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NHS Trust collaborates with new Royal Horticultural Society on new wellbeing garden

The garden, designed by landscape designer and Royal Horticultural Society Ambassador, Adam Frost, will provide patients and staff a space to relax and reflect

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Enter the 2025 BBH Awards: Celebrate your impact in healthcare

The Building Better Healthcare Awards are back another year with 20 different categories for you to enter. If you have worked on a project that has significantly impacted the...
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Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital: Laing O’Rourke breaks ground on pre-construction works

Laing O’Rourke has officially begun pre-construction works for the new cancer centre, with main construction set to begin in 2026

New Leighton Hospital replacement project moves forward with critical infrastructure work

Construction preparations are underway for the redevelopment of the new Leighton Hospital in Crewe

Wates remodels Chelsea and Westminster Hospital children’s ward

UK-based Wates has collaborated with the CW+ Arts in Health team on the ward remodel

Radiology team welcomes first patients at Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s BEACH building

CT and X-ray services have been relocated from the emergency department to the BEACH building

Construction starts on new Elective Hub theatres at City Hospital in Nottingham

Phase Two includes the demolition of a Victorian building containing two old theatres

Centrica Business Solutions boosts Solihull Hospital’s net zero goal with new energy centre

Centrica Business Solutions, a UK-based energy solutions provider, is developing a new energy centre for Solihull Hospital as part of its long-standing partnership with the facility

MTX begins work on £12m Urgent Treatment Centre at Cumberland Infirmary

The new single storey facility will be built using modern methods of construction

Water Safety Forum explores challenges and opportunities for sustainable water use in NHS

Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard UK and Armitage Shanks, discusses the sustainability issues facing water use in the NHS

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Henry Brothers tops out at Leicester Hospital's new endoscopy unit

In 2024, Henry Brothers was awarded a £10m contract to build a one-storey Endoscopy Unit, which is being delivered to a BREEAM Excellent standard

ProCure23’s Helen Sturdy discusses leadership, innovation, and women in healthcare construction

This International Women’s Day, Helen Sturdy, National Head of Construction at NHS England and the P23 Framework, shares with Building Building Healthcare her journey and insights on healthcare infrastructure and her vision for a more inclusive future in construction

Turner & Townsend and Mace to oversee New Hospital Programme schedule and budget

NHS England has appointed Turner & Townsend and Mace as the Programme Delivery Partners for the New Hospital Programme

£23m Lincoln CDC by MTX opens

The new Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre built by MTX is open to patients

Kier in final phase of Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre project

The final phases of work are underway to create the state-of-the-art Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at the Victoria Infirmary in Northwich

Laing O’Rourke Group Chair to step down in March

Laing O’Rourke Group Chair, Sir John Parker, will step down from his role on 31 March 2025 after eight years of service

GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership chosen for new children’s hospital

A new Northern Ireland children’s hospital has been given the formal go-ahead

Bellfield Centre unveils age supportive benches

The Bellfield Centre has redesigned benches to enhance accessibility and make them dementia friendly

Ground investigation survey on site of proposed new Leighton Hospital

Engineers will be on-site at Crewe’s Leighton Hospital from next Monday, 3 March 2025 to undertake critical ground investigation work

Northumbria Health and Care Academy becomes first UK healthcare building awarded wellbeing certification

The Northumbria Health and Care Academy is the first healthcare building in the UK to achieve Gold WELL Certification from the International WELL Building Institute

Kier wins build contract for £40.7m health building at University of Salford

UK-based Kier has been appointed to deliver a new £40.7m all electric health building

Spire London East Hospital unveils £1m CT scanner

The new scanner has been installed as part of an ongoing investment project at the hospital to install new equipment and improve patient experience

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BeaconMedaes celebrates after long-term commitment at new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

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A design for Life Science: scoping out your cleanroom construction project with the Guardtech Group

Suffolk contamination control specialists have fleshed out some critical early stages advice for clients looking to start a new cleanroom build

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The pros and cons of adopting a recirculating plenum for cleanrooms

Guardtech Nordic AB GMP specialist, Thomas Loof, gives his take on the benefits and challenges of utilising a recirc plenum in your cleanroom project

James Cleverly MP breaks ground on Mid and South Essex’s third CDC

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 14 February to celebrate the start of construction at Braintree’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC)

Equip your Life Sciences application for success with a hassle-free Guardware furniture fit-out

Haverhill contamination control specialists Guardtech Group promise to banish the stress of equipment procurement with their one-stop shop

Northumbria Health and Care Academy first healthcare building in UK to receive prestigious wellbeing certification

The Northumbria Health and Care Academy is the first healthcare building in the UK to achieve Gold WELL Certification from the International WELL Building Institute

Carrier launches R-290 high-temperature heat pump for an efficient and sustainable future

Carrier has unveiled the AquaSnap 61AQ, its first high-temperature air source reversible heat pump

Healthy refurbishments: celebrating success with UHSussex

Work is progressing on an £11 million project at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, aimed at modernising and expanding the hospital's Emergency Department

Guardtech encourage new clients to book ‘game-changing’ visit to their Cleancube Showroom

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