Custom micro data centre completed at Barnet Hospital

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 … Read more

Custom micro data centre competed at Barnet Hospital

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 … Read more

British inventor and presenter recognised for public promotion of engineering

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 … Read more

Topping-out held at new ‘highly advanced’ new Guildford cancer centre

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 … Read more

Medstor completes ITU ‘transformation’ project’ at Tameside General

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 … Read more

BESA welcomes ‘surge in demand’ for engineers

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 … Read more

White Paper advocates using surplus land for health worker homes

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 … Read more

‘MRI simulator’ will enhance treatment and benefit research

In 2017, Leeds Hospitals Charity launched a £2.4 million pounds ‘MR Sim’ fundraising appeal to purchase the machine. Thanks to the generosity of the people of Leeds, and significant contributions from Sovereign Health Care, the Wilby family, Caravan Guard, the Cavill family, and the Scarcliffe family, the target was met in 2019. Due to the … Read more

Streamlining fault-fixing process for critical medical equipment

Traka’s ‘Faulty Item Exchange’ locker (FIX) allows healthcare staff to deposit a faulty device, record the nature of the fault, and obtain a working device quickly, so they can quickly return to patient care across large estates and multiple locations. Traka said: “With comprehensive status updates in real-time, users can be confident that when equipment … Read more

Air source heat pumps and fabric upgrades at York Hospital

Alongside installing two 200 kW air source heat pumps to allow for zero carbon on-site energy generation, Vital Energi is upgrading the building fabric of the three-storey Ward Block Building. Constructed in the 1970s, it has poor thermal insulation, and experiences significant heat loss through both the building fabric and glazing units, resulting in higher … Read more

‘Signature’ cancer research and treatment centre formally opened in Sutton

Funded by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, the ‘state-of-the-art’ research and treatment facility will help accelerate the development of new cancer treatments, ‘offering hope for cancer patients worldwide’. Named after the Oak Foundation, which donated £25 million to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity’s £70 million Oak Cancer Centre appeal, the new facility will enable clinicians … Read more

IoT cybersecurity specialist partners with Omani telecoms provider

Cylera says Omantel ‘plays a significant role in the development and digital transformation of Oman, contributing to the country’s economic growth by facilitating communication, connectivity, and digital services for businesses, individuals, retail, and government entities’. Cylera says the partnership will further its position in the Middle East, and increase its global market reach, following the … Read more