Authored in collaboration with Mott MacDonald, the best practice document has been revised to reflect environmental legislation and regulation, and innovation within the sector, and align to the NHS’s commitment to Net Zero. The HTM will apply to all healthcare organisations in England, and reflects key principles in sustainable healthcare waste management – specifically that … Read more
Researchers at the University of Nottingham, University of Bristol, and University of Birmingham, have received a £2.6 m Wellcome Discovery Grant for the ‘Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare (EPIC)’ project, which will use philosophical expertise to explore forms of ‘silencing’. The researchers said: “Patients regularly report that their testimonies and perspectives are ignored, dismissed, or explained … Read more
The news follows the signing by Gibraltar Health Authority and health technology specialist, Royal Philips, of a long-term strategic partnership which the two organisations say continues their long-standing relationship, and ‘mark ambitions to advance radiology and cardiology patient care’. As part of the agreement, the building of a new interventional cardiac suite (cath lab) at … Read more
Building work at Carlisle Healthcare South Hub began in 2021, and has seen the creation of a BREEAM Outstanding development, with a large proportion of the building’s power supplied by renewable energy through rooftop photovoltaic panels. ‘Determined to address the energy-intensive needs of primary care facilities’, United Healthcare Developments says it ‘brought forward designs for … Read more
Architects, BDP, said: “In 2021, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust expected a significant increase in local demand for emergency care as a result of a change in catchment area associated with the opening of the nearby Midland Metropolitan Hospital. This led to a need to increase capacity, and to the design of a new, state-of-the-art, two-storey … Read more
The project is in Cohort 2 of the New Hospital Programme. Medical Architecture said: “Employing a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, Shotley Bridge Community Hospital provides opportunities for patients and staff to connect with the outdoors and benefit from nature’s therapeutic qualities. Arranged around two large landscaped courtyards, the new hospital will offer a … Read more
On 30 March from 11.00 am – 12.00 mid-day Health Estate Journal will host a webinar with Howorth focusing on: • The history of UCV (ultraclean ventilation) systems. • Why do we ventilate a critical space? • Understanding the objectives of design and validation (HTM 03, Part A). • Sustainability and the future of the … Read more
Merivaara Q-Flow surgical lights are already installed and operational in a wide range of healthcare facilities across the UK and Ireland. The range is distributed by Bender UK, and is also available to purchase via the NHS Supply Chain Framework. Bender UK said: “The LED lights deliver outstanding optical performance and illumination, and best-in-class colour … Read more
Arcadis IBI Group, providing masterplanning, healthcare planning, architecture, and landscape architecture services for the 79,000 m2 project, says it will combine a new, ‘future-ready’ hospital alongside a mixed-use development that promotes healthy living. The multidisciplinary business said: “Hillingdon Hospital currently has an ageing hospital estate that is no longer fit for purpose, and under the … Read more
NHS Raigmore provides an extensive range of healthcare services – surgical, medical, clinical support – and with eight floors, over 2,800 staff, and over 450 beds, is extremely busy. It is the only district general hospital in the NHS Highland Partnership, which owns over 200 sites throughout its Health Board area, and the size of … Read more
‘Renowned for leading the industry in AI-driven techniques of medical gas plant control’, its core business is offering a fully bespoke service, which includes drawings, design, installations, servicing, refurbishments, upgrades, PPM, and emergency plant hire. The company’s team of in-house estimating engineers, project managers, and CAD technicians, designs medical gas pipeline systems for medical refurbishments, … Read more
The Wilmslow-based company, which works primarily in the healthcare sector, where it uses MMC and Design for Manufacture and Assembly principles to, as it puts it, ‘deliver projects faster, greener, and more cost-effectively’, says the percentage of women within its workforce has more than doubled over the past four years – from 9% in 2018 … Read more
The building’s construction was given the go-ahead by Cheshire West and Chester Council after plans were submitted for the project in January 2021. Work on the £15 m project then commenced in September 2021. The Same Day Emergency Care building will be attached to the existing A&E department, enabling medical professionals to offer rapid diagnosis … Read more
A large part of the construction is taking place offsite at Merit’s factory in Cramlington. The Northumberland-based construction company specialises in the use of offsite manufacturing to – as it puts it ‘allow health facilities to be built with quality, speed, and sustainability in mind’. Responsible for a large proportion of the hospital’s services infrastructure … Read more
We are delighted to share our 2023 plan with our members as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and to keep you updated with key information about the Institutes plans, activities and achievements. The priorities and deliverables set out in this document have been ratified by IHEEM Council and outline how we are continuing … Read more
