Winter planning puts a new focus on virtual wards

Jill Ireland (pictured), chief executive and clinical director of HomeLink Healthcare, welcomes NHS England’s early guidance on creating additional capacity and resilience this winter
Building for neurodiversity - New guidelines to address ‘final frontier of inclusive design’

First-of-its-kind national guidance unveiled to consider accessibility for a neurodiverse population, including autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dementia and Parkinson’s
£800m to boost innovation, growth and improve patient safety

Significant funding for research centres across the country to support the improved delivery of health and care services and ground-breaking new treatments
Independent experts to assist Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Specialists will provide expert evidence on infection control matters relating to investigations into health and safety fears at two Scottish hospital sites
Building Better Healthcare Awards 2022 - The winners

Find out who took home the trophies at yesterday's ceremony
Interview: Telehealth pilot provides evidence for rollout of remote monitoring technologies at scale

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way healthcare services are delivered and accelerated the digital journey. In this article, BBH editor, Jo Makosinski, speaks to the team behind an innovative telehealth pilot which is helping to support older people with chronic long-term conditions in County Wexford, Ireland
Face shields do not give high-level COVID protection, study shows

University of East Anglia researchers provide much-needed evidence of efficacy of PPE
Special report: Transforming Heatherwood Hospital

BBH speaks to the team behind the new Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, which maximises its woodland setting to rethink hospital design

Breaking News

St Peter’s Hospital chooses offsite solution for £10m priority assessment unit

St Peter’s Hospital chooses offsite solution for £10m priority assessment unit

Modular building reduces programme delivery time by nine months
Stepnell wins contract to deliver improvements at Kettering General Hospital

Stepnell wins contract to deliver improvements at Kettering General Hospital

£1.27m cancer centre revamp marks latest stage of long-term collaboration
40 new hospitals - a reality or a pipe dream?

40 new hospitals - a reality or a pipe dream?

BBH quizzes the Department of Health and Social Care over fears the promise of 40 new hospitals by 2030 is being pared back
Charting the past and future of urgent care

Charting the past and future of urgent care

Simon Lucas, Livi UK managing director, explores how the emergency care landscape has transformed over the past 20 years the role of digital soluti...
The right tools for the job: Will the NHS reach net zero?

The right tools for the job: Will the NHS reach net zero?

David Newell, director of health at Gemserv, explores the NHS’s challenging ‘net zero’ carbon emissions targets and what these mean for suppliers a...
'Inspiring' new home for child and adolescent mental health services

'Inspiring' new home for child and adolescent mental health services

Doors open at new CAMHS unit in Stockport which has been designed by service users to aid recovery
How SASE can help to protect the healthcare sector from cyber threats

How SASE can help to protect the healthcare sector from cyber threats

Samir Desai, vice president of product management at GTT, speaks to BBH about the benefits of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and how it can flag...
50 new surgical hubs set to open across England

50 new surgical hubs set to open across England

Operating units, backed by £1.5bn in government funding, will help bust COVID-19 backlogs
NHS Property Services appoints Hark for Smarter Buildings Program

NHS Property Services appoints Hark for Smarter Buildings Program

Energy analytics and industrial IoT business to help maximise efficiencies across £3billion NHS estate
From the frontline: Creating a vehicle for the NHS frontline to scale real solutions

From the frontline: Creating a vehicle for the NHS frontline to scale real solutions

Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby, a senior NHS nurse and member of the BT Clinical Advisory Board at BT Enterprise, explains why co-creation is so impor...
Comment: Using data to bring new MedTech solutions to life

Comment: Using data to bring new MedTech solutions to life

John Kelly, sales manager for Ireland at InterSystems, explores the steps that MedTech organisations need to take to achieve the necessary integrat...
Special report: Designing a new model for children's hospitals

Special report: Designing a new model for children's hospitals

BBH speaks to the team behind the design of the new Cambridge Children's Hospital, a project which is setting a benchmark for the future of paediat...
Autumn Budget 2022 - How it impacts health and care services

Autumn Budget 2022 - How it impacts health and care services

We look at the key announcements from Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt's first Budget speech and find out what industry leaders think of the extra cash for...
The role of technology in supporting the home care sector

The role of technology in supporting the home care sector

CareLineLive is a leading digital app to provide real-time scheduling, updates, and insights for carers, agencies, family, and friends, supporting...
Anticipatory care – what does success look like?

