The Building Engineering Services Association’s new course BESA DW145 Fire Damper Inspection and Maintenance is mapped to the industry’s primary guide to good practice DW145 and the sector’s National Occupational Standard BSEFSD04. It is accredited by the specialist awarding body EAL and delivered by the BESA Academy in partnership with its training partners across the

The latest data shows that hospitals and other NHS facilities account for £13.8bn of the government’s estimated £48.6bn maintenance backlog, meaning almost 30 per cent of all outstanding public-sector repair costs are linked to NHS properties. The findings come amid continued concerns about the condition of NHS buildings, with reports in recent years highlighting issues

The project, funded through the NHS solar initiative supported by Great British Energy and NHS England, is helping the trust generate more of its own electricity, reduce reliance on the grid, and improve energy resilience across multiple sites. When fully operational, the first phase is expected to generate more than 367,000 kWh of renewable electricity

The facility – which has been introduced to support care while refurbishment takes place at the Women and Children’s Hospital, with work due to be completed in December – includes two operating theatres and a ward. Built to the same standards as permanent facilities, it includes a first-of-its-kind (for a hireable theatre facility) concrete floor

Working with Ordnance Survey, NHSPS is improving the accuracy and consistency of its estate data by linking properties to Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) – a single identifier for every addressable location in the UK. By adopting a single, shared property identifier across government and sectors, NHSPS will seamlessly connect data with public bodies, suppliers,

The Built Environment Infection Prevention Initiative – a special interest group of the Healthcare Infection Society – developed the report Building Safer Hospitals: Developing Practical, Multidisciplinary Solutions to Fight AMR following two multidisciplinary workshops held in London and Manchester in early 2026. The report brings together insights from healthcare professionals, infection prevention specialists, architects, engineers,

Named in honour of Medway Council’s late director of public health, funded in partnership with NHS Kent and Medway and Medway Council, and managed by Medway Community Healthcare (MCH), the facility brings two GP practices and a range of community health services under one roof in an easily accessible high street location. The £15m centre

The strategy has been shaped through the Trust’s ‘Big Conversation’, which engaged more than 1,700 staff, service users, carers, governors, members, and partners. Over the next five years, the Trust will focus on four strategic priorities: improving the quality and experience of care, making ELFT a place where people can do their best work, advancing

The application was submitted on behalf of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The development will deliver a new building to replace a dated prefabricated therapies building. The new facility will house musculoskeletal (MSK), hand therapy, and dietetics services alongside outpatient accommodation, with flexible clinical spaces, clerical facilities, and staff support areas. Planning permission for demolition of

The Trust’s Experience of Care programme, which brings together people with lived experience of mental health services to shape and improve care, has been shortlisted for the Mental Health Safety Improvement Award and the Patient Involvement in Safety Award In addition, the Trust’s Staff Trauma Support Service has been shortlisted for the Staff Wellbeing Initiative

The report, Critical Moments, Life-Saving Infrastructure: The Case for Safeguarded 24/7 On-Site Hospital Helipads, calls for safeguarded 24/7 on-site helipad access at all Major Trauma Centres (MTCs) and specialist hospitals. It assessed 43 hospitals across the UK, identifying a clear national infrastructure gap, with more than half of sites unable to consistently support full 24/7

The Building Engineering Services Association’s Building Safety Act Industry Survey, supported by Barbour ABI, invites MEP professionals to provide feedback on how the legislation, introduced in 2022, is now affecting day-to-day operations, management systems, and workforce competence. The research will help the Association build up a picture of how organisations and supply chains are responding

The software aims to ‘improve efficiency in hospitals by integrating data from multiple systems’. Witnesses will include health sector technology experts, the Minister for Health Innovation, Preet Kaur Gill MP, and senior officials from NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. The cross-party Committee is likely to question the security of individual

To mark the handover, representatives from Morgan Sindall and MKUH NHS Foundation Trust visited the site. Procured through the Pagabo framework and funded as part of the government’s New Hospital Programme, Morgan Sindall has replaced the hospital’s previous small MRI unit with a purpose-built two-storey facility. The new centre includes two MRI rooms, two CT

Six sites are already operational, with a further six planned for later this year. The project supports the Trust’s longer-term ambition to transition its fleet to electric vehicles, while also improving charging accessibility across its estate. UK-based EV charging infrastructure specialist Hydra EVC is working alongside approved EV installation partner Aspect Group Services to support