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GRAHAM to begin £84m Whittington Hospital maternity and neonatal redevelopment in north London

Whittington Health NHS Trust has approved £34.57m in capital funding for enabling works ahead of the redevelopment of maternity and neonatal facilities, with major works expected to begin later this year

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GRAHAM to begin £84m Whittington Hospital maternity and neonatal redevelopment in north 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

Discover key NHS insights, network with leaders and celebrate the UK's most innovative healthcare projects
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NHS estates to receive £1.5bn for hospital upgrades and resilience

NHS estates to receive £1.5bn for hospital upgrades and resilience

The Department of Health and Social Care has allocated funding to support maintenance, safety and resilience works across more than 950 projects, including £200m for 10 major hospital schemes
MHRA and Manchester trust launch medical technology testing programme for the NHS

MHRA and Manchester trust launch medical technology testing programme for the NHS

A trust and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have established a programme to test emerging medical technologies in NHS settings, with AI-enabled devices among the first technologies expected to be assessed
Highlands mental health service expands with new Inverness consulting room

Highlands mental health service expands with new Inverness consulting room

Highlands Psychoanalytic Collective has added a second consulting room in Inverness as demand for its support for young people and families continues to grow
Buxton Building completes refurbishment and alteration works for £21m Wellbeing Square in Newhaven

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
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
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

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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
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
MP demands answers from Northern Care Alliance over patient safety allegations

MP demands answers from Northern Care Alliance over patient safety allegations

Heywood and Middleton North MP, Elsie Blundell, has written to Northern Care Alliance’s Chief Executive following an investigation into alleged failures in patient care across its hospitals
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

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New NHS healthy living centre opens in shopping centre

New NHS healthy living centre opens in shopping centre

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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...
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