The NHS Building for Wales 2 Frameworks are the NHS Wales construction procurement and delivery frameworks for major capital projects with construction costs of over £7 million. They reportedly ‘deliver best value for money and development of best practice, sustainability, social value, and other core objectives’, on behalf of the Welsh Government. Mace has been … Read more

At the RAH Alongside Midwife Unit, women will continue to receive midwife-led care and have access to the hospital’s hydrotherapy pool for water births. The new unit features custom lighting, Bluetooth speakers, birthing couches, and recliner chairs, ensuring a comfortable and supportive birthing experience. It also offers aids such as peanut balls, birthing balls, and … Read more

‘Having built a strong and trusted relationship over the last four years’, JB Engineering will trade as a subsidiary of Livingston Building Services, and now forms part of the Morris & Spottiswood Group, ‘adding valuable services, expertise, and clients, to the group’s growing portfolio’, and ‘further strengthening its end-to-end delivery proposition’. All JB Engineering staff … Read more

Patients participating in the latest National NHS Adult Inpatient Survey gave the Ascot hospital the country’s highest average score in for overall patient experience. The annual NHS survey, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as part of a national programme to improve patient experience while in hospital, looked at the experience of 63,573 patients … Read more

Building on its extensive experience delivering projects across the East and West Midlands, and the South of England, Stepnell says it is well positioned to serve a broader client  range across the UK through a growing regional presence. The new office will allow it to provide dedicated support to projects in the North West, focusing … Read more

Together, it says, the new framework agreements for linen and laundry, grounds maintenance, and security services, with a combined value of £375m, provide NHS Trusts and other public organisations with ‘a compliant and cost-effective way’ to source solutions that support the day-to-day running, upkeep, and caretaking of facilities across their estates. The launches follow the … Read more

The project combined production and assembly in one new single plant, and is part of a £50 million investment at the Glasgow headquarters and manufacturing site of the UK subsidiary of Tokyo’s Terumo Corporation. Terumo appointed BES as lead designer and principal contractor on the design and development of two new manufacturing grade cleanrooms and … Read more

The Alliance, created and driven by skills charity, Enginuity – known as the ‘sector connector’ – reportedly ‘unites all sides of the sector, for the benefit of all, by bringing together all interested parties striving to ensure prosperity for all’. John Parkes, Enginuity’s head of Charity, who is leading the Alliance said: “This is a … Read more

Urgent and Emergency Care and Capital Development colleagues from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust were joined by invited guests and construction partner, Morgan Sindall Construction, to celebrate building works getting underway for a new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at the West Sussex hospital. Morgan Sindall Construction and Crowther Architects were appointed to the project … Read more

BESA says the publication is the latest initiative in its campaign to improve building safety standards in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. It also follows the warning it issued last year that annual maintenance inspections were uncovering a significant number of incorrectly installed dampers that did not comply with manufacturers’ instructions. DW 145 … Read more

It is relocating its HQ from Victoria Works on Lorne Street, Farnworth, Bolton, where it has had a base for almost 150 years, to a 33,000 ft2 two-storey detached unit at Logistics North on Bolton’s Lomax Way. The site’s extensive shopfloor space will accommodate Howorth’s pharma assembly operations, plus offices housing medical and pharmaceutical operations, … Read more

The development will include five new and repurposed buildings, ranging from three to 13 storeys. Allies and Morrison have designed three of these buildings, with Gibson Thornley responsible for the remaining two. They are expected to be completed by 2028. Supported by Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London, the Greater London Authority, … Read more

The partnership, celebrated at a recent signing event (see photo), will introduce new pathways in healthcare and life sciences, and new training opportunities to local communities and students across London, with a ‘state-of-the-art facility’ at the College in Walthamstow. Part of the Barts Health Futures initiative, it will provide a range of educational programmes, including … Read more

This Welsh healthcare provider’s third MES term with the technology specialist follows a competitive tender bid which involved extensive equipment evaluations across a range of clinical specialities. The ultrasound leadership team in radiology were instrumental in leading the Health Board-wide tender process. Canon Medical says the decision to extend the long-standing partnership with it to … Read more

Development of the £16 million Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre has begun opposite the town’s current community hospital to make way for the new facility which, once fully open, will become the new home for many of the services based within the outdated current hospital buildings. The building is being developed by NHS Property Services and … Read more