The engagement activities include ‘drop-in’ sessions, an online ’Q&A’ with CEO, Professor Tim Orchard, and a dedicated website and survey.  Flyers promoting the activities are being distributed to local residents and businesses, and the activities advertised via local and social media. A world-renowned teaching and research hospital, St Mary’s opened in 1945, and is the

The new Maxi now has an extra urine bottle spigot, boosting its capacity by 20%, reduces energy consumption per item by 20%, and cuts water consumption per item by 20%. Both the Maxi and the Optima 3 now feature a new plastic front (and decal), with antimicrobial protection to help prevent cross-infection, and a new

He brings extensive and varied experience to the new role, having started his career in the chemical industry in Scandinavia with Forchem Oy before moving into the health and safety sector covering the UK construction, manufacturing, and facilities management sectors at Arco. During three years running his own sales training consultancy he supported firms in

CEO of the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Ewen Cameron, turned the first part of the ground. Morgan Sindall’s Eastern Counties business was appointed to the WSFT’s project via the ProCure23 (P23) framework. It is expected that construction of the new CDC, with the scheme entailing demolishing an existing building, will be fully completed

The company was initially awarded the contract to deliver two new theatres, but Bolton NHS Foundation Trust’ ambition was always to create four. In December 2022, the Trust was successful in its bid for £19.6 million in funding to significantly increase its theatre capacity by creating all four new theatres and refurbishing existing day-case theatres

Based on the recently launched whitepaper, ‘Flat roofs: The functional fifth façade’, the CPD aims to improve understanding of the role of the modern flat roof, and how to identify and mitigate fire risks above and below the roof. Rockwool said: “From building services and HVAC equipment, to solar installations, and even social spaces like

The research suggests that out-of-school science activities, research participation, and a child’s family interest, can increase both knowledge and interest in science, resulting in a higher likelihood of studying a STEM subject at an advanced level. The study, published in Research for All, an open-access journal published by the UCL Press, investigated the impact of

Integra says it is aiming to drive down emissions at its headquarters in Paull, with the ambition of becoming a carbon-neutral business by 2038. Integra manufactures a range of bespoke, high-quality modular buildings at the site, with a workforce of over 160 people, and a UK-wide client base spanning sectors including healthcare, sport, leisure, education,

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the main neonatal intensive care service for the region, caring for around 1,000 babies and their families annually at the QMC and Nottingham City Hospital. Currently, the service has to transfer babies out of Nottingham to other hospitals each week, sometimes beyond the East Midlands, since there are insufficient intensive

The DHSC says the programme to establish more CDCs, backed by £2.3 billion, is the largest central cash investment in MRI and CT scanning capacity in the service’s history. As of November 2023, 6.1 million checks had been carried out at CDCs since the facilities were first introduced in July 2021. Based in a variety

The Centre, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, has been built to provide more life-changing care to children and young people who don’t necessarily need to stay overnight. The project, delivered by construction company, Morgan Sindall, saw Gradus collaborate with Art in Site – a London-based studio of artists and designers, and

Following a competitive tender process, a total of 70 specialist firms – 74 per cent of them SMEs, have secured a place on the framework, which has been developed to support public sector organisations, including housing, education, and healthcare providers. The framework offers a wide range of internal and external improvement works – from the

The company said: “Safe, high-quality patient care depends on a constant supply of oxygen, nitrous oxide, medical air, and other gases. The new MAT-S Automatic Manifold Changeover System delivers superior reliability and offers a higher utilisation rate and uptime, so it can be used longer and more frequently. Smart features make it easy and efficient

With extensive Altro product ranges approved within the scheme, NHS partners can – the company says – ‘access a comprehensive offering encompassing smooth and safety floors with adhesive-free options, hygienic walls, wall protection, doors, washstations, and resin floors’. Altro said: “The P23 framework builds on the successes of three previous iterations of the ProCure framework

Most of the PPE used in Canada is made of plastic – much of it disposable – and the research’s focus was opportunities for reduction and reuse in the health system. Reusable, safe and Infection Prevention and Control Canada-(IPAC) approved PPE gowns were identified as offering the greatest opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions.