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Why the NHS needs a transparency revolution after Darzi

Dr Mark Ratnarajah, NHS Paediatrician and UK Managing Director for C2-Ai, discusses why he thinks the NHS needs a transparency revolution after Lord Darzi's review of the NHS

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BBH Awards 2024 - The Winners

Find out who took home the trophies at yesterday's ceremony
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Darwin Group breaks ground on £91m Royal Bournemouth Hospital building

Part of the New Hospital Programme, Darwin Group has started work on the main construction phase on the Coast Building, a £91m state-of-the-art ward and catering block in Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Omnie AI launches Omnie Box AI solution

The technology expert has launched a new AI machine for the healthcare sector that can provide AI-generated spoken answers to hospital patients and visitors

GP practices across England hit by EMIS IT systems outage

System outage of widely-used GP practice IT programme in England left practitioners unable to access patient records and appointment booking systems

NHS Property Services reveals capital funding challenges in new specialist guide

Government-owned property specialist NHS Property Services has launched 'NHS Guide to Estate Funding’ to support NHS leaders in understanding and accessing the right estate funding options

Airwave Healthcare adds patient entertainment system to G-Cloud framework

Patient entertainment systems company Airwave Healthcare has made its services available through the G-Cloud framework for the first time

Labour gov to spend more than £2bn on tech for the NHS

What does the Government’s new Autumn Budget 2024 have in store for the digitisation of the NHS and how is the health tech industry reacting?

HKS on designing the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, part of the New Hospital Programme

HKS designed the over £900m Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, completed after a decade of collaboration with Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and co-consultants

MTX chosen for Clacton Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has chosen MTX to upgrade healthcare facilities at Clacton Hospital with a new Urgent Treatment Centre.

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Regulatory

Healthcare regulatory agency launches 2024/25 business plan

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched its new 2024/25 business plan, setting out its core focus of enabling access to healthcare products while ensuring delivery for all who need its services
Infection Control

Pump expert shares top maintenance tips for hospitals this winter

John Calder, Technical Director at Dura Pump, has drawn on his 15-plus years of experience to share his top maintenance tips to help hospitals minimise downtime and any interruptions this winter
Medical Devices

Heat-loss prevention suit reduces hypothermia in neonates by almost a third, study finds

40,000 of Vygon’s Neohelp suits have been supplied across over 150 hospitals and ambulance services as Neonatal transport services across the UK are realising the benefits of this sterile thermal heat regulation suit
Furniture & Fixtures

Specifying doorsets for infection control in healthcare environments

Specialist Door Solutions (SDS) discusses infection control with Alyson Prince, a Built Environment Infection Prevention and Control Consultant Nurse
Digital

BBH health tech round-up: October projects

Building Better Healthcare has rounded up who has been chosen by the NHS for technology projects in October
Social Care

Alsico and Care England for menopause support in UK care sector

Alsico and Care England have teamed to drive improvements in menopause support throughout the UK care sector
Sustainability

Welsh Government awards Powys Teaching Health Board £4.2m for decarbonisation

The Welsh Government is supporting public sector bodies in Wales to make their buildings and assets more energy-efficient
Mental Health

IHP's hands over £105m mental health facility

IHP has handed over the new state-of-the-art £105m adult mental health inpatient unit, North View in Manchester to Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust
Technology

NICE approved insomnia app unavailable for most of NHS

Big Health's Sleepio app to treat insomnia is not widely available to NHS patients even after NICE approval two years ago
Estates & Facilities

National insulation programme offers the ‘lowest of low hanging fruit,’ says engineering bodies

The Building Engineering Services Association and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association have highlighted insulating pipework as an easy task that could save on energy and carbon
Patient Experience

Abortion service protection zones in place in England and Wales

Safe access zones are now in force around abortion clinics in England and Wales to protect women accessing these services
Design & Build

Isle of Wight NHS Trust opens new CDC

St Mary’s Hospital has opened its new Community Diagnostic Centre called the Outpatients and Diagnostic Centre, which will deliver care for islanders with serious long-term health conditions

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Guardtech Group wins fourth award in two months for Cleancube innovation

National Building Construction Awards recognize groundbreaking shipping container facilities

Poole Hospital theatres are now open

Poole Hospital theatres officially opened on Tuesday 18 July. The occasion was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony

Artic completes replacement of gas-fired boilers at KAMPT hospital

Artic embarked on a crucial partnership with KAMPT Hospital to address the pressing need for the replacement of ageing gas-fired boilers. Recognising the paramount...

