

The company said: “As the innovator and manufacturer behind the multi-award-winning Flo-Motion door range for the healthcare sector, receiving these independently verified EPDs is a strong demonstration of our ongoing commitment to measuring and reducing the environmental impact of our products.” MD, Rob Brunero, added: “We have always taken our environmental responsibility seriously, so we’re

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Sep

Lubetkin-designed Finsbury facility’s first phase restoration completed

The building was designed by Georgian British architect, Berthold Lubetkin in 1935, opened to patients in 1938, and received partial restoration works in the 1990s, but required further repair due to water damage. The building’s owners, NHS Property Services (NHSPS), commissioned Avanti Architects and worked alongside NHS colleagues at North Central London Integrated Care System

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Sep

‘Transformative’ infrastructure upgrade completed at Woolwich hospital

It said: “The milestone project sets a new benchmark in healthcare construction, enhancing patient care, improving staff wellbeing, and modernising critical hospital facilities to meet the highest standards of compliance, sustainability, and efficiency.” This latest major project for the Dowds Group follows its  delivery of the Alliance Healthcare Medical Diagnostic Imaging Centre in Belfast –

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Sep

Work to start on turning cottage hospital into integrated hub

Due to open in the winter of 2025, the new facility will deliver: extensive redevelopment of the 125-year-old Sutton Cottage Hospital site as a ‘one stop’ healthcare hub for over-65s in north Birmingham; integrated healthcare delivered holistically between secondary, community and primary care (e.g. respiratory, diabetes, podiatry, dietetics, chronic kidney disease, frailty, musculoskeletal services); community

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Sep

Cundall welcomes new science and technology lead

With nearly three decades’ experience in advanced engineering design, he has contributed his expertise to science and technology projects worldwide, working with clients from leading institutions including the Technology Facilities Council, Francis Crick Institute, Cancer Research UK, and the Medical Research Council. Set to focus on developing Cundall’s existing team of science and technology specialists

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Sep

National insulation programme offers ‘lowest-hanging fruit’

Describing uninsulated or poorly insulated pipework as ‘the lowest of low-hanging fruit’ among the potential building retrofit measures that could drive energy and carbon savings, the two trade bodies also support a UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) proposal for £64 bn of government investment over the next 10 years in a retrofit programme for homes,

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Sep

Modular ward expansion to relieve winter pressures at Peterborough Hospital

Facing a significant challenge to increase its bed capacity for the winter, the hospital turned to the modular building specialist to construct a new two-storey building comprising 22 modules. This has added 20 beds with en-suite facilities, plus a reception area, pantry, offices, and utility rooms. To ensure a good aesthetic match with the surrounding

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Sep

MTX creates discharge lounge and palliative care beds at Norfolk hospital

The two-storey facility is a standalone building designed to be reused when a planned new hospital is built, with bespoke ground floor and first floor corridors linking back to the main building & hospital ‘street’. The discharge lounge was commissioned to support the ongoing RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) failsafe programme of works within the

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Sep

New £40m extension at West Cumberland Hospital completed

Modern methods of construction were used for around 70 per cent of the new facility, with the building featuring specialised wards and units that cater to a diverse range of healthcare needs, including: A ground floor Specialist Palliative Care Unit and Stepdown Community Ward (Loweswater Suite and Copeland Unit) with private rooms and access to

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Sep

‘Challenging’ Royal Free data centre upgrade completed in nine weeks

The project was commissioned to replace ‘end-of-life’ cooling infrastructure and improve the data centre’s energy efficiency. Originally built in 2010 by Secure I.T. Environments, the centre serves the hospital’s thousands of patients receiving acute and specialist services, as well as supporting the training of hundreds of medical students annually. The existing cooling infrastructure was removed

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Sep
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