Bringing together the Trust’s clinical and health innovation expertise with J&J’s innovation capabilities, the partnership will – they say – ‘drive lasting improvements to health outcomes in Leeds and across the region, and prioritise a focus on addressing health inequalities’. At an event at the Palace of Westminster on 21 November to update Ministers and … Read more

Launched at London Build 2023 on 15 November, the website provides resources on passive fire protection, articulating design related challenges. Members of the PFKG presented updates on the group’s activities, highlighting recent work and sharing future plans at part of London Build’s Fire Safety Stage. PFKG was founded in 2022, as a ‘unique’ not-for-profit collaboration … Read more

The site serves the Dewnans Centre – a medium secure inpatient mental healthcare facility near the seaside town of Dawlish. While for service-users, living on a site located less than a mile from the sea can be beneficial, at the Dewnans Centre the Trust needed a solution that could cope with saline in the atmosphere, … Read more

Known as The Royal Marsden Chelsea Development, the expansion will deliver a newly integrated environment for research, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for those living with, in remission of, and beyond cancer. Alongside the full project design team, including lead architect Stanton Williams, engineers, Hoare Lea, structural engineers, Ramboll, and cost consultant, Gardiner & Theobald, Turner … Read more

The two businesses say the agreement will introduce ‘cutting-edge’ medical equipment to Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia. Brandon Medical said:  “At the heart of this collaboration are the shared values that both Device Technologies and Brandon Medical hold dear. From an unwavering commitment to customer focus, and a dedication to innovation, quality, and … Read more

In its most recent CQC review, the Trust was rated ‘Outstanding’ for overall quality and leadership. Key management from the main reception area was, however, highlighted as an issue impacting time and resources, with too great a reliance on manual processes, including recording key locations on paper – which was a particular problem out of … Read more

Barts Health NHS Trust selected IHP as the preferred contractor for the work using the Construction Works and Associated Services ProCure23 framework, which is delivered by the NHS in partnership with Crown Commercial Service for the NHS. The scheme will see construction of a multi-storey car park providing 500 spaces, making access to the new … Read more

The poppy installation is made up of a life-size wooden horse on a field of 1,000 red poppies, with a display of white poppies and doves as a symbol of remembrance and peace. The poppies were crocheted and knitted by the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Knit and Natter group as part of its … Read more

The poppy installation is made up of a life-size wooden horse on a field of 1,000 red poppies, with a display of white poppies and doves as a symbol of remembrance and peace. The poppies were crocheted and knitted by the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Knit and Natter group as part of its … Read more

The second in a series planned by the Association’s specialist Offsite Group, BESA Technical Bulletin TB56/1.2 provides a snapshot of guidelines, principles, and rules of thumb to be considered as early as possible in the design process for the spatial fit of services inside risers. The group’s first, released in March, covered service voids and … Read more

Technology company, ENTRNCE, describes its new ‘Carbon Matcher’ as ‘a unique data platform’ that calculates the half-hourly carbon footprint of onsite combined heat and power (CHP) versus conventional methods of heat and  grid electricity. Currently licensed to EuroSite Power – a ‘UK leader’ in CHP and other onsite generation technologies, and reportedly a first of … Read more

The hospital’s Radiology Department now boasts two CT scanners, including a new ‘state-of-the-art’ £900,000 machine – enabling over 100 extra patients to be scanned at the hospital each week. The 15-month project has seen the old radiology block undergo a £2.4 million transformation into a modern hospital department, creating a ‘spoke’ site for the Tees … Read more

Incidents involving MEWPs, mast climbing work platforms, and hoists, continue to occur on construction sites each year, with The IPAF Global Safety Report 2023 saying there were 759 reports in 2022 from 34 countries. These saw 831 people involved in incidents, and 102 deaths. Willmott Dixon says falls from a mobile platform remain the most … Read more

The new single-storey building in the grounds of the existing facility has freed up office space to accommodate an influx of new staff, as Howorth’s Pharma Division continues to grow. The business has taken on 12 additional staff in the Division so far this year, with further recruitment under way. The new hub houses Howorth’s … Read more

She will have a particular focus on the Building Safety Act and its implications for BESA members and the wider specialist building services sector. She has worked at BESA for over 30 years in a variety of roles, most recently as director of Certification. She was also head of Technical Schemes and Knowledge for 10 … Read more