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Annual Report 2025

We are thrilled to announce that our Annual Report 2025 is now available You’ll be able to view or download it directly to stay updated on our achievements, progress, and plans for the future.

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Dec

Architect images unveiled for Telford cancer treatment centre

The images showcase the proposed Lingen Davies Cancer Centre – a purpose-built facility designed around the needs of patients, creating a calm, welcoming, and therapeutic environment where people can receive treatment closer to home. Delivered through a partnership between the region’s primary cancer charity Lingen Davies Cancer Support and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS

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Oct

ICB saves 2,220 days of administrative time

NHS Kent and Medway ICB’s primary care team rolled out Enlivio’s Contract Manager software in July 2022. It is now in use across 185 practices. Before the software was installed, teams ran searches manually, exported data to Excel, and created PDFs for the ICB to approve. This increased the risk of missed payments and provided

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Oct

Work begins on £12m Urgent Treatment Centre in Bath

Once completed, the new purpose-built centre – which will provide improved facilities and a better environment and experience for patients with non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries – will replace the RUH’s current UTC, which is currently based within its Emergency Department. By providing a clear separation between patients needing life-saving care and those needing urgent but

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Oct

Construction completed on new ward at Aintree Hospital

The project for NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group comprised a complex Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) roof replacement scheme and refurbishment carried out Aintree Hospital’s main entrance and ambulance drop-off bays. Kabir Salihi, regional director – North West at Tilbury Douglas, said: “Successfully delivering another project at the Aintree Hospital site reflects the strength

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Oct

Imperial College Healthcare to invest £600m in estate

Funded through a combination of national, Trust, and charitable funding, the programme includes: £80m for priority maintenance across our facilities; £128m for new equipment and technology, including an advanced surgical robot; £215m for four major improvement schemes – one at each of our sites; and £20m to purchase a building next to the St Mary’s

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Oct

NHS estates gain new liquid fuel supply option

Hospitals, NHS trusts, GP practices, and ICBs across England, Wales, and Scotland will now have a new compliant route to source HVO, kerosene, gas oil, and diesel for buildings, machinery, and vehicles. The place on the framework, which runs to August 2028, comes as hospitals, NHS trusts, and GP practices re-establish call-off arrangements following the

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Oct

‘Living skies’ ceiling installation for Cornish hospital

A ‘living skies’ ceiling has been installed in the Theatre Recovery Unit, funded by a £2,340 donation from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity. The innovative ceiling feature creates the illusion of looking up at a bright blue sky, complete with soft clouds and leaves, helping to transform a clinical space into one that feels more

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Oct

CHP investment for Westbourne Green Community Health Care Centre

Part of Wave One of the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme, the scheme will expand community physiotherapy and occupational therapy by creating an additional 20,000 appointments each year. Completion is expected in late November 2026. The new facilities will include a reception area, staff administration and training space, a rehabilitation kitchen for practising daily living skills,

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Sep

St Mary’s hospital consultation feedback published

The consultation, which took place over June and July 2026, received 207 survey submissions. Feedback was also gathered through public exhibitions, an online webinar, patient workshops, ward walkarounds, and targeted engagement with patients, staff, local residents, disabled people, and community organisations. According to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, 92 per cent of respondents support the

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Sep

Government investment for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

The investment consists of £49m to improve fire safety, infrastructure, and refurbishment for the ward and theatre areas within Yeovil District Hospital’s tower block, and £5.8m to improve fire safety infrastructure and building improvements at Crewkerne Community Hospital, Broadway Health Park in Bridgwater, and Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. David Shannon, director of strategy and

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Sep

Land acquired for new Cambridgeshire hospital

The acquisition forms part of the Hinchingbrooke Hospital Redevelopment Programme. The original hospital, located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was built in 1983 and is one of four in the East of England with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in some of its walls and roof, causing ongoing structural issues. The land will, subject to planning consent,

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Sep

DHF launches new Best Practice Guide for members

The guidance is aimed at helping industry professionals understand the key changes introduced by the latest edition of the standard, which replaces BS 8214:2016. While the previous edition focused on timber door assemblies, the new standard has widened its scope to cover fire resisting and smoke control doors across a range of construction types, including

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Sep

Positive outlook for healthcare construction market

In its Construction Market Intelligence Q3 report, healthcare construction management consultancy RLB found that despite wider market uncertainty, healthcare continues to offer a relatively stable pipeline, supported by NHS estate renewal requirements, long-term capital investment programmes, and a growing need to modernise ageing healthcare infrastructure. The report found that, after a challenging period, the market

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Sep

New report highlights healthcare capacity efficiencies

According to The Hidden Capacity Report, with healthcare systems around the world facing growing pressure to increase capacity while managing workforce constraints, financial pressures, and rising demand for surgery, day surgery offers one of the most effective opportunities to address these challenges by enabling clinically appropriate procedures to be performed safely without an overnight stay.

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Sep

Reuben Young People’s Centre opens at London hospital

The refurbishment – which follows a donation from the Reuben Foundation – will see mental and physical healthcare brought together in a dedicated environment for children and adolescents. The project was a collaboration between CW+ and architects White Arkitekter. Given the research into the positive impact a well-designed environment can have on recovery, especially for

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Sep
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