A new survey by UNISON has revealed that rats, cockroaches, silverfish. and other pests, ‘are a regular hazard in NHS buildings’, and that around one in six hospital staff have seen vermin inside their buildings in the past year. The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) says that without professional access to glue boards as a

The Bolton NHS Foundation Trust says the Department will remain open ‘24 hours a day, 7 days a week’ throughout the building work. In all, £1.74 m in funding will be used to reconfigure the Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre to help meet national targets for the four-hour quality standard and ambulance handovers. The

The suite is equipped with the Philips Azurion 7 guided therapy system, which the multinational says has replaced ‘outdated equipment that was frequently breaking down and causing issues for staff’. Philips said: “With the new technology in place, clinicians can now perform a full range of routine and complex interventional procedures with ease and confidence.

The new UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment contextualised for Higher-Risk Buildings (UK-SPEC HRB) has been developed by the Engineering Council in response to recommendations in Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review of building regulations and fire safety, Building a Safer Future, commissioned by the UK government in the aftermath of 2017’s  Grenfell Tower

The medical technology specialist explained that the Mayor’s visit ‘marked a milestone not only for the region’s economy, but also for the UK’s healthtech sector’, with the company chosen as the launch site – it says –  in recognition of its ‘trailblazing work in ‘smart’ operating theatre technology, and its ‘deep roots in the local

The non-combustible insulation manufacturer submitted a Section 73 application to Birmingham City Council requesting permission to vary some of the details in the current planning permission for the Peddimore site, north-east of Birmingham. Now, with approval secured, it plans submitting a more detailed Reserved Matters application later in 2025 or early 2026, providing specifics on

Following the completion of the foundation works, all 20 building modules, each weighing over 20 tonnes, have been installed on site. The modules were constructed off site at ModuleCo’s Gloucestershire manufacturing campus, and delivered at 90% completion. Internal fit-out work are now under way, with the project on track for completion and handover this June.

The measures are part of a range of recommendations accepted by the government under the Agenda for Change contract – which covers over a million frontline NHS workers – following the agreement of the 2023 pay deal. The Department of Health and Social Care says violence against healthcare workers ‘has become a critical issue’, with

Developer, Prime plc, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS), Willmott Dixon, Macquarie Group, and IHSS, say the ‘milestone’ emphasises the growing impact of public-private collaboration in the healthcare sector. Located within the campus’s Plot 2, the new facility houses ‘a highly specialised’ aseptic pharmacy and Sterile Services Department. It will also produce sterile medicines

The award-winning Trust employs over 3,000 people, and provides acute, elective, specialist. and community care for a population of over 200,000 across Yorkshire and East Lancashire. Gleeds will be responsible for delivering a new ‘state-of-the-art’ facility and associated amenities that it says will meet evolving patient needs under the government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP). The

Artworks encompassed in the review included famous pieces such as The Scream by Edvard Munch, The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, and other modern and contemporary art. The authors advocate integrating art into mental health strategies ‘as a low-cost and easily-accessible resource’. The review – of 38 previously published studies covering 6,805 participants –

The second NHIC building, it is adjacent to the Daphne Steele Building, which opened last September on Southgate in Huddersfield town centre, close to the university’s main campus. The building is named after the healthcare advocate and governor of Huddersfield Technical College, a forerunner of the University, who spent the majority of her life in

The UK-based health and care property developer, investment manager, and operator, says the partnership will ‘foster long-term collaboration focused on delivering a sustainable future for the hospital estate’, with a series of key developments set to get underway on a plot of land adjacent to the site, which the Trust purchased in 2021. Leighton Chumbley,

This project is a critical part of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust’s Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) rolling safety programme. The Trust has engaged McAvoy to design and deliver a Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) facility using its SmartCare modular solution. The 900 m² decontamination facility will support the hospital’s surgical

The company says that as the UK ‘ramps up’ its use of solar energy, ‘spurred by government incentives and growing public interest in sustainability’, regular inspections ‘are becoming increasingly important’. Allianz Engineering said: “This new service extends the existing ‘Electrical Fixed Wiring Inspection’ to include regular checks and tests for solar PV systems. It can