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Solar lighting installed at Cirencester Hospital

The project for Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has seen more than 100 permanent solar street lighting columns and solar bollards installed to replace ageing mains-powered lighting across the hospital’s car parks, walkways, and external areas. Chris Williams, group facilities manager at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Selecting the right

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Oct

Solar and battery solution for Devon Partnership NHS Trust

The installation – funded through a national clean energy grant awarded to Devon Partnership NHS Trust by the Department for Energy Security, Net Zero and Great British Energy – is set to save the hospital nearly £185,000 a year, meeting over 60 per cent of its electricity needs. Following its official switch on by Martin

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Oct

Medway NHS Foundation Trust digitises fire risk management

By taking data from multiple sources, the BIS Lens system created by BIS Consult provides the Trust’s Fire Safety Group with a new strategic tool designed to bring together and analyse fire risk assessment information centrally in a digital format. The new structured digital approach supports NHS guidance for managing fire safety, including HTM 05-03,

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Oct

Milestones reached in Royal Bolton Hospital £38m maternity redevelopment

The £38m redevelopment programme by Robertson Construction North West is transforming maternity facilities while removing RAAC identified within parts of the building in 2023. Once complete, the unit will deliver modern facilities designed to support women, babies, and families in Bolton and beyond. One of the most significant developments is the redevelopment of one of

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Oct

Making healthcare hydration strategies easier to deliver

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

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Oct

Architect images unveiled for Telford cancer treatment centre

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

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Oct

ICB saves 2,220 days of administrative time

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

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Oct

Work begins on £12m Urgent Treatment Centre in Bath

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

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Oct

Construction completed on new ward at Aintree Hospital

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

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Oct

Imperial College Healthcare to invest £600m in estate

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

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Oct

NHS estates gain new liquid fuel supply option

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

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Oct

‘Living skies’ ceiling installation for Cornish hospital

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

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Oct

CHP investment for Westbourne Green Community Health Care Centre

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,

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Sep

St Mary’s hospital consultation feedback published

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

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Sep

Government investment for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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

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Sep
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