Architects, BDP, said: “In 2021, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust expected a significant increase in local demand for emergency care as a result of a change in catchment area associated with the opening of the nearby Midland Metropolitan Hospital. This led to a need to increase capacity, and to the design of a new, state-of-the-art, two-storey … Read more

The project is in Cohort 2 of the New Hospital Programme. Medical Architecture said: “Employing a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, Shotley Bridge Community Hospital provides opportunities for patients and staff to connect with the outdoors and benefit from nature’s therapeutic qualities. Arranged around two large landscaped courtyards, the new hospital will offer a … Read more

On 30 March from 11.00 am – 12.00 mid-day Health Estate Journal will host a webinar with Howorth focusing on: •           The history of UCV (ultraclean ventilation) systems. •           Why do we ventilate a critical space? •           Understanding the objectives of design and validation (HTM 03, Part A). •           Sustainability and the future of the … Read more

Merivaara Q-Flow surgical lights are already installed and operational in a wide range of healthcare facilities across the UK and Ireland. The range is distributed by Bender UK, and is also available to purchase via the NHS Supply Chain Framework.  Bender UK said: “The LED lights deliver outstanding optical performance and illumination, and best-in-class colour … Read more

Arcadis IBI Group, providing masterplanning, healthcare planning, architecture, and landscape architecture services for the 79,000 m2 project, says it will combine a new, ‘future-ready’ hospital alongside a mixed-use development that promotes healthy living. The multidisciplinary business said: “Hillingdon Hospital currently has an ageing hospital estate that is no longer fit for purpose, and under the … Read more

NHS Raigmore provides an extensive range of healthcare services – surgical, medical, clinical support – and with eight floors, over 2,800 staff, and over 450 beds, is extremely busy. It is the only district general hospital in the NHS Highland Partnership, which owns over 200 sites throughout its Health Board area, and the size of … Read more

‘Renowned for leading the industry in AI-driven techniques of medical gas plant control’, its core business is offering a fully bespoke service, which includes drawings, design, installations, servicing, refurbishments, upgrades, PPM, and emergency plant hire.  The company’s team of in-house estimating engineers, project managers, and CAD technicians, designs medical gas pipeline systems for medical refurbishments, … Read more

The Wilmslow-based company, which works primarily in the healthcare sector, where it uses MMC and Design for Manufacture and Assembly principles to, as it puts it, ‘deliver projects faster, greener, and more cost-effectively’, says the percentage of women within its workforce has more than doubled over the past four years – from 9% in 2018 … Read more

The building’s construction was given the go-ahead by Cheshire West and Chester Council after plans were submitted for the project in January 2021. Work on the £15 m project then commenced in September 2021. The Same Day Emergency Care building will be attached to the existing A&E department, enabling medical professionals to offer rapid diagnosis … Read more

A large part of the construction is taking place offsite at Merit’s factory in Cramlington. The Northumberland-based construction company specialises in the use of offsite manufacturing to – as it puts it  ‘allow health facilities to be built with quality, speed, and sustainability in mind’. Responsible for a large proportion of the hospital’s services infrastructure … Read more

“How we manage waste is a huge business concern for everyone, across all sectors – from healthcare, to schools, manufacturing, and retail, “ explained Ross Chambers, MD, B-Sure Installations. “Reaching recycling targets through circular economy solutions is a significant part of environmental goals for companies today. All waste – from cardboard and shrink wrap, to … Read more

The newly formed Ergéa is now – they maintain – ‘the UK’s leading independent Managed Equipment Services business’, covering radiology, radiotherapy, endoscopy, cardiology, and surgical theatres. Ergéa also provides vendor-independent maintenance services for endoscopy, radiology, and biomedical equipment in the UK. Althea UK’s CEO, David Rolfe, will continue as the CEO of Ergéa UK. The … Read more

The Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator with HyperArc capability – a new technique that reportedly allows Radiotherapy teams to treat patients with brain tumours faster and more efficiently – is a specialised Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) machine which uses precisely targeted, high intensity radiation beams to treat tumours in the brain. The new linac will also treat  … Read more

Professor Chris Whitty has called for offices and public buildings – including hospitals, schools, and supermarkets, to be regularly monitored for indoor air pollutants. He believes analysing the indoor air quality of many buildings should be made ‘standard practice’, and that more investment is needed to tackle the problem in homes. He also called for … Read more

The construction company says the ‘circa £30 m capital cost’ investment will bring improved estate resilience by delivering new primary high-voltage and low-voltage electricity distribution, back-up generators, a refurbished energy centre, a new vacuum insulated evaporator compound, and associated structural and building works. Ventilation improvements include replacement of the air-handling units serving the operating theatres, … Read more