The Joint Associations Group1 representing the majority of estates and facilities services within healthcare across the UK is thrilled to announce the launch of the second annual National Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day.   On the third Wednesday in June – which this year falls on June 21 – this awareness day will once again

The company said: “Having joined Carlisle Support Services at the beginning of 2022 as head of Operations to lead the Cleaning and Facilities division within the UK transport sector, Richard has delivered exceptional results across numerous large contracts. Given the results and proven track record in creating exemplary environments within large organisations throughout his career,

Bath Street was built in 2012 to offer local residents a range of integrated health and social care services in one building. The five-storey health centre includes GP practices, dental services, physiotherapy, a pharmacy, and also already provides breast screening services to the local community. With a growing local population, Bath Street has been earmarked

The ‘new look’ refurbished restaurant is now open to staff and the public after a grand opening by Kevin McGee, Chief Executive of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Preston-headquartered architecture, design, and masterplanning practice, FWP’s team has created an inviting, modern and bright space, which includes a dedicated area where hospital staff can relax

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The opening was attended by around 50 staff and over 80 guests, including supplier and customer representatives, the design and construction supply chain for the multi-million pound facility, and Eastwood Park’s senior management team and Board. Other attendees included Simon Corben, director and Head of Profession for NHS Estates and Facilities at NHS England, and

BESA says that ‘despite concerted pressure from industry groups’, the European Parliament voted to speed up the timetable for eliminating the use of fluorinated gases (F-gases) in stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems, from the start of 2026. While applauding ‘the ambition of European administrators to show global leadership on tackling climate change’, BESA

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust’s (CPFT) new £5.8m building features a gym, offices, social, and recreational spaces, as well as physio and occupational therapy areas. At the end of March, a new branch of The Edge Café also opened at the centre. The CPFT’s pharmacy service has been the first to move in, and

This follows the merger of NHS Digital and NHS England on the 1 February 2023, and brings the NHS’ people, skills, digital, data and technology expertise together into one national organisation. As the body responsible for the education and training of the health workforce, Health Education England has played a critical role in improving the

 To consistently maintain and improve upon its own high standards, PPL Training says it has ‘relied upon a loyal band of key personnel, who have formed the backbone of the organisation’. This core group of employees has collectively steered the company to the position it currently holds – ‘as an industry-leading provider of Safe Systems

Capable of delivering seven of the company’s CABWI and City and Guilds-accredited confined spaces courses, the new unit ‘completely transforms’ from a functioning vehicle to a bespoke training environment in just 15 minutes. Made up of over 35 metres of tunnels stretching two levels of simulated passages, the unit includes full CCTV and audio facilities,

The Chiswick Health Centre will replace an existing facility to provide a modern local community healthcare environment for residents with a broader range of GP services, including community and mental health services. It was designed by Allies & Morrison and its construction by the company continues Willmott Dixon’s recent work in the London borough, which

It says that this latest contract win comes as it ‘continues to build its exceptional reputation within the healthcare sector as part of its ambitious five-year growth strategy’. Novus’s team will undertake a series of internal refurbishments and alterations, as well as external works across the hospital – one of the largest single site cancer

The sanitaryware and washroom controls specialist said: “Complete internal cleaning remains the only way to thoroughly eliminate the biofilm naturally present in the system and at point-of-use. Designed to meet the need to reduce bacterial proliferation, the H9625 mixer has a smooth interior that limits bacterial niches. It also has a low volume of stagnant

Located next to Develop Training’s York training centre in Huby, the artificial street consists of purpose-built houses, apartments, a café, and a confined spaces area. From here it will deliver training in emergency response to gas incidents, as well as excavation safety, cable avoidance, sewer jetting, and confined space entry. The training company ran the