fslwebhost The energy centre, due to complete in spring 2026, will see the existing CHP unit replaced with an ‘energy-efficient’ 2M W cascade heat pump system to meet the hospital’s high heating demands. Once operational, Centrica Business Solutions says the centre will deliver more than 75% of Solihull Hospital’s heating requirements and reduce its carbon emissions … Read more
A Chartered Engineer with over 15 years’ experience, he joins Cundall after being a senior associate at Hoare Lea, having spent much of his career contributing his expertise to science and technology projects across the UK and Europe. These include the UK’s Satellite Testing Facility, Quantum Computing Centre, and the European Space Agency facility in … Read more
BESA explained: “This pledge marks a significant step forward in supporting greater integrity, accountability, and transparency across the building services and construction supply chain.” The CCPI was developed to address ‘the widespread failures in how construction product information is presented and marketed – failings highlighted by the Grenfell Inquiry’. In response to the Inquiry’s Phase … Read more
Contractor, R G Carter, is delivering the programme of works, which includes the installation of hoardings, land excavation, and an archaeological dig. The work is expected to last until autumn, and will prepare the area for full construction of the main hospital. Matt Allen, director of New Hospital Construction at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation … Read more
There she was able to see how the Agency’s scientists ‘ensure that NHS patients receive the latest medical innovations safely and in the shortest possible time’. As part of British Science Week and NHS Healthcare Science Week, the visit highlighted the MHRA’s role in driving life sciences innovation, as it puts it, ‘helping UK patients … Read more
Engage early to shape planning policy By engaging early with the town planning system, you can better influence the planning policy to consider better outcomes for the NHS. There are many benefits to involving yourself in the process, including: Unlocking more in developer contributions Developer contributions are funds paid by a developer to mitigate the … Read more
It will examine how these can be addressed using the real estate software specialist’s ‘single source of truth technology platform’. MRI Software says managing multiple applications (‘often 80-120 per Trust’) is ‘creating data silos, increasing operational costs and inefficiencies, and hindering decision-making’. It said: “NHS England has recently confirmed £1 bn in duplicate spending as … Read more
It will examine how these can be addressed using the real estate software specialist’s ‘single source of truth technology platform’. MRI Software says managing multiple applications (‘often 80-120 per Trust’) is ‘creating data silos, increasing operational costs and inefficiencies, and hindering decision-making’. It said: “NHS England has recently confirmed £1 bn in duplicate spending as … Read more
Assa Abloy is an international group with around 61,000 staff and sales close to €12.3 billion, and in the UK is best known for the Yale and Union brands, with its head office and main manufacturing centre in Willenhall. “SAS is an exciting addition to our UK business, and I am delighted to welcome its … Read more
Kohler Uninterruptible Power said: “The CPD-accredited webinar will cover the fundamentals of designing a UPS system, enabling healthcare engineers to explore the various UPS options available to suit their requirements, since with medical IT systems, there is no standard ‘one-size -fits-all solution.” Alex Emms, Technical director at Kohler Uninterruptible Power (pictured), who will be running … Read more
The Prime Minister said the move would ‘put an end to the duplication resulting from two organisations doing the same job, in a system currently holding staff back from delivering for patients’. ‘Stripping back layers of red tape and bureaucracy’ would, he said, ‘mean more resources being put back into the frontline, rather than being … Read more
The 10-year deal, with the potential for a five-year extension, includes management of car parking facilities at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Poole Hospital, Christchurch Hospital, and Alderney Hospital, with the additional future development of a multi-storey car par at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. It will see the expansion of car parking operations and services across the Trust, … Read more
Nearly nine in 10 community provider leaders say they don’t have access to the capital funding they need, and that this is impeding their efforts to improve productivity, and will make it harder to achieve the government’s ambitions to deliver more care out of hospitals, and instead in the community. The NHS Confederation says capital … Read more
The new hospital will be located at The Riverside, with free underground parking and ‘excellent public transport links’. CHEC says it is currently fitting out its new building into a ‘state-of-the-art clinical’ facility complete with one ophthalmology theatre. The company says the new facility will help reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice by … Read more
Ergéa says the development ‘marks a major advancement’ in UHL’s radiotherapy services, ‘boosting treatment capacity, and ensuring that patients have access to cutting-edge cancer care’. Attendees at the opening ceremony for the new ‘linac’ — which has been installed at Leicester Royal Infirmary – included Jon Melbourne, COO, Suzanne Nancarrow, associate director of Operations – Cancer, … Read more
