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Queen’s Hospital secures £42m for adult and children’s A&E redevelopment in east London

The Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will redevelop Queen’s Hospital’s adult and children’s A&E departments, with new waiting areas, improved patient flow and a dedicated paediatric resuscitation area

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Queen’s Hospital secures £42m for adult and children’s A&E redevelopment in east London

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

Final tickets remain: Secure yours and discover key NHS insights, network with industry leaders and celebrate the UK's most innovative healthcare projects
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Sisk to lead construction of €1.86bn National Maternity Hospital

Sisk to lead construction of €1.86bn National Maternity Hospital

The construction firm will deliver a seven-storey hospital with 244 beds, five operating theatres and specialist maternity, neonatal and gynaecological services, with main construction expected to begin in early 2027
Milton Keynes University Hospital upgrades MRI safety signage

Milton Keynes University Hospital upgrades MRI safety signage

Pop Design & Projects has standardised MRI safety signage across two imaging suites at Milton Keynes University Hospital, working with the hospital’s physics team to address equipment positioning
Medical Air Technology nears handover of new operating theatre at Oswestry orthopaedic hospital

Medical Air Technology nears handover of new operating theatre at Oswestry orthopaedic hospital

The medical equipment manufacturer has completed a turnkey project at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital which includes an ultraclean ventilation canopy, MEP services and specialist operating theatre equipment
HCA Healthcare UK to introduce exercise-free VO2 max testing with VentriJect

HCA Healthcare UK to introduce exercise-free VO2 max testing with VentriJect

The private healthcare provider has partnered with Danish medical technology company VentriJect to introduce a device that estimates cardiorespiratory fitness in under three minutes while patients are at rest
Nami Surgical secures £3.4m to develop robotic surgery technology

Nami Surgical secures £3.4m to develop robotic surgery technology

The Glasgow-based medical device company will use the funding to expand its team and accelerate development of an ultrasonic scalpel for robotic-assisted surgery
Alcidion launches new patient administration system built on Miya platform

Alcidion launches new patient administration system built on Miya platform

The healthcare technology company has launched a system designed to connect administrative and clinical workflows, reduce manual data entry and improve the management of referrals, waiting lists and appointments
Stantec wins spot on multimillion-pound Northamptonshire NHS estates framework

Stantec wins spot on multimillion-pound Northamptonshire NHS estates framework

The consultancy will deliver four initial projects for the Trust, including emergency department refurbishments at Kettering and Northampton General Hospital, under a four-year framework
WSP acquires UK building services consultancy Hulley & Kirkwood

WSP acquires UK building services consultancy Hulley & Kirkwood

A deal has been signed that expands WSP’s UK building services capabilities, bringing expertise across healthcare, defence, education and commercial projects

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Healthcare Estates 2026: What NHS England revealed this year

Healthcare Estates 2026: What NHS England revealed this year

Sophie Bullimore rounds up the top things revealed by NHS England at the 2026 edition of the Healthcare Estates exhibition and conference
Braintree Community Diagnostic Centre officially opens to NHS patients

Braintree Community Diagnostic Centre officially opens to NHS patients

The Braintree CDC, delivered by McLaughlin & Harvey with support from NHS Property Services, is the third of four facilities to open across mid and south Essex
Guy’s and St Thomas’ launches market engagement for £30m ward refurbishment programme across hospital estate

Guy’s and St Thomas’ launches market engagement for £30m ward refurbishment programme across hospital estate

The Trust is seeking a main contractor for a planned five-year programme of ward modernisation, ventilation upgrades and building safety works across its London hospitals
Five things estates teams can do while waiting for capital funding approval

Five things estates teams can do while waiting for capital funding approval

Simon Taylor from NHS Property Services discusses the tactics trusts can use to keep their spaces functional while waiting for capital funding for redevelopments
Stepnell completes £5.5m Leicester Diabetes Centre extension on live hospital site

Stepnell completes £5.5m Leicester Diabetes Centre extension on live hospital site

The contractor has completed a three-storey extension at Leicester General Hospital, adding research rooms, staff facilities and specialist spaces for diabetes and long-term conditions research
Healthcare Estates 2026: NHS leaders call for smarter approach to ageing infrastructure

Healthcare Estates 2026: NHS leaders call for smarter approach to ageing infrastructure

