The company explained: “The one-day free-to-attend conference, VEO23, will cover how the natural ecosystems of people, planet, and society are interconnected, and the practical solutions that can balance human progress and counter climate change.” Featuring industry experts and guest speaker presentations the event will also workshop ways to help solve the UK environmental challenges, Veolia

He joins Baxi with a wealth of experience gained from previous roles within the construction industry, most recently as Business Development director at Polypipe. Rob Erwood, Commercial Sales and Specification director at Baxi, said: “We’re delighted to welcome James as our new head of Public Health, working alongside Anne Wraith, our head of Building Services,

Situated on plot 2 of the Adanac Health and Innovation Campus in Southampton, the new multi-use facility, being funded by Macquarie Asset Management on behalf of the retirement specialist, Just Group plc, will comprise an Aseptic Pharmacy and Sterile Services Department (SSD), with further flexible expansion space. The Aseptic Pharmacy will act as an MHRA-licensed

UTCs are an alternative to A&E for patients with minor illnesses and injuries that require urgent attention, but not life-saving specialist care, from hospital consultants and nurses. Located within an expanded Emergency Department, the GP-led UTC will provide a larger waiting area, new courtyard extension, and 10 UTC consultation rooms and supporting facilities. The investment

Glendon Wood Hospital, funded by Assura, opened its doors on 1 August, and includes two operating theatres, an endoscopy unit, and outpatient consulting rooms ,alongside a radiology department including digital mammography, static CT, and MRI, X-ray, and ultrasound. The announcement came after the Government outlined its intention to leverage the use of independent sector-led community

The new Standard includes an evaluation and rating system for air quality, lighting, thermal comfort, and acoustics. BESA explains that the evaluation will ‘give building managers a benchmark score to help them identify areas of below par performance so they can plan improvements and include IEQ measures in any retrofit and renovation work to improve

The DHSC says this is the largest ever investment in global AMR surveillance by any country, and sees the launch of the second phase of the Fleming Fund’s fight against AMR The announcement comes as the Secretary of State travels to India for his first G20 Health Ministers’ meeting. ‘State-of-the-art laboratories, cutting-edge disease surveillance systems,

Vistamatic worked with key contractor, Lloyd Worrall, and Western Building Systems on the new temporary building, the Jubilee Ward, which has been created for the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and will provide specialist paediatrics, stroke care, rehabilitation, and dementia services. Lloyd Worrall was tasked with providing doorset and ironmongery for the new-build project. It

More than 50 offsite-manufactured structural steel modules will be used to construct the new ward on a steel deck installed on existing concrete stub columns that were part of the original A&E Department build.  MTX says the challenging location, in the midst of the hospital site, requires the use of the UK’s largest crane to

We are delighted to announce the nominees in each of the twelve categories of this year’s Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards.

On behalf of both organising IFHE member countries (SMAES and AMIESAC) along with the President of SMAES and in collaboration with IFHE, we are now in a position to share further news about the upcoming IFHE Congress in Mexico City which is taking place between 6-8 November, 2023.

The opening of the new Louisa Martindale Building, designed by a multidisciplinary team from BDP and built by Laing O’ Rourke, marks the completion of Stage one of the 14-year ‘3Ts’ project to bring teaching, trauma, and tertiary care facilities to the region.   Now, as the region’s main trauma centre, it is expected that over

The installation of its new renewable systems was followed by confirmation from its electricity supplier that all the hospital’s power now comes from fully renewable sources such as solar panels and wind power. This means the hospital has reduced its carbon footprint by 100 per cent. By the end of 2024, it is estimated that

As part of the decarbonisation of the healthcare estate, the plans deliver an upgrade to the thermal fabric of the existing Victorian buildings on Steelhouse Lane. Architects, BDP, explain that ‘a radical transformation of the front of the hospital’ will see a new, striking glass façade creating a welcoming arrival space which ‘celebrates and enhances

The medical gas pipeline specialist explained: “A design consultant can approach any medical gas pipeline system provider for designs. These might look perfect on paper, but what if they don’t function correctly following installation. Who pays for any remedial work? Public Indemnity Insurance doesn’t cover it, and the client could face a large bill and