The two-storey facility is a standalone building designed to be reused when a planned new hospital is built, with bespoke ground floor and first floor corridors linking back to the main building & hospital ‘street’. The discharge lounge was commissioned to support the ongoing RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) failsafe programme of works within the

Modern methods of construction were used for around 70 per cent of the new facility, with the building featuring specialised wards and units that cater to a diverse range of healthcare needs, including: A ground floor Specialist Palliative Care Unit and Stepdown Community Ward (Loweswater Suite and Copeland Unit) with private rooms and access to

The project was commissioned to replace ‘end-of-life’ cooling infrastructure and improve the data centre’s energy efficiency. Originally built in 2010 by Secure I.T. Environments, the centre serves the hospital’s thousands of patients receiving acute and specialist services, as well as supporting the training of hundreds of medical students annually. The existing cooling infrastructure was removed

The Department of Health & Social Care says Lord Ara Darzi’s probe, and the resulting 142-page report, has concluded that the service is in a ‘critical condition, amidst surging waiting lists and a deterioration in the nation’s underlying health, identifying serious and widespread problems for people accessing services’. The Prime Minister said in a speech

This further reinforces ASG’s experience in healthcare security, including with Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Chris Ford, assistant director of Facilities at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “I am delighted to welcome Assist Security Group as the new security service provider for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS

Since her appointment as Chief Executive of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in March 2008, the Trust says she has ‘has guided Alder Hey to become a leading player in children’s health both nationally and on a world stage’. It said: “Alder Hey became an NHS Foundation Trust in her first year as CEO,

The Bedhead Tidy was developed by nurse, Emma Thomson, and former biomedical engineer, Steve Connew, who were concerned that tubing and cables hung by patients’ beds could cause contamination issues and result in avoidable additional costs. Funding support through the Innovation team at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) – where they

Bringing 30 years of commercial experience to the role, he first joined the company in 2014, working in both operational and commercial leadership roles across Europe and North America. Having gained knowledge and experience across the business and through working closely with customers, Aggreko says he is ‘set to develop strategic partnerships with customers in

With extensive experience in the ‘smart building ‘industry, Helvar says he is ‘ready to lead Helvar into its next phase of growth and innovation while advancing its mission to provide intelligent, sustainable lighting solutions’. He joins Helvar from senior leadership roles at Schneider Electric and Kone, where he demonstrated expertise in energy-efficient building solutions, commercial

Eastwood Park Training delivers medical gas courses to support a number of roles, through a mix of theory and practical training. Learners can take advantage of a rare opportunity to train on a medical gas pipeline system outside of a hospital in Eastwood Park’s state-of-the-art training centre.  Eastwood Park’s medical gas training works to guidance

The Association, which feels the report should also ‘serve as a further reminder of the serious and wide-reaching impact of the disaster’, paid tribute to those who lost their lives, and said it was important to recognise the continued impact on residents and the immediate community. BESA said the report ‘shone a light on the

The event (see photo), marking a key stage in the development of the new £15 m hub for community health services in the Derbyshire town, was attended by representatives from Henry Brothers and the Trust, including Trust CEO, Tracy Allen. She said: “Back in 2017 we first started talking publicly about the need for new

Combining RFID-enabled wristbands with a ‘cutting-edge’ Smart Drop Reader, the automated approach ‘drastically reduces the time needed to update bed management systems, giving hospitals real-time visibility of available beds’, the company explains. Simon Dawkins, lead RFID consultant – Healthcare, at RFiD Discovery said: “Our Patient Discharge Management system provides hospitals with a seamless solution that

The Catterick Integrated Care Campus (CICC), situated south of Richmond in North Yorkshire, is a new healthcare complex designed to offer support for the MoD’s Catterick Garrison and the wider community, and the first shared building of this scale to be commissioned by the two organisations, with infrastructure consultant, AECOM, and contractor, Tilbury Douglas, leading

The independent charitable organisation says that by delivering more operations in a shorter time, they could speed up efforts to tackle waiting lists. There are currently 108 surgical hubs operating across England, with a further 26 due to open by the end of 2025. The Health Foundation’s research found that: In their first year, the