DREAM: Develop, Research, Engineer, Assemble and Manufacture with a Guardtech Cleanrooms modular

The Guardtech Group’s more modest modular specialists are helping applications reach new levels with their affordable yet high-quality systems GUARDTECH CLEANROOMS...

Darwin Group introduces on-demand healthcare infrastructure solutions to support the NHS through winter pressures and beyond

UK’s leading specialist in healthcare construction launches new infrastructure solutions providing clinically approved spaces that can help alleviate patient admission,...

Empowering NHS Trusts and suppliers with flexible procurement solutions from SAF

As the NHS faces increasing pressures from rising patient demand, ageing facilities, limited capital budgets, and staff shortages, innovative approaches are essential to...

Guardtech Group gearing up for Nordics exhibition double at R3 and Tema Renrum

The Suffolk firm will appear with reps from Guardtech Nordic AB at the expos in Norway and Sweden in October and November

Healthcare excellence through technology: the Lunar Society for digital health

NHS transformation leaders call for innovation to drive the fourth industrial revolution

EMS Healthcare will showcase its mobile high-capacity unit at Healthcare Estates 2024

The flexible mobile medical solutions company will be showcasing one of its high-capacity units at Healthcare Estates 2024.

Top ten Flo-Motion doors receive EPD verification for Axis Entrances

Axis Entrances Ltd is delighted to announce its ten most specified Flo-Motion® doors have now been included in the EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) Verification...

Why excellent fitted furniture matters in mental health facilities

Transforming mental health facilities into therapeutic havens through thoughtful furniture design

Give your cleanroom the TLC it needs with Guardtech’s first-class decontamination programmes and elite furniture fit-outs

The Guardtech Group are urging clients to ensure their controlled environments are free of contamination and fully equipped to deliver the best results

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Why the NHS needs a transparency revolution after Darzi

Dr Mark Ratnarajah, NHS Paediatrician and UK Managing Director for C2-Ai, discusses why he thinks the NHS needs a transparency revolution after Lord Darzi's review of the NHS

Labour gov to spend more than £2bn on tech for the NHS

What does the Government’s new Autumn Budget 2024 have in store for the digitisation of the NHS and how is the health tech industry reacting?

Pump expert shares top maintenance tips for hospitals this winter

John Calder, Technical Director at Dura Pump, has drawn on his 15-plus years of experience to share his top maintenance tips to help hospitals minimise downtime and any...

Prescribing better access governance for healthcare in today’s age of attack

Gregg Hardie from SailPoint discusses the ransomware attack that occurred in June that severely disrupted healthcare services across the UK’s capital

Company News

Egress Software Technologies appoints new CEO Software company Egress Group has appointed Kieran Hughes as its new CEO to deliver end-to-end data services following the Stalis acquisition
Water Hygiene Centre makes two new appointments The Water Hygiene Centre has appointed Andy Clews, as an Authorising Engineer (Water), alongside Marian Baltaru, who is joining its Legionella risk assessment team
SPARK TSL appoints new Sales Director UK-based telecommunications service provider has appointed David Hawkins as its new Sales Director
Francesca McPhail joins Airwave Healthcare as Account Manager Airwave Healthcare has appointed Francesca McPhail, who will help health and care providers achieve more from their media and entertainment systems for people receiving care
Howorth Air Technology appoints head for its new medical technical division Howorth Air Technology has promoted Mike Dunne to head its new medical technical department
Archus appoints Managing Director for its new healthcare analytics platform Archus has appointed Jason Harries as its Managing Director for its new analytics business platform, Archus Insight
Construction firm Robertson Group appoints CFO Robertson Group has announced the appointment of Irene Wilson as Chief Financial Officer and Colin Mitchell as Group Finance Director
MTX appoints new Social Value Manager Tamara Karim has been appointed as the new Social Value Manager at MTX
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9-10 December 2024 | Hybrid Conference | London, UK

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4-6 March 2025 | Conference and exhibition | Excel, London

Digital Health Rewired

18–19 March 2025 | Conference | Birmingham, UK

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