Beccy Baird, Deborah Fenney, Danielle Jefferies, and Dr Andy Brooks, say England’s health and care system in must be ‘radically refocused’ to put primary and community care at its core to be effective and sustainable – with a ‘need for clear vision, with funding, staff and political energy directed at general practice, pharmacy, community services,

Nottingham-based Aerocom (UK), which has entered a five-year deal with Sweden’s MAUS to exclusively supply the Advanced Pro Stixx in the UK, says this includes lithium-ion battery fires, ‘a growing concern with the increase in electric vehicles’. There are three sizes – the smallest ‘the size of a two-fingered Kit-Kat’. Fires ignited from an electrical

The Trust says that since the centre opened in October last year, nearly 4,000 patients across Sussex have been seen, tested, and treated for urology conditions – ‘from life-threatening cancers, to benign diseases’, more quickly, and in fewer hospital visits. The centre can accommodate around 50 to 70 patients a day, some of whom attend

The Association says it is concerned that firms do not realise the Act has already altered the regulations that apply to all construction work, and not just higher risk/high rise residential buildings (HRBs – classified as being over 18 metres in height or consisting of seven storeys, containing at least two residential units, and/or is

The first of its kind to be operational in Scotland, it provides hospital users with access to 12 charge points boosted by renewable energy. With a fleet of EVs already in operation at the hospital, Papilio3 will support destination and workplace EV charging, while addressing the growing demand for accessible and convenient charging in an

The 16-bed facility is based at the Whitehouse Health Centre (pictured), and opened to patients  last December, ahead of an official opening 29 January this year. The Whitehouse Dialysis Unit, run by Oxford Kidney Unit, is in addition to the Renal Unit located at Milton Keynes University Hospital. Before the new renal dialysis unit opened,

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is working closely with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board to deliver the scope of works, projected to start this year. Planners voted five to one in favour of the redevelopment with no additional conditions to be added. The section 106 agreement is currently under review, and is expected

The Department for Health and Social Care announced last year that it is funding 13 new Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) – including one in the centre of Nottingham, to help reduce the backlog of patients waiting for diagnostic tests. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been working closely with colleagues at Nottingham City Council, who

Since the first phase of the Cheshire & Merseyside Surgical Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital opened in late 2022 with two new surgical theatres, the hospital has treated an extra 3,000 elective surgery patients.  In September 2022, with the new funding announced – including for the building of two further theatres as part of phase two,

The £3.2 m reconfiguration, funded by Community Health Partnerships, will provide a modern and fit-for-purpose training ground for dental students from the university, while giving residents in north-east London quicker and easier access to free dental care within a primary care setting. The new clinic will provide capacity for 20 chairs, accommodating 300 dental students

The Trovex concept ward illustration features five key solutions: Hygidoor, Diamond wall cladding, Resilience wall protection, Hygipod IPS, and Hygipod MSU. There’s a closer look at each on the back cover. Each product has been designed to complement the others, culminating in a unified hygienic finish. The ease with which these products – all of

The ‘transformation’ was designed by Medical Architecture for The Trust, and the works delivered by Robertson Construction North East. The work forms part of the Newcastle Hospitals Internal Improvement Programme, which is a result of the Trust’s Estates Strategy, developed in partnership with Medical Architecture. In addition to the continuation of clinical ward refurbishments, this

The £4.8 million project is part of the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at DBTH, and provides a range of new staff and patient facilities. They include a new reception and waiting area with new WCs, as well as a discharge lounge, recovery ward, consultant and ancillary rooms, and staff rooms. The building also benefits from

MTX is progressing groundworks on site while simultaneously modular sections of the building are under construction within a factory production environment, using MMC principles to complete the new facility ‘faster, safer, greener, and more cost-effectively’. The three-storey building will include a dedicated breast care diagnostic and outpatient unit providing a ‘one stop’ service for patients,

It said: “This strategic partnership heralds the introduction of the groundbreaking Nitrous Oxide Detector into the UK and Irish markets, a move set to redefine staff wellbeing in healthcare environments.” BeaconMedaes UK says the Nitrous Oxide Detector ‘stands at the forefront of environmental monitoring solutions’. It said: “Designed with precision and the healthcare sector’s unique