Once complete, the endoscopy unit will be able to treat more patients, helping to reduce waiting lists and improving timely diagnosis, particularly for cancers. Clinical leaders from North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust were joined at the ceremony by construction partners from Ergea and Actiform, and Carlisle MP, Julie Minns, to mark the start
Funded by QEHB Charity, the building is set to become a national centre of excellence for organ transplantation in Birmingham, and a ‘one-stop’ shop for patients undergoing organ transplants ‘designed to put patient care at the forefront’. The new transplant facility will house seven clinic rooms, multiple patient treatment rooms, welfare space, and five staff
The Association explained: “Having worked in the construction sector for almost 40 years, Dr Davies is an authority in our industry; his appointment supports CABE’s journey of continuous improvement, focused on ensuring our members are best placed to deliver a safe, sustainable, and inclusive built environment. Beginning his career at the Building Research Establishment (BRE),
The new Clinical Research Excellence And Training Open Resource (CREATOR) at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHes), in the city of Blantyre, was officially opened by the President of Malawi, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, and FBW says, ‘will provide the most sophisticated clinical research training environment in the region’. FBW Group was appointed to lead
The South African manufacturer curates a wide range of products ‘using state-of-the-art techniques and methods for all sectors in the healthcare industry, ensuring that each piece is durable and built to last’. Together with Knightsbridge Furniture, experts in manufacturing furniture for over 80 years, it says it has created ‘a range of healthcare-focused products influenced
The agreement was signed in Chicago by Laura Sievers, President of the NCEES, and John Chudley, Chair of the Engineering Council. The two organisations said: ‘This significant event marks the first international agreement of its kind with any international counterpart in the NCEES’s 104-year history. It establishes a streamlined process for recognising professional engineering qualifications
Designed by architects, Gilling Dod, the two-storey, 2,400 m2 building will support the delivery of ‘vital health services’ in south London, including the ambition to help up to 4,500 additional cancer patients to be seen annually. The new building has been designed to improve patient experience, with the patient’s journey adhering to accredited pathways set
The new centre, a two-storey extension to the Edith Cavell Building (ECB), is located adjacent to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and will provide the latest facilities to deliver the highest standards of training. The new Anatomy Suite is due to be finished in late 2025 and become operational during 2026, offering 390 m2
The two bodies say the collaboration brings together the PFKG’s specialised focus on passive fire protection with GIRI’s ‘broader-based approach to improving construction practices and eliminating errors’. PFKG, established in 2022, is a non-for-profit collaboration comprising contractors, consultants, and relevant trade associations. It says its ‘mission’ is to improve the delivery of well-designed, specified, and
It says that membership of UKAS will ‘enable further collaboration to increase, and assure appropriate standards of competence across engineering sectors and industries’. The organisation added: “A closer relationship between the Engineering Council and UKAS will also enable approaches to competence that are more streamlined and systemic.” Engineering Council CEO, Paul Bailey, said: “I am
Mike Dunne (pictured) has been promoted to head the new Medical Technical team at Howorth Air Technology, and has joined the company’s operating board. The department will spearhead the design and implementation of new products for operating theatres at both NHS and private hospitals, as well as the commissioning and handover of equipment. Mike Dunne’s
Since 2019, NHSPS has delivered 100 hubs and gardens across the country with the aim of ‘promoting community wellbeing and connectivity through nature-centric environments’. Over six tonnes of soft plastics (or 155,500 individual soft plastics) were donated by Tesco, and transformed into a sustainable 100% recycled plastic lumber, Smartawood, which has been accredited by the
The contractor says the bespoke layout will ensure an efficient patient flow for high volume, low complexity surgery that. Sisk explained: “Lewisham Surgical Centre will focus on high volume, low complexity ENT procedures. This surgical field has one of the largest specialty waiting lists in the country – over 650,000 as of May 2024 according
The packed two-day programme provides healthcare engineering and estates and facilities management professionals of all levels with a wide range of opportunities to learn, exchange knowledge, and network. The full event programme can be viewed at: www.healthcare-estates.com/2024-event-programme Passes for the conference / exhibition can be booked at: https://www.healthcare-estates.com/registration-2024 Healthcare Estates is the UK’s largest event
Advanced provides IT and software services to organisations on a national scale, including to the NHS and other healthcare providers, handling people’s personal information on behalf of these organisations as their data processor. The ICO explains that the provisional decision to issue a fine relates to a ransomware incident in August 2022, where it has