Anticipatory care – what does success look like?

Tony O’Brien, a columnist and former director general of the Health Service Executive in Ireland, suggests that, as we move into winter, over-press...
Key EHR usability challenges and the solutions

Key EHR usability challenges and the solutions

Inga Shugalo, a healthcare industry analyst at Itransition, highlights the challenges facing the healthcare industry and how technology can help to...

In Brief

NHS Wales rolls out national user feedback platform

Easing the GP workload with online triage tech

Asthma virtual ward launches in Leicestershire

Healthcare Estates 2023| 10-11 October 2023 | Manchester

Lenus Health and Us2.ai join forces to automate the fight against heart disease

Northern Ireland launches digital health diagnostics programme

European Healthcare Design 2023 | 12-14 June 2023 | London

The art of wall protection

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions launches BIM mobile app

Delivering Digital Health Innovation UK 2023 | 18 May 2023 | London

West Midlands to transform cancer diagnosis across 17 trusts

Strategic partnership tackles bottlenecks in stroke pathway

Hospital sees benefits of adhesive-free flooring

Health Plus Care 2023 | 26-27 April 2023 | ExCeL London

Kent trust goes live with emergency department digital solution

Permanent MRI craned into Finchley Community Diagnostic Centre

NHS GP practice improves patient access

Medical Technology UK 2023 | 22-23 March 2023 | Coventry

Texts prompt increase in referrals to NHS diabetes programme

Where the hospital beds go, the furniture is sure to follow

Tyneside and Wearside united by national award, as MyPorter Awards relaunched

Digital Health Rewired | 14-15 March 2023 | London

Irish oncology care platform announces collaboration with NCCN

Access to the Care and Health Information Exchange delivers benefits for care homes

Alder Hey launches ‘one-stop shop’ mental health platform

Healthcare Excellence Through Technology – HETT 2022

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Inspiration and Learning

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Tarkett launches Healthcare Design Guide
Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Courtney Thorne
Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Courtney Thorne
Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Brandon Medical
Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Brandon Medical
Artificial intelligence in the real world
Artificial intelligence in the real world
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Building Better Healthcare in conversation with MTX Contracts
Validair to supply BioTrak real-time viable particle counter and host free webinars
Validair to supply BioTrak real-time viable particle counter and host free webinars
A new era for healthcare construction
A new era for healthcare construction
White Paper: Understanding the Vendor Neutral Archive, February 2013 - by Joseph L. Marion
White Paper: Understanding the Vendor Neutral Archive, February 2013 - by Joseph L. Marion
Whitepaper: What Should the NHS Expect from VNA?
Whitepaper: What Should the NHS Expect from VNA?
Whitepaper: Why Disaster Recovery is Different in Healthcare
Whitepaper: Why Disaster Recovery is Different in Healthcare

Careers

Archus strengthens leadership team
Knightsbridge Furniture welcomes national business development manager
Richard Grethe joins Cognitant as non-executive director
Validair appoints new System Sales Specialist to its customer-facing team
Radar Healthcare appoints former NICE chief executive
HLM appoints a new director to lead its London studio
TPXimpact appoints Bjorn Conway and Steve Winters to board
CardMedic appoints Jim Gabriel as chief commercial officer
Sky Medical Technology appoints Fiona Young to lead geko device adoption in wound care
New appointments at Gilling Dod

Reports

Charting the past and future of urgent care
Charting the past and future of urgent care
How SASE can help to protect the healthcare sector from cyber threats
How SASE can help to protect the healthcare sector from cyber threats
Comment: Using data to bring new MedTech solutions to life
Comment: Using data to bring new MedTech solutions to life
The role of technology in supporting the home care sector
The role of technology in supporting the home care sector
Key EHR usability challenges and the solutions
Key EHR usability challenges and the solutions
Why a national grid approach could be the key to tackling the NHS backlog
Why a national grid approach could be the key to tackling the NHS backlog
Comment: As healthcare changes, data integration must change with it
Comment: As healthcare changes, data integration must change with it
Data 'crucial' to delivering improved patient outcomes
Data 'crucial' to delivering improved patient outcomes
Why mobilised data is the most-valuable tool in healthcare
Why mobilised data is the most-valuable tool in healthcare
How the evolution of IT infrastructures supports healthcare
How the evolution of IT infrastructures supports healthcare