The Waterfront Hospital, owned and managed by consultant plastic surgeons, Awf and Omar Quaba, has been designed by award-winning NVDC Architects, which says it has ‘a wealth of design experience’ across the health, surgical and dental sectors.  Following an initial search, NVDC founder, Farahbod Nakhaei, viewed several shortlisted properties in Edinburgh suitable for redevelopment, helping

ABB explains that events on the grid – such as adverse weather or switching on large loads – can lead to common voltage fluctuations or ‘sags’ in the network. These have little to no effect on normal electrical equipment, but can seriously affect sensitive electronics and data collection processes. ABB explained: “These power quality issues

The hospital team is using the ward as a case study for the wider NHS Trust to trial various design principles and investigate outcomes for patients, infection control, and impact on staff.  Two AquaCIAT LD chillers with air-source heat pumps are being used for heating, and two AquaCIAT Caleo heat pumps to deliver hot water,

On 22 September, an event was held at the upgraded Shoreham’s Southlands Hospital to celebrate bringing essential services closer to the community it serves. This saw speeches by Clinical director for Community Diagnostic Centres in West Sussex, Neil Cripps, and Jemma Deane, Community Diagnostic Centre manager. head of Radiology Services at UH Sussex, Caroline Davidson,

Opening to patients in early January 2024, the 50-inpatient bed, four-theatre hospital is located on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham campus, and, HCA Healthcare UK says, will provide ‘a depth and breadth’ of independent healthcare not currently available in the region, including in specialties such as cancer, cardiac, and orthopaedics and across inpatient, outpatient, and

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says its new Centre for Laboratory Medicine ‘marks a significant milestone in regional healthcare’, as it is set to house pathology services from Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. In addition to Minister Quince, the opening event on 26 September attracted a number of

The renovations to the centre were made possible by a £500,000 investment from Develop and its parent company JTL, to upgrade its classrooms with new technology, as well as a full refurbishment of its offices. The initial 16-week refurbishment project also involved modernising the centre’s communal spaces – including the reception, café, toilets, and breakout

VBC has appointed a team of 27 product designers, architectural technicians, and support staff who, based at the new facility in County Monaghan, ‘bring vast, world-class experience in timber panelised solutions’.  The business says the move will expand its ‘already diverse’ modular product portfolio into timber panelised construction, and increase its design and engineering capabilities

Avanti says the new department features ‘generous light-filled spaces’, and provides a safe, therapeutic environment for patients, staff, and visitors. The architects said: “It is equipped with advanced resuscitation facilities, separate adult and children’s departments, excellent triage facilities, and a dedicated ambulance arrivals area. The new Emergency Department links directly with the new Imaging Department

Based in Manchester, he will focus on expanding Lexica’s presence across the North West of England. With over 30 years’ experience in estates and asset management growth strategies across the NHS and wider public sector, Lexica says he brings ‘a wealth of knowledge’ that will be invaluable as it continues to grow its team and

A similar risk register already exists for asbestos, and ensures that employers are monitored by their Health and Safety committees under the auspices of Unite health and safety representatives. Unite is asking for a RAAC risk-register to be established at every NHS site within the next 30 days. Units said: “The dangers posed by RAAC,

Approval by HM Treasury means work on the site, near Loughborough in the East Midlands, can now start in earnest, creating a 70-bed, ‘purpose-built and highly energy-efficient’ new facility as part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme. The specialist NHS facility will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate, already home to the Defence

The new two-storey extension, with hybrid operating theatres, features improved assessment areas, an enhanced Radiology Department, and improvements to ambulance drop-off bays on the ground floor. The new dedicated Stroke Emergency Assessment Unit ensures that patients are swiftly clinically assessed using a CT scanner, so treatments are administered as soon as possible to ensure the

The Ideal Standard shares are being sold by corporations under the management of Anchorage Capital Group and CVC Credit. The acquisition price is based on a company valuation of approximately € 600 million. The revenue of the Villeroy & Boch Bathroom & Wellness Division will double to € 1.4 billion as a result of the

Local councils also stand to miss out on significant savings, with 5G-enabled technologies having the potential to reduce social care spending by 5%. On top of the £40 million 5G Innovation Regions funding currently available to councils, this would help plug the existing gap in social care funding.  The findings, calculated by WPI Economics, come