The global challenge to design a carbon Net Zero neonatal unit was launched earlier this year by Class Of Your Own (COYO) – an education consultancy and social enterprise established by former land surveyor, Alison Watson MBE, in 2009. The latest campaign was ‘kick-started’ with the support of NHS staff, the Bliss Charity – which
The multinational says the pilot programme represents another addition to its successful recycling scheme in North America, and that although it will be limited to Germany initially, it aims to expand the initiative to neighbouring countries. DuPont explained: “The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the PPE procured at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
The single-storey unit includes the theatre suite with recovery rooms, a reception and waiting areas, office space, and a staff facility. Offsite-fabricated steel sections of the external shell were craned into position on the prepared site of a former car park before the installation of concrete screed floors and pre-manufactured walls. Once the single-storey structure
A key advisor to NHS organisations on all property matters, NHSPS has developed significantly as an organisation over the last decade, which it says has enabled its customers ‘to focus on what they do best – providing excellent care to patients’. To celebrate the ‘milestone birthday’, as well as the NHS’s 75th birthday today (Wednesday 5
The Academy says the report aims to enhance understanding of engineering’s role across the UK economy, which impacts multiple sectors – from manufacturing, software and R&D, to engineers in non-engineering industries like financial services and media. It explained: “The new data is intended as a tool to inform future policy decisions on how to share
They have jointly developed a ‘world-first’ anti-biofilm polymer, Bactigon/KELT-7, which they say ‘prevents bacterial biofilm formation, reducing the risk of deadly infections that cause many thousands of deaths each year’. The two organisations said: “It achieves this without the need for antibiotics or other toxic diffusible agents, meaning it will not contribute to the build-up
The RHN is a charity, independent from the NHS, but which works closely with it, to provide the best possible care for people living with neuro-disability. The hospital’s specialist services support people in dedicated environments designed to best meet their needs. The hospital’s neuro-behavioural service (Wellesley ward) is a specialist inpatient ward for adults with
Coming ahead of the service’s 75th anniversary, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out ‘how the NHS will address existing vacancies, and meet the challenges of a growing and ageing population, by recruiting and retaining hundreds of thousands more staff over 15 years, and working in new ways’. The plan, dubbed ‘a once-in-a generation
The new micro data centre provides critical network services and communications for the operational side of the ICU, and includes passive air conditioning for up to a 12 kW load. Designed to a high-security specification, the cabinet is secure against access or damage by the general public, and will provide a new level of reliability
The new micro data centre provides critical network services and communications for the operational side of the ICU, and includes passive air conditioning for up to a 12 kW load. Designed to a high-security specification, the cabinet is secure against access or damage by the general public, and will provide a new level of reliability
Previous winners include astronaut, Major Tim Peake CMG, in 2019, and engineer and founder of EqualEngineers, Dr Mark McBride-Wright, in 2022. Ruth Amos is an award-winning British inventor, presenter, and professional speaker. She was named Young Engineer for Britain in 2006 for designing StairSteady — a fixed handrail and sliding supporting handle that moves freely
Scheduled to open early next year, the new facility will, the major project players say, ‘offer highly advanced oncology treatments’, and access to the latest treatment options – including highly targeted radiotherapy using an MR linac, and Theranostics – ‘an innovative and personalised treatment that combines diagnostic imaging and radionuclide therapy to seek and destroy
Medstor explained: “When the Materials Management Team at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (TGICFT) wanted to improve storage across the hospital’s ITU, it chose to work with a company that has completed many similar installations across NHS Trusts in Greater Manchester. The ITU’s refitting needed to clearly demonstrate the benefits of a
The report – put together by global workforce data analyst, Lightcast, and published in May, found that UK vacancies for ‘green engineering’ roles had increased by 55% in the past five years, ‘driven by the focus on achieving a Net Zero economy by 2050’. The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) said the report highlighted engineering’s
The White Paper, titled ‘A People Driven Approach; Delivering NHS Homes’, authored by the NHS Homes Alliance – a collaboration of representatives from public and private sector organisations including NHS Trusts, pension funds, financial, legal, and real estate experts, housing associations, architects, and developers – sets out a ‘vision’ for using the NHS estate to
