The difficulty is rarely one of intent. More often, it is the gap between what estates teams want to provide and what has historically been practical to deliver across complex clinical estates. A healthcare estate may include acute wards, outpatient areas, staff spaces, visitor environments, administrative buildings, and lower-use areas, each with different patterns of

The images showcase the proposed Lingen Davies Cancer Centre – a purpose-built facility designed around the needs of patients, creating a calm, welcoming, and therapeutic environment where people can receive treatment closer to home. Delivered through a partnership between the region’s primary cancer charity Lingen Davies Cancer Support and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS

NHS Kent and Medway ICB’s primary care team rolled out Enlivio’s Contract Manager software in July 2022. It is now in use across 185 practices. Before the software was installed, teams ran searches manually, exported data to Excel, and created PDFs for the ICB to approve. This increased the risk of missed payments and provided

Once completed, the new purpose-built centre – which will provide improved facilities and a better environment and experience for patients with non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries – will replace the RUH’s current UTC, which is currently based within its Emergency Department. By providing a clear separation between patients needing life-saving care and those needing urgent but

The project for NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group comprised a complex Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) roof replacement scheme and refurbishment carried out Aintree Hospital’s main entrance and ambulance drop-off bays. Kabir Salihi, regional director – North West at Tilbury Douglas, said: “Successfully delivering another project at the Aintree Hospital site reflects the strength

Funded through a combination of national, Trust, and charitable funding, the programme includes: £80m for priority maintenance across our facilities; £128m for new equipment and technology, including an advanced surgical robot; £215m for four major improvement schemes – one at each of our sites; and £20m to purchase a building next to the St Mary’s

Hospitals, NHS trusts, GP practices, and ICBs across England, Wales, and Scotland will now have a new compliant route to source HVO, kerosene, gas oil, and diesel for buildings, machinery, and vehicles. The place on the framework, which runs to August 2028, comes as hospitals, NHS trusts, and GP practices re-establish call-off arrangements following the

A ‘living skies’ ceiling has been installed in the Theatre Recovery Unit, funded by a £2,340 donation from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity. The innovative ceiling feature creates the illusion of looking up at a bright blue sky, complete with soft clouds and leaves, helping to transform a clinical space into one that feels more

Part of Wave One of the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme, the scheme will expand community physiotherapy and occupational therapy by creating an additional 20,000 appointments each year. Completion is expected in late November 2026. The new facilities will include a reception area, staff administration and training space, a rehabilitation kitchen for practising daily living skills,

The consultation, which took place over June and July 2026, received 207 survey submissions. Feedback was also gathered through public exhibitions, an online webinar, patient workshops, ward walkarounds, and targeted engagement with patients, staff, local residents, disabled people, and community organisations. According to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, 92 per cent of respondents support the

The investment consists of £49m to improve fire safety, infrastructure, and refurbishment for the ward and theatre areas within Yeovil District Hospital’s tower block, and £5.8m to improve fire safety infrastructure and building improvements at Crewkerne Community Hospital, Broadway Health Park in Bridgwater, and Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. David Shannon, director of strategy and

The acquisition forms part of the Hinchingbrooke Hospital Redevelopment Programme. The original hospital, located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was built in 1983 and is one of four in the East of England with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in some of its walls and roof, causing ongoing structural issues. The land will, subject to planning consent,

The guidance is aimed at helping industry professionals understand the key changes introduced by the latest edition of the standard, which replaces BS 8214:2016. While the previous edition focused on timber door assemblies, the new standard has widened its scope to cover fire resisting and smoke control doors across a range of construction types, including

In its Construction Market Intelligence Q3 report, healthcare construction management consultancy RLB found that despite wider market uncertainty, healthcare continues to offer a relatively stable pipeline, supported by NHS estate renewal requirements, long-term capital investment programmes, and a growing need to modernise ageing healthcare infrastructure. The report found that, after a challenging period, the market

According to The Hidden Capacity Report, with healthcare systems around the world facing growing pressure to increase capacity while managing workforce constraints, financial pressures, and rising demand for surgery, day surgery offers one of the most effective opportunities to address these challenges by enabling clinically appropriate procedures to be performed safely without an overnight stay.