Engineering & Estates Management graduate training announced

This innovative programme is designed for graduates who want to combine their engineering expertise with leadership development while making a real difference to patient care across the NHS. Trainees will gain experience in operational estates management, engineering compliance, infrastructure projects, sustainability initiatives, and healthcare engineering systems that keep NHS services running safely and effectively. The … Read more

Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre opens in Somerset

The centre was developed by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as part of its long-standing managed service partnership with Ergéa UK, and forms part of a national programme to increase diagnostic capacity, support earlier diagnosis, and reduce waiting times for patients. Offering MRI and CT capacity, as well as Somerset’s first urology investigation unit, the centre … Read more

Transformation for Summerfield Primary Care Centre

The project will repurpose former dental space to support the delivery of respiratory and diabetes community services by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The development will provide an extra 41,000 patient appointments each year, helping to meet rising local demand and increasing local capacity for community-based health care as part of the government’s Neighbourhood … Read more

Perega delivers PRUH Endoscopy and Diagnostic Centre

The two-storey, reinforced concrete (RC) frame facility expands King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s specialist diagnostic capacity. Perega provided structural and civil engineering services, working with architect Gilling Dod and contractor Kier. The project team managed specific technical requirements to accommodate the heavy clinical equipment. Key technical considerations included the design of the first-floor slab … Read more

Work begins on Nottingham addiction treatment facility

The new treatment clinic, being delivered on behalf of Delamere Health, will provide specialist care to people experiencing addiction and will comprise 32 residential rooms with supporting treatment spaces, communal areas, landscaped courtyards, and therapy gardens. The facility, which is being constructed on the site of the former Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue HQ in Bestwood, … Read more

BCIA launches new BEMS Delivery Framework

The framework is designed to tackle inconsistent specification and create a clearer, more consistent approach to the delivery of Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS). Authored by Christopher Kelly CEng Beng MCIBSE, the framework has been developed by the BCIA’s Technical Working Group. It establishes a common language for defining the level of building controls functionality … Read more

Morgan Sindall Construction to build Thornbury Health Centre

Appointed by South Gloucestershire Council through the Southern Construction Framework, the £16.9m facility on the former Thornbury hospital site will provide a new home for Severn View Family Practice and Streamside Surgery. The development – due to complete by the end of summer 2027 – will provide 24 consulting rooms, three treatment rooms, and two … Read more

Digital transformation for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

A growing rollout of speech recognition technology from provider Lexacom is already delivering measurable results, with thousands of hours of staff time saved and further innovation planned through ambient AI and mobile documentation. Through user surveys and adoption data, the Trust has calculated that, so far, the rollout has saved more than 15,000 hours of … Read more

New Brocklebank Health Centre opened by Mayor

The new three-storey health centre has been developed as part of the wider Atheldene regeneration programme with NHS South West London, NHS Property Services, Brocklebank Group Practice, and Wandsworth Council. It brings together community dental services provided by King’s College Hospital, community health services provided by Central London Community Healthcare, and podiatry services provided by Cora … Read more

NHS Trusts announce Hospital 2.0 partnerships

NHS Trusts and their construction partners will deliver 11 hospital schemes through a new collaborative approach designed to build modern hospitals more efficiently while ensuring every scheme continues to meet the needs of its local patients, staff and communities. The partnerships will support the delivery of Hospital 2.0 – the NHP’s modern, standardised approach to … Read more

Kier joins Neighbourhood Health Forum

The Neighbourhood Health Forum – a collective voice of private sector organisations in health infrastructure delivery – was formed in 2025 to offer a collective private sector voice to support government and the NHS in the delivery of a neighbourhood health service and the creation of new public-private-partnership (PPP) models in health. The Forum brings … Read more