Building Better Healthcare attended Healthcare Estates 2026 in Manchester, where industry leaders discussed how the NHS can bridge the gap between ageing infrastructure and digitally enabled hospitals, with better data, workforce planning and cross-sector collaboration
Wates and NHS England publish blueprint for 250 neighbourhood health centres

Wates and NHS England publish blueprint for 250 neighbourhood health centres

Construction company and NHS England have released a joint white paper that sets out recommendations for procurement, investment and public-private partnerships to support the delivery of 250 planned neighbourhood health centres across England
Royal Marsden opens NHS laboratory for nationwide cancer biomarker testing

Royal Marsden opens NHS laboratory for nationwide cancer biomarker testing

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has opened the Sutton-based Centre for Cancer Genomics to combine genomic analysis, imaging and machine learning to support personalised cancer treatments and expand access to clinical trials
EXCLUSIVE: “Clean Hospitals” targets evidence gaps in healthcare environmental hygiene

EXCLUSIVE: “Clean Hospitals” targets evidence gaps in healthcare environmental hygiene

Clean Hospitals President Alexandra Peters tells Building Better Healthcare how its working groups are tackling challenges in environmental and hand hygiene, and why their findings matter for how hospitals are designed, equipped, operated and cleaned
Bramacare opens transitional accommodation for eating-disorder recovery in Ipswich

Bramacare opens transitional accommodation for eating-disorder recovery in Ipswich

The Birch Group has completed construction on a five-flat facility on Princes Street in Ipswich to support adults transitioning from specialist eating disorder treatment to independent living
Report sets out PPP priorities for the government’s neighbourhood health centres

Report sets out PPP priorities for the government’s neighbourhood health centres

The Neighbourhood Health Forum and Bevan Brittan have identified three priorities for the public-private partnership model being developed to support the Government’s neighbourhood health plans

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The expert view: driving NHS transformation through smarter estate capacity

The expert view: driving NHS transformation through smarter estate capacity

NHS and healthcare leaders explore how better planning, more effective use of existing facilities and closer collaboration could help transform the NHS estate
The £15.9bn question: why the NHS backlog needs a single source of truth, not just more funding

The £15.9bn question: why the NHS backlog needs a single source of truth, not just more funding

By Chris Butchart (pictured), vice-president of CAFM & IWMS, Invida
Why timber-free GRP doors are fast becoming the gold standard for operating theatres and hygiene-critical healthcare environments

Why timber-free GRP doors are fast becoming the gold standard for operating theatres and hygiene-critical healthcare environments

The performance requirements placed upon doors within modern healthcare facilities have never been greater
The NHS has a £15.9bn estates problem: what does it mean for flat roofs?

The NHS has a £15.9bn estates problem: what does it mean for flat roofs?

Ageing infrastructure and rising maintenance costs highlight the need for better roof inspections and long-term asset management across NHS estates
Maximising space in compact healthcare areas

Maximising space in compact healthcare areas

Wall-mounted storage can help healthcare providers maximise space, improve efficiency and support adaptable clinical environments
Guardtech accelerate automotive cleanroom provision to ensure clients stay in pole position

Guardtech accelerate automotive cleanroom provision to ensure clients stay in pole position

The contamination control specialists' adaptable portfolio is helping everyone from Formula One innovators to automotive manufacturers and advanced spray finishing...
The silent role of fitted furniture in infection control

The silent role of fitted furniture in infection control

Thoughtful fitted furniture design supports cleaner clinical environments by improving cleaning access, reducing contamination risks and encouraging better workflows
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
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
The lifecycle cost of fitted furniture for healthcare – and why cheap is not the answer

The lifecycle cost of fitted furniture for healthcare – and why cheap is not the answer

In healthcare construction and refurbishment, budgets are under constant scrutiny. Capital expenditure must be justified, efficiencies identified and value demonstrated at...
Kier completes and hands over landmark Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Kier completes and hands over landmark Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Kier has successfully completed and handed over the new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital, delivered on behalf of Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside & Sunderland...
Healthcare industry leaders warn: infection control must be designed in, not bolted on

Healthcare industry leaders warn: infection control must be designed in, not bolted on

IPC Breakfast Forum, convened by Specialist Door Solutions, calls for urgent action as New Hospital Programme creates once-in-a-generation opportunity to build...

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