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Tackling the NHS’ £3.8m-a-day pressure ulcer crisis

Tackling the NHS’ £3.8m-a-day pressure ulcer crisis

Thomas Owens from Essential Healthcare Solutions looks at the NHS’s pressure ulcer problem, why it continues to be a problem, and what the solutions are
Invisible doors and reducing spores: How to use colour and paint in healthcare

Invisible doors and reducing spores: How to use colour and paint in healthcare

Crown Paints Colour Consultant, Jemma Saunders, explains how colour can be used as an essential tool for improving wellbeing amongst staff, visitors and patients in healthcare settings, from hospitals to surgeries and care homes
Opinion: Tackling carbon reduction across NHS estates

Opinion: Tackling carbon reduction across NHS estates

Mark Henderson from Dale Power Solutions looks at some of the most effective options available to the NHS to help hit its net-zero-by-2040 goal
What is passive fire protection?

What is passive fire protection?

Sebastian Moschel from Clariant explains the concept behind PFP and the current sustainability efforts on the market
The challenge for facilities as PFI agreements come to an end

The challenge for facilities as PFI agreements come to an end

As public sector organisations prepare to inherit assets built under long-term contracts, such as PFI agreements, fragmented and inconsistent maintenance records pose a problem. These can complicate the transition and increase the risk of costly surprises, but Ryan Donoghue from AJ Digital gives his best tips
How spatial analysis helped identify sites for new women’s hubs in South East London

How spatial analysis helped identify sites for new women’s hubs in South East London

NHS South East London’s Analytics team explains how it used Geographic Information System (GIS) software to identify trends and service demand by location at LSOA level
EXCLUSIVE: Merit relaunches under familiar name to rebuild modular capacity

EXCLUSIVE: Merit relaunches under familiar name to rebuild modular capacity

After the collapse of the original Merit Group left major NHS projects in limbo, former directors backed by Modulex and HBEM have launched Merit Industrialised Construction
Navigating patient care in the age of ChatGPT Health

Navigating patient care in the age of ChatGPT Health

Christoph Lippuner, Co-founder and CEO at Semble, looks at how ChatGPT Health is changing the way patients access information while keeping clinicians central to safe, informed care
Meeting the challenges of building high compliance surgical hubs

Meeting the challenges of building high compliance surgical hubs

14 new surgical hubs are due to be opened in 2025 as a result of the government’s Elective Reform Plan, but there are challenges to installing these in active live hospital environments. Nathalie Meunier from Premier Modular explains
A look at health hubs and why towns and cities can be good for us

A look at health hubs and why towns and cities can be good for us

Nick Durham from BDP explains the concept of centralising healthcare, and the challenges of transforming retail and industrial environments into warm and welcoming healing spaces
Quantum Sensing: the science quietly transforming NHS healthcare

Quantum Sensing: the science quietly transforming NHS healthcare

In a Building Better Healthcare exclusive, reporter Alexa Hornbeck explores how NHS clinicians are working with researchers to bring quantum sensing tools into patient care
What the hidden costs of AI in UK healthcare and why they need not be a surprise?

What the hidden costs of AI in UK healthcare and why they need not be a surprise?

David Abbott from BTG Advisory explains why, to integrate AI successfully, healthcare organisations must evolve their operating models blending clinical, technical, and governance expertise
The "elective reform plan": Meeting the challenges of building high compliance surgical hubs

The "elective reform plan": Meeting the challenges of building high compliance surgical hubs

14 new surgical hubs are due to be opened in 2025 as a result of the government’s Elective Reform Plan, but there are challenges to installing these in active live hospital environments
Why is an open protocol approach the best power solution for hospitals?

Why is an open protocol approach the best power solution for hospitals?

Nigel Thomas from ABB discusses modern solutions to designing a secure, reliable and uninterrupted electrical power for hospital buildings
What is a “managed service” and what is the evidence for it?

What is a “managed service” and what is the evidence for it?

Owner of managed service provider Chrystal Medical, David Challinor, breaks down how this service works and how they say they can help with budgeting
Why the UK and Ireland’s healthcare energy crisis is also a patient safety issue

Why the UK and Ireland’s healthcare energy crisis is also a patient safety issue

Phil Bryant, Head of International Business Development at Centrica Business Solutions, explores how NHS Trusts can balance the urgent need for net zero progress with the critical requirement to safeguard energy resilience and why this isn’t just a sustainability challenge, but a patient safety issue.

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