Designing inclusive spaces presents a unique set of challenges for specifiers and architects, and the process of achieving inclusive design can be quite daunting – especially due to the various rules and regulations. To address these challenges and provide guidance, Dulux Trade organised an event titled ‘Inclusive Spaces, Sustainable Places: A New Era of Design
The hospital will ‘bring together the unique offerings’ of its three partners: Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of Cambridge. The project partners say it will be the first hospital ‘designed to truly integrate mental and physical health provision so that young people and their families experience complete and
Set to open in Spring 2025, the new facility is a joint project between North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), supported by Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board. It will enable up to 6,500 additional operations to be carried out across Bristol, North
Once complete, the endoscopy unit will be able to treat more patients, helping to reduce waiting lists and improving timely diagnosis, particularly for cancers. Clinical leaders from North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust were joined at the ceremony by construction partners from Ergea and Actiform, and Carlisle MP, Julie Minns, to mark the start
Funded by QEHB Charity, the building is set to become a national centre of excellence for organ transplantation in Birmingham, and a ‘one-stop’ shop for patients undergoing organ transplants ‘designed to put patient care at the forefront’. The new transplant facility will house seven clinic rooms, multiple patient treatment rooms, welfare space, and five staff
The Association explained: “Having worked in the construction sector for almost 40 years, Dr Davies is an authority in our industry; his appointment supports CABE’s journey of continuous improvement, focused on ensuring our members are best placed to deliver a safe, sustainable, and inclusive built environment. Beginning his career at the Building Research Establishment (BRE),
The new Clinical Research Excellence And Training Open Resource (CREATOR) at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHes), in the city of Blantyre, was officially opened by the President of Malawi, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, and FBW says, ‘will provide the most sophisticated clinical research training environment in the region’. FBW Group was appointed to lead
The South African manufacturer curates a wide range of products ‘using state-of-the-art techniques and methods for all sectors in the healthcare industry, ensuring that each piece is durable and built to last’. Together with Knightsbridge Furniture, experts in manufacturing furniture for over 80 years, it says it has created ‘a range of healthcare-focused products influenced
The agreement was signed in Chicago by Laura Sievers, President of the NCEES, and John Chudley, Chair of the Engineering Council. The two organisations said: ‘This significant event marks the first international agreement of its kind with any international counterpart in the NCEES’s 104-year history. It establishes a streamlined process for recognising professional engineering qualifications
Designed by architects, Gilling Dod, the two-storey, 2,400 m2 building will support the delivery of ‘vital health services’ in south London, including the ambition to help up to 4,500 additional cancer patients to be seen annually. The new building has been designed to improve patient experience, with the patient’s journey adhering to accredited pathways set
The new centre, a two-storey extension to the Edith Cavell Building (ECB), is located adjacent to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and will provide the latest facilities to deliver the highest standards of training. The new Anatomy Suite is due to be finished in late 2025 and become operational during 2026, offering 390 m2
The two bodies say the collaboration brings together the PFKG’s specialised focus on passive fire protection with GIRI’s ‘broader-based approach to improving construction practices and eliminating errors’. PFKG, established in 2022, is a non-for-profit collaboration comprising contractors, consultants, and relevant trade associations. It says its ‘mission’ is to improve the delivery of well-designed, specified, and
It says that membership of UKAS will ‘enable further collaboration to increase, and assure appropriate standards of competence across engineering sectors and industries’. The organisation added: “A closer relationship between the Engineering Council and UKAS will also enable approaches to competence that are more streamlined and systemic.” Engineering Council CEO, Paul Bailey, said: “I am
Mike Dunne (pictured) has been promoted to head the new Medical Technical team at Howorth Air Technology, and has joined the company’s operating board. The department will spearhead the design and implementation of new products for operating theatres at both NHS and private hospitals, as well as the commissioning and handover of equipment. Mike Dunne’s
Since 2019, NHSPS has delivered 100 hubs and gardens across the country with the aim of ‘promoting community wellbeing and connectivity through nature-centric environments’. Over six tonnes of soft plastics (or 155,500 individual soft plastics) were donated by Tesco, and transformed into a sustainable 100% recycled plastic lumber, Smartawood, which has been accredited by the
