Designed to transform patient care and staff working conditions, the work on the 74-bed mental health facility involved an extensive redevelopment of the previous wards on the site, and is rated ‘BREEAM Excellent’. Bedford-based flooring contractor, Blade Flooring, was appointed to install the floorcoverings throughout, and turned to ‘trusted supplier’, Bostik, for its technical specifications

The international construction and engineering company was selected following a competitive process using Crown Commercial Service’s Construction Works and Associated Services 2 (CWAS2) framework, and will start work on the project under a pre-construction services agreement. The appointment comes as NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and HM Treasury, have approved the

The construction and infrastructure specialist said: “Following the success of the £97 m Heartlands treatment centre, we will be working with UHB to play a lead role in the formulation, development, and implementation of the Trust’s estate strategy in support of its clinical and operational service strategies across all its sites.” UHB’s extensive estate includes

The fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor has commenced demolition works at the hospital’s Millennium Wing, on behalf of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex). It says the 18-week project will pave the way for the phased delivery of an acute floor expansion at Royal Sussex County Hospital, which will ‘provide modern healthcare facilities, and

The project, which will begin its enabling works later this summer, will deliver a £60 m redevelopment of the Park’s existing Greenheys building to bring 131,000 ft2 of specialist lab space to market in the heart of Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor innovation district. BDP says the design will transform the building into ‘a state-of-the-art, six-storey

The Trust says the works, to improve the site’s heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and lighting, will help it achieve its goal of achieving Net Zero for carbon emissions by 2040. To be led by NTH Solutions, a subsidiary of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, over a two-year period, the works will include upgrading the

They are being launched as part of Government plans to use the independent sector to cut NHS waiting lists, Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, explains. Five will operate in the South West of England, with permanent sites fully opening in 2024 in Redruth, Bristol, Torbay, Yeovil, and Weston Super Mare. Additional diagnostic testing

Those involved say it will ‘create a platform to offer a unified 360-degree perspective on critical safety and health issues for the first time’. The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), British Safety Council, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM), Institution of Occupational

Piling commencement and foundations works have begun, and Merit says the use of ‘advanced 4D BIM modelling technology and an innovative product-based approach’ mean its specialist team can deliver both offsite and on-site works for this facility in parallel, for ‘a faster, more cost-effective project schedule with sustainability in mind’. A ‘first-of-its-kind’ for the business,

The new Centre for Laboratory Medicine will also accommodate some pathology services from Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust as part of a wider regional pathology services ‘transformation programme’.  Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says the ‘regional partnership’ –  formed through a collaboration with the West Yorkshire Association of

Patol said: “This intelligent detector is designed specifically to cope with the most difficult conditions – those typically problematic for other forms of detection. This includes fully automatic monitoring of large open areas, environments with extreme humidity and high temperatures, applications where resistance to corrosive gases is essential, or where differentiation between false alarms and

The infection prevention specialist explained: “Sink water traps are a breeding ground for MDR bacteria. Infection risks occur when water used for staff handwashing, patient hygiene, and washing devices, becomes contaminated, and is then drained through the sinks. If water flow is restricted, biofilm-forming bacteria may create stable reservoirs in waste pipes and semi-horizontal drainpipes.

The Association says a study by the recruitment firm, Reed Environment, estimated that current rates of recruitment for professions carrying out building retrofit work would have to triple if the country was to meet its 2050 Net Zero target. It concluded the UK is currently on track to miss the required number of building energy

Howorth Air Technology is establishing an operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, from where it will provide a range of services – including service support, spare parts, and training, as well as modifications, conversions, and upgrades to clients’ existing Howorth containment equipment. The new base is headed by Cory Clarke (see photo) as Howorth’s new US

The study, State of Surgery in the UK: Technology and Efficiency in Patient Care, reveals 79% of UK surgeons feel care would be easier to deliver if technology was improved. It explores surgeons’ attitudes towards the technologies they use in their role, the efficiency of them, and the degree to which they enhance or hinder