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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

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

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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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
£85m Milton Keynes private hospital scheme seeks institutional investment

£85m Milton Keynes private hospital scheme seeks institutional investment

Fowles & Partners is opening discussions with potential investors and funding partners as it progresses plans to convert an existing hotel into a private hospital targeted to open in 2028
Gloucestershire Cancer Centre moves closer to construction after planning approval

Gloucestershire Cancer Centre moves closer to construction after planning approval

The Cheltenham Borough Council has approved plans for a new cancer centre at Cheltenham General Hospital, with a contractor expected to be appointed to take the scheme into detailed design
Bassetlaw Hospital opens refurbished diabetic eye screening clinic

Bassetlaw Hospital opens refurbished diabetic eye screening clinic

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has opened a newly refurbished diabetic eye screening clinic at Bassetlaw Hospital, with dedicated waiting, examination and image-grading areas

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McLaughlin & Harvey hands over Braintree CDC ahead of September opening

McLaughlin & Harvey hands over Braintree CDC ahead of September opening

The contractor has completed construction of the new community diagnostic centre for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, with first patient appointments scheduled for early next month
Actiform completes £17.8m Bridgwater CDC in partnership with Ergéa UK

Actiform completes £17.8m Bridgwater CDC in partnership with Ergéa UK

The Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has opened a community diagnostic centre in Bridgwater, expected to deliver almost 25,000 extra scans a year
Summerfield Primary Care Centre set for £480,000 upgrade as part of neighbourhood rebuild programme

Summerfield Primary Care Centre set for £480,000 upgrade as part of neighbourhood rebuild programme

A former dental space at Summerfield Primary Care Centre in Birmingham will be repurposed to support respiratory and diabetes
Quinn London delivers £20m elective care centre at Homerton University Hospital

Quinn London delivers £20m elective care centre at Homerton University Hospital

The construction firm has completed an elective care centre that features additional operating theatres, an endoscopy suite, enhanced diagnostics and a 10-bed inpatient ward
Plans for long-delayed 54-bed Exeter mental health hospital approved after redesign

Plans for long-delayed 54-bed Exeter mental health hospital approved after redesign

Several years after the initial planning application was approved, Cygnet Health Care has secured additional approval for alterations to the 54-bed mental health hospital in Exeter near St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Icon Group to reopen three former Rutherford cancer centres

Icon Group to reopen three former Rutherford cancer centres

A multi-million-pound investment from a private healthcare provider will bring facilities in Bedlington, Newport and Reading back into operation, expanding access to cancer treatment
MTX begins works on £8.6m urgent treatment centre at Good Hope Hospital

MTX begins works on £8.6m urgent treatment centre at Good Hope Hospital

The Birmingham City Council has given the greenlight for a new UTC at Good Hope Hospital, with enabling works under way ahead of anticipated opening in spring 2027
Morgan Sindall wins contract for £16.9m Thornbury Health Centre

Morgan Sindall wins contract for £16.9m Thornbury Health Centre

The construction firm has been appointed to deliver a £16.9m health centre on the former Thornbury hospital site, which will provide new premises for two GP practices and community healthcare services
NHP to hold East of England supply chain meeting on 17 September

NHP to hold East of England supply chain meeting on 17 September

Suppliers are being invited to a New Hospital Programme supply chain event in Norwich, where construction partners for five of the schemes will outline potential supply-chain opportunities
Construction begins on Lister Hospital mobility hub

Construction begins on Lister Hospital mobility hub

Hertfordshire County Council has started work on a new mobility hub at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, with the scheme due to be completed in November
Nevada Construction completes 10-month project to move Plymouth chronic pain service to university facility

Nevada Construction completes 10-month project to move Plymouth chronic pain service to university facility

University Hospitals Plymouth has relocated its Chronic Pain Management service from shared Derriford Hospital accommodation to a dedicated outpatient facility at Plymouth Marjon University

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