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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

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

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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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the NHS’s all-electric £107m National Rehabilitation Centre opening today

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the NHS’s all-electric £107m National Rehabilitation Centre opening today

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 £40m Outwoods Primary Care Centre contract

Galliford Try wins £40m 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
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
Predictive Health launches liver disease case-finding pathway at newly opened Bridgwater CDC

Predictive Health launches liver disease case-finding pathway at newly opened Bridgwater CDC

The medical technology company has implemented a new way to identify people at risk of liver disease before they enter conventional referral pathways

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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
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
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
New robotic technology to speed up lung cancer diagnosis introduced at John Radcliffe Hospital

New robotic technology to speed up lung cancer diagnosis introduced at John Radcliffe Hospital

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented a new Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system for clinicians to reach small and difficult-to-access lung nodules
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
Petition calls for Musgrove Park maternity rebuild to be fast-tracked amid leaks and failing estate

Petition calls for Musgrove Park maternity rebuild to be fast-tracked amid leaks and failing estate

Taunton and Wellington MP Gideon Amos has launched a petition to speed up the replacement of Musgrove Park Hospital’s maternity and paediatric facilities through the New Hospital Programme
Consultation launched on plans to relocate Skegness urgent treatment centre

Consultation launched on plans to relocate Skegness urgent treatment centre

Lincolnshire NHS Trust is seeking views on proposals to move the urgent treatment centre into a clinical area within Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre
Government to give greater weight to local jobs and skills when awarding public contracts

Government to give greater weight to local jobs and skills when awarding public contracts

The government has released new rules for public sector procurement that will double the weighting given to local employment and skills on contracts worth more than £5m
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NHS CDC programme: What happened in July?

NHS CDC programme: What happened in July?

Building Better Healthcare has rounded up the latest construction and development updates from July 2026 for the NHS's Community Diagnostic Centre programme

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

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The hidden cost of construction delays: patient care

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Every delay in delivering new clinical facilities doesn’t just push back the opening date; it affects patients awaiting treatment, staff who are already under immense...
Tackling alarm fatigue: How a joint QI initiative with Mersey Care reduced false alarms by 99%

Tackling alarm fatigue: How a joint QI initiative with Mersey Care reduced false alarms by 99%

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Warrington and Halton Diagnostics Centre officially opens at Halton Hospital

Warrington and Halton Diagnostics Centre officially opens at Halton Hospital

A new multi-million pound diagnostics centre to help diagnose and treat a range of health conditions while improving waiting times for Warrington and Halton residents has...
Reorganisation, consolidation, and cuts: what are the implications for NHS IT?

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NHS innovation in action: Freeman adopts MCH’s usage based ‘Pulse’ product

NHS innovation in action: Freeman adopts MCH’s usage based ‘Pulse’ product

ModuleCo Healthcare (MCH) has reached the latest milestone in its innovative Pulse journey — the successful delivery of a usage-based modular healthcare agreement for...
Meeting the space needs of GP surgeries and community diagnostic centres

Meeting the space needs of GP surgeries and community diagnostic centres

The NHS continues to undergo a significant transformation, with the primary focus on reducing patient waiting times and to achieve this, the government is actively...