The former says the development will see its customers equipped with a full power quality service – from the identification to the mitigation of harmful power quality issues, helping maximise uptime in hospitals. The Janitza portfolio offers ‘a whole suite of power quality solutions aimed at maximising hospital power uptime’ – including digital measurement equipment, … Read more
Commissioned in October 2022, the Hull Royal Infirmary’s new heating system is based on an ICS Cool Energy multi-pipe Aptus chiller and an i-FH heat pump set to take over from gas-fired boilers. In the first five months of operations, the hospital’s average gas consumption dropped by almost 69%, reaching a record low of 40,748 … Read more
The Trust explained: “The concept is similar to the public bike rental scheme one can find in London and other large cities across the UK. Wheelchairs are neatly organised in docking stations located at specific strategic locations at the hospital. Patients and hospital visitors can easily rent a wheelchair by completing a simple 20-second registration process. Simply … Read more
The new site – which began welcoming patients last November – includes a new diagnostics suite with X-ray and ultrasound services offered to patients. Sir Julian Lewis, MP for New Forest East, formally opened the new building at a community celebration event attended by dozens of local residents. A plaque was also presented to John … Read more
Progress in adapting to climate change: 2023: Report to Parliament includes ‘a new appraisal of the outcomes needed to build climate resilience across the economy – and the extent of policies and delivery to meet them’. In addition to ‘a lack of credible planning’ for climate change – where the CCC says ‘nearly all required … Read more
The directive is part of the Home Office’s Outcome Delivery Plan, which aims to reduce the vulnerability to terrorist or other attacks of targets deemed key national infrastructure. Should there be an incident of a more serious nature, either locally, or in the hospital itself, the Home Office directive states that all NHS hospitals need … Read more
The guide for car park owners, operators, and managers, considers the challenges as these structures age and asphalt deteriorates, and includes a handy list of ‘Asphalt failures you cannot ignore’, ‘providing a visual reference for action’. Also explored are ‘the four key choices faced to maintain the structural integrity, waterproofing, and protection of these hard-working … Read more
The new contract starts this October, and is worth over £240 million. Sodexo’s 1,900 staff will continue to deliver services at Wythenshawe Hospital, as well as at the Trust’s Oxford Road Campus, which includes Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, the University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, and Saint Mary’s Hospital … Read more
Anaesthetic gases globally are responsible for an estimated 3.1 m tonnes of CO2e emissions every year. The full study, published in in the Association’s journal, Anaesthesia, concluded that SageTech’s SID-Dock capture system (see photo) has a high baseline efficiency of 94.8% when used in a clinical setting without the variability of a patient being present. It … Read more
The company is already nearing completion of two operating theatres at the hospital which are due to be in service later this year, to help minimise the surgical backlog there following the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new contract, MTX will create a second-storey extension to the current single-storey development, adding a further two theatres to … Read more
Scotland’s third largest health authority, NHS Lanarkshire serves one of the country’s largest elderly populations. Multitone initially installed a critical messaging system when the hospital opened at the start of the millennium, subsequently upgraded the original system to its new i-Message software platform in 2015, when the hospital needed to undertake further work to integrate … Read more
Following a competitive tender process, 16 specialist firms – 56% of them SMEs, have secured a place on the framework, which covers painting, decorating, and repair works for the public sector to access – including housing associations, local authorities, NHS Trusts, blue light organisations, and education providers. The framework offers services including internal, external, and … Read more
It said: “Infections caused by common bacteria like Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter spp show high and increasing levels (above 50%) of resistance to treatment. Over 20% of E.coli isolates were found to be resistant to both first-line drugs and second-line treatments.” The company continued: “With the emergence of advanced on-site wastewater treatment, hospitals can now … Read more
Plans were approved by Cardiff Council’s Planning Committee on 16 March 2023. The proposals for what ACORN and Kajima says is ‘the UK’s greenest hospital’ are for ‘a highly sustainable, elegant new cancer centre for patients, staff, and the local community’. White Arkitekter said: “The design will be integrated into a natural setting, respecting the … Read more
Operated by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the now 50-year-old Leighton Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment, and Tremco was called in to install a number of its flooring products for the periodic refurbishment of one of the hospital’s buildings. Due to the building’s change of use, a complete new flooring system was … Read more
