Works to manufacture the offsite components have begun at Merit’s Cramlington factory, with news of the firm’s appointment coming after the approval of plans to deliver the NHS facility by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care, following a successful joint bid by the North East and North Cumbria Provider Collaborative. The

Veolia launched its GreenUp ‘strategic programme’ in late February this year to enable it to – as it put it – ‘be recognised everywhere and by everyone as the missing link in the ecological transformation, by accelerating the deployment of concrete solutions while stimulating innovation to depollute, decarbonise, and regenerate’ its resources. At over 8,000

The procurement specialist is looking for suppliers that can manage the operation of non-domestic buildings – from single sites to larger portfolios. The framework will provide a range of FM services suitable for various building types, including hard and soft services, and is split into four lots:  Lot 1 FM Principal Contractor (Total FM). Lot

Allan Randall will lead the company’s Specification team, playing a critical role in supporting architects, engineers, and end-users ‘in delivering innovative technical solutions’ for all GEZE products. He has a proven track record of success in specification management, project coordination, and client relations. “I’m looking forward to starting my journey with GEZE UK, bringing over

The DHSC that disposable medical devices ‘substantially contribute’ to the 156,000 tonnes of clinical waste the NHS produces every year in England alone, adding that the new ‘roadmap’ paves the way to ‘slashing this waste, and maximising re-use, remanufacture and recycling in the NHS’.  It says doing so will ‘create thousands more UK jobs, and

The life science facility is being created on behalf Kadans Science Partner, in collaboration with The Living Laboratory, a partnership made up of the University of Glasgow, Scottish Enterprise, and Glasgow City Council.  Dignitaries from the partners attended the ceremony to celebrate the new building reaching its highest point. When complete, the site will provide

The construction contract, worth nearly £22 m, was awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to construction company, Graham. The new building will replace the ageing 1936-built current medical and dental centre. Once complete, medical personnel and patients will transition over to it, and the old building will be demolished. It will be sufficiently large

Andrew Gwynne, Minister for Public Health and Prevention, and MP for Gorton and Denton, attended the recent opening of the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Crown Point Shopping Retail centre in Denton in Tameside, together with NHS Trust, council, and independent healthcare provider leaders. The diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions,

Operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the Institute is providing highly specialised care for patients throughout Scotland – and the fact the MR procedure took place there cements its place as an international centre of excellence and innovation. The operation involved surgery on 75-year-old Carol Toal to correct a misalignment of her spine, treat

Designed by Architype and Medical Architecture for Wye Valley NHS Trust, and being built by Speller Metcalfe, the £18 million centre is part of a national initiative to boost NHS diagnostic capacity by providing such ‘CDCs’ in local communities countrywide. Alongside their expertise in healthcare design, the design team members were selected for their knowledge