£1.3 m Ingol Healthcare Centre refurbishment completes with £240,000 dedicated to energy investments

The project received over £1.3 m in investment, with over £500,000 coming from developer contributions secured through the planning process at Preston City Council, and £730,000 from NHS Property Services (NHSPS). £240,000 was specifically allocated to energy improvements through NHSPS. The improved facilities are expected to service approximately an additional 35,000 patients. and a total … Read more

Barrow hospital’s CDC will expand imaging capacity and speed diagnosis

Developed in close partnership with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), the new CDC will expand the hospital’s imaging capacity and accelerate patient diagnoses. Funded through the national CDC initiative, which is establishing dozens of diagnostic hubs across England, the new imaging hub, Croslands Community Diagnostic Centre, is located on the Furness … Read more

New Craigs Hospital officially handed over to NHS Highland

Opened in 2000, New Craigs Hospital was purpose-built to provide inpatient care for people experiencing mental illness and learning disabilities in the Highland area. Over the past 25 years, the site has evolved to become a hub for a wide range of mental health and community-based services – including urgent assessment, dementia care, drug and … Read more

‘Greener gowns’ for theatres prove a success at London Trust

The Trust says the new gowns – the photo shows clinicians at Whipps Cross Hospital wearing them – provide benefits including: superior strength and water resistance. a reduction in single-use plastic and disposal in theatres. lower costs. Natasha Kennedy, anaesthetic consultant and Sustainability clinical lead at Whipps Cross Hospital, who led on the project, explained … Read more