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The DHSC says bonuses of up to 10% will also be on offer for ‘top performers’ under the new ‘carrot and stick’ approach. The ‘bold shake-up’ will transform NHS services ‘from boardroom to bedside’, the DHSC says, cutting waiting lists and driving better patient care as part of the government’s Plan for Change. Under the … Read more

The £1.8 m ‘transformation’ was designed by Medical Architecture for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, with the works delivered by OPUS Building Services, and the project driven by the need to replace air-handling units for the Endoscopy and Day Surgery Theatre to ensure compliance with HBN and HTM guidance. In collaboration with M&E consultants, Desco, … Read more

McAvoy has been working with the Trust on the MAU extension project since February, ‘responsibly recycling’ 491 tonnes of waste from the demolition and extensive excavation works. This includes repurposing the soil from the project, which was uncontaminated and was reused off site. The contractor’s modular building solution is part of a £4 million capital … Read more

Henry Brothers has begun work on the project, which is scheduled for completion in early 2026, and will enhance diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients in Nottingham and the wider East Midlands. The contractor’s MD, Ian Taylor, said: “We are very proud to have been appointed to develop this modern endoscopy unit for Nottingham University … Read more

The money will be used to deliver the next phase of preparing the site for the new building, and fund a Project team to drive forward the project. In January this year, the government announced its review into the New Hospital Programme (NHP), providing a new timetable for delivering the schemes countrywide. Ministers confirmed Watford … Read more

The firm has recently completed the full-scale upgrade of an existing 2.5 km tube system at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and is hoping to win its tenders to install 700 metres of additional tubing at the Cambridge Cancer Research Centre and a new Women and Children’s Hospital, both yet to be completed. It follows its installation of … Read more

The SSRM programme is a joint initiative between DHSC, the NHSE, and the Cabinet Office. The organisations involved say it represents ‘a shift in how the health system engages with its most critical suppliers – moving from traditional procurement approaches, to a structured, collaborative model that emphasises relationship-building, long-term value creation, and innovation’. Philip Leigh, … Read more

The Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC) is reportedly the UK’s largest MMC development of its kind, built in five phases using 293 offsite-manufactured structural steel units. Designed to handle up to 10,500 cases annually, including 4,000 day cases, it provides state-of-the-art surgical and recovery spaces, including ensuite single rooms, X-ray facilities, a therapy … Read more

In all, 40 specialist firms – 42% of them SMEs, have secured a place on the framework, which is designed ‘to help deliver zero carbon goals, reduce emissions, maximise cost savings, achieve social value targets, and support domestic and non-domestic retrofit measures’. Built on a turnkey model, the framework gives members across the public sector … Read more

Formal planning permission has been granted for a new urgent treatment centre (the image shows an architect’s impression), which will provide same day care for people who have a healthcare need that cannot wait. The Trust says that each year, increasing numbers of people attend the RVI’s Emergency Department. It added: “Many do not have … Read more

Conducted for Mace by Censuswide, the research of over 4,000 building portfolio and asset managers across the UK, USA, UAE, and Hong Kong, working across 14 sectors – including healthcare, architecture and engineering, residential real estate, retail and leisure, and infrastructure, was conducted by to gain a better understanding of how asset managers are meeting … Read more

The Trust says that on its completion, the ‘state-of-the-art facility,’ spanning three floors, will provide high-quality diagnostic testing for our patients in Plymouth and the surrounding areas. It said: “The decision to build the Community Diagnostic Centre at Colin Campbell Court in the city centre supports our aim of making it easier for people to … Read more

Constructed on the hospital’s first floor, it spans the space above the atrium near the main entrance, and is supported by permanent columns from the ground floor. One of the most ambitious estates projects in the hospital’s history, the new theatre complex includes a ‘cutting-edge’ robotic surgical and training space, and a dedicated emergency maternity … Read more

A new UK National Foreword has been published alongside the revised version of the extended application (EXAP) standard, EN 15269-2, following concerns raised within the industry about potentially unsafe design practices previously permitted under the standard. Assa Abloy Door Group says industry testing revealed that the addition of a threshold to a steel fire doorset … Read more

Aviva Capital Partners (‘ACP’) and Socius have submitted a planning application to Sutton Council for the development of the London Cancer Hub, which they say ‘is set to become the world’s leading district for cancer research and treatment’. Situated within Europe’s leading cancer treatment centre, the proposed 12-acre site in Belmont sits adjacent to The … Read more