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Buxton Building completes refurbishment and alteration works for £21m Wellbeing Square in Newhaven

A Lewes District Council-led scheme has transformed vacant and under-used town-centre buildings into a new health and wellbeing hub incorporating two GP practices, a pharmacy and expanded leisure facilities

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Buxton Building completes refurbishment and alteration works for £21m Wellbeing Square in Newhaven

Recognition, insight and celebration: What to expect at this year's BBH Awards

Recognition, insight and celebration: What to expect at this year's BBH Awards

Discover key NHS insights, network with leaders and celebrate the UK's most innovative healthcare projects
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ transforms children’s cardiac ward in three weeks

Guy’s and St Thomas’ transforms children’s cardiac ward in three weeks

The trust has refurbished the Edward ward to create a dedicated space for young heart patients and their families, alongside upgrades to clinical infrastructure and resilience
Circle Health Group begins X-ray room refurbishment at Park Hospital ahead of new Fujifilm imaging suite

Circle Health Group begins X-ray room refurbishment at Park Hospital ahead of new Fujifilm imaging suite

The private healthcare provider has started a nine-week refurbishment of X-ray Room 2 at its Nottingham hospital, ahead of the installation and commissioning of a new digital imaging system
Willmott Dixon tops out £140m Derriford Hospital emergency care building

Willmott Dixon tops out £140m Derriford Hospital emergency care building

The construction firm has reached structural completion of the first Wave 1 scheme in the New Hospital Programme to enter main construction, with the facility due to complete in April 2029
Gipping Construction progresses EACH children’s hospice expansion in Ipswich

Gipping Construction progresses EACH children’s hospice expansion in Ipswich

The construction company is progressing foundation and piling works on EACH’s Treehouse in Ipswich, which is being expanded with new wellbeing, therapy and hydrotherapy facilities
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NHS CDC programme: What happened in August?

NHS CDC programme: What happened in August?

Building Better Healthcare has rounded up the latest construction, opening and development updates from August 2026 for the NHS’s Community Diagnostic Centre programme
Work set to begin on new entrance at Harrogate District Hospital

Work set to begin on new entrance at Harrogate District Hospital

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust will redevelop Harrogate’s main entrance, with an accessible arrival space, retail facilities and upgraded reception areas that will be completed in spring 2027
Kier completes £87m surgical centre at Musgrove Park Hospital

Kier completes £87m surgical centre at Musgrove Park Hospital

The construction firm has completed a new facility that provides eight operating theatres, six endoscopy rooms and a 22-bed intensive care unit as part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s wider estate transformation
EXCLUSIVE: Behind the £37bn New Hospital Programme’s plan to transform NHS construction

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the £37bn New Hospital Programme’s plan to transform NHS construction

New Hospital Programme Alliance Director, Emma Whigham, reveals how two years of market engagement, 24 applicants and a first-of-its-kind procurement process created the Hospital 2.0 Alliance, and what happens next

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Tilbury Douglas completes £28m urgent and emergency care upgrade at Arrowe Park Hospital

Tilbury Douglas completes £28m urgent and emergency care upgrade at Arrowe Park Hospital

The construction company has completed works on dedicated adult and paediatric emergency departments, a new ambulance drop-off area and expanded spaces for staff and patients
EXCLUSIVE: A sneak peek inside the NHS’s all-electric £107m National Rehabilitation Centre now open after 15 year journey

EXCLUSIVE: A sneak peek inside the NHS’s all-electric £107m National Rehabilitation Centre now open after 15 year journey

Building Better Healthcare was given exclusive access to the National Rehabilitation Centre in the weeks before its doors opened to patients. Ryan McCormack, Head of Programme Construction and Commercial, gave a behind-the-scenes look at the 15-year project designed to change how the NHS does rehab
Imperial buys £20m Canal House to support St Mary’s redevelopment

Imperial buys £20m Canal House to support St Mary’s redevelopment

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has acquired a new space for staff that have been displaced by the closure of St Mary’s main outpatient building, part of the longer-term hospital redevelopment
Galliford Try wins Outwoods Primary Care Centre contract

Galliford Try wins Outwoods Primary Care Centre contract

The contractor will deliver a new primary care and community healthcare facility in Burton-upon-Trent alongside an acute front door redesign at Royal Derby Hospital
Former Boots building to become Rotherham town centre health hub

Former Boots building to become Rotherham town centre health hub

Rotherham Council is developing plans to convert the 25,985 sqft former Boots store into a health hub, following completion of the first phase of works by Morris & Spottiswood
Harrow College-owned White House building set to become £1.7m GP surgery

Harrow College-owned White House building set to become £1.7m GP surgery

Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges has submitted plans to convert its historic White House building into a new hub for Headstone Road Surgery, with Blu-3 appointed to deliver the refurbishment
Plans approved to convert office building into a 94,000 sqft Sheffield ambulance hub

Plans approved to convert office building into a 94,000 sqft Sheffield ambulance hub

Sheffield City Council has approved plans to convert a former office in Attercliffe into a central hub for Yorkshire Ambulance Service, bringing operations together from across the city
Henry Brothers delivers £15.2m Belper health centre

Henry Brothers delivers £15.2m Belper health centre

The construction firm has completed a new centre on the site of the former Belper Clinic for the Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Arcadis appointed to lead design team for £6.6m RAAC-affected Frimley Park Hospital rebuild

Arcadis appointed to lead design team for £6.6m RAAC-affected Frimley Park Hospital rebuild

As the design team leads the redevelopment of Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey under the NHP, works also continue to maintain the existing deteriorating building
Darwin Group nears completion of £5.5m modular operating theatre at Hereford County Hospital

Darwin Group nears completion of £5.5m modular operating theatre at Hereford County Hospital

The construction company will soon finish work on a two-storey modular operating theatre building linked to Hereford County Hospital for the Wye Valley NHS Trust
MTX completes UTC as part of the £25m Clacton Hospital redevelopment

MTX completes UTC as part of the £25m Clacton Hospital redevelopment

The construction firm has delivered a two-storey building in Essex using 51 structural steel modules manufactured off site, part of a larger redevelopment programme of the estate

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Designing for the senses: Why neurodiversity-informed spaces benefit everyone

Designing for the senses: Why neurodiversity-informed spaces benefit everyone

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Guardtech helps aerospace applications reach for the stars with advanced cleanroom solutions

Guardtech helps aerospace applications reach for the stars with advanced cleanroom solutions

Contamination control specialists deliver tailored cleanroom environments to support the future of aerospace manufacturing
Polar NE secure NHS contract on ‘completely unique’ £65m hospital project

Polar NE secure NHS contract on ‘completely unique’ £65m hospital project

A window and door specialist has secured a major new contract to help construct a £65m NHS mental health hospital
Work begins on new research facility at Devon Partnership NHS Trust's Wonford House site

Work begins on new research facility at Devon Partnership NHS Trust's Wonford House site

Modular construction will accelerate delivery of pioneering research facility supporting the development of new mental health treatments
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Guardtech sponsors charity football match fundraiser to kick off latest round of community support initiatives

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New NHS healthy living centre opens in shopping centre

New NHS healthy living centre opens in shopping centre

The project to create a new Healthy Living Centre within the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham has now officially opened following completion in March
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Safehinge Primera launches 'When Time Matters Most' storytelling series

New campaign shares personal stories to highlight the importance of lived experience in shaping safer, more compassionate mental healthcare environments

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