The firm says this reaffirms its position as leading experts in the production of national and international healthcare technical standards and guidance documents’. Archus has successfully supported the programme since 2019, where it has since overseen the development and publishing of the NHS Net Zero Building Standard, alongside several other HBNs, HTMs, and strategically important guidance
John Clarke, director at Pick Everard, said: “While the ward was isolated and completely shut down during the works, this project took place within a live hospital site, requiring a high level of competence and care. Much of the success can be attributed to the collaborative approach between our in-house departments, which provided an effective, coordinated
The specialist in private e-prescription app and delivery services says the expansion includes a new 5,500 ft2 dispensary equipped with a 30 ft dispensing robot, both the largest of their kind in the Harley Street Medical Area. Pharmacierge said: “Acquiring the additional lease in Wimpole Street marks a significant milestone on our mission to becoming the pharmacy
The project was procured through the ProCure Partnerships Framework. The MSCP is now open to NMGH staff, and will be fully open to the public in the coming months following Morgan Sindall’s completion of further external hard landscaping, including the installation of 36 electric vehicle charging points. NMGH, in Crumpsall, is among the hospitals to receive funding
MTX explained: “The project employed multi-level BIM tools and Construction Playbook methodologies to deliver a high-quality facility to time and budget, achieving 72% pre-manufactured value, 49% increased patient throughput, and an excellent satisfaction score from the QEH. Offsite technology was a major element in delivering the building, which opened in September 2022 – ‘delivering cost
Currie & Brown’s UK Construction Market Outlook October 2023, also reveals a noticeable ‘softening’ in the market as cost pressures take their toll, leading to significant project delays. It shows that clients re increasingly concerned about a shrinking pool of contractors of ‘the appropriate quality’ to deliver projects, and are becoming more focused on measuring the
The construction of the new Canon Medical Arena has been carbon offset with support from CO2Balance and the delivery of wind turbines in India, in turn creating carbon credits. Located on Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Canon Medical Arena, formerly known as ‘Park Community Arena’, was built in collaboration with PCA Ltd (PCA), Sheffield Sharks, and
The Waterfront Hospital, owned and managed by consultant plastic surgeons, Awf and Omar Quaba, has been designed by award-winning NVDC Architects, which says it has ‘a wealth of design experience’ across the health, surgical and dental sectors. Following an initial search, NVDC founder, Farahbod Nakhaei, viewed several shortlisted properties in Edinburgh suitable for redevelopment, helping
ABB explains that events on the grid – such as adverse weather or switching on large loads – can lead to common voltage fluctuations or ‘sags’ in the network. These have little to no effect on normal electrical equipment, but can seriously affect sensitive electronics and data collection processes. ABB explained: “These power quality issues
The hospital team is using the ward as a case study for the wider NHS Trust to trial various design principles and investigate outcomes for patients, infection control, and impact on staff. Two AquaCIAT LD chillers with air-source heat pumps are being used for heating, and two AquaCIAT Caleo heat pumps to deliver hot water,
On 22 September, an event was held at the upgraded Shoreham’s Southlands Hospital to celebrate bringing essential services closer to the community it serves. This saw speeches by Clinical director for Community Diagnostic Centres in West Sussex, Neil Cripps, and Jemma Deane, Community Diagnostic Centre manager. head of Radiology Services at UH Sussex, Caroline Davidson,
Opening to patients in early January 2024, the 50-inpatient bed, four-theatre hospital is located on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham campus, and, HCA Healthcare UK says, will provide ‘a depth and breadth’ of independent healthcare not currently available in the region, including in specialties such as cancer, cardiac, and orthopaedics and across inpatient, outpatient, and
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says its new Centre for Laboratory Medicine ‘marks a significant milestone in regional healthcare’, as it is set to house pathology services from Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. In addition to Minister Quince, the opening event on 26 September attracted a number of
The renovations to the centre were made possible by a £500,000 investment from Develop and its parent company JTL, to upgrade its classrooms with new technology, as well as a full refurbishment of its offices. The initial 16-week refurbishment project also involved modernising the centre’s communal spaces – including the reception, café, toilets, and breakout
VBC has appointed a team of 27 product designers, architectural technicians, and support staff who, based at the new facility in County Monaghan, ‘bring vast, world-class experience in timber panelised solutions’. The business says the move will expand its ‘already diverse’ modular product portfolio into timber panelised construction, and increase its design and engineering capabilities
