More refrigerant bans possible says government

Jacob Andresen, who leads Defra’s F-Gas policy team, told a briefing event hosted by ‘the UK’s primary F-Gas register’, REFCOM, the government was ‘still listening to the industry’, and looking for ideas to help it meet increasingly demanding safety and environmental targets, including potentially speeding up the removal of HFC gases from the market. He explained … Read more

Royal Bolton’s ED ‘transformation’ plans

The Bolton NHS Foundation Trust says the Department will remain open ‘24 hours a day, 7 days a week’ throughout the building work. In all, £1.74 m in funding will be used to reconfigure the Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre to help meet national targets for the four-hour quality standard and ambulance handovers. The … Read more

Philips and Essex Trust launch ‘sustainable’ IR suite at Chelmsford hospital via pay-per-use model

The suite is equipped with the Philips Azurion 7 guided therapy system, which the multinational says has replaced ‘outdated equipment that was frequently breaking down and causing issues for staff’. Philips said: “With the new technology in place, clinicians can now perform a full range of routine and complex interventional procedures with ease and confidence. … Read more

Engineering Council officially launches new UK-SPEC HRB Standard

The new UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment contextualised for Higher-Risk Buildings (UK-SPEC HRB) has been developed by the Engineering Council in response to recommendations in Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review of building regulations and fire safety, Building a Safer Future, commissioned by the UK government in the aftermath of 2017’s  Grenfell Tower … Read more