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Sir Robert Mc Alpine implements AI construction workforce planning software
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (217+ words) The construction firm has established a partnership with Bridgit to support AI-driven workforce planning to allocate employees to schemes based on skills Sir Robert Mc Alpine has partnered with Bridgit to implement an AI-powered construction workforce planning platform across its…...
UK Health Secretary resigns as NHS makes historic wins
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (226+ words) Wes Streeting has resigned as UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, citing his lack of trust in leadership by Prime Minister Kier Starmer The UK's Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has resigned from Parliament. The Labour MP for…...
Perkins&Will wins lead design role for replacement James Paget Hospital
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (516+ words) The architectural practice has been appointed to lead the design of the replacement hospital in Great Yarmouth, with the new facility set to follow the Government's standardised Hospital 2. 0 model Perkins&Will has been appointed as lead consultant for the replacement…...
Infection control summit exposes gaps in NHS laundry and estates systems
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (818+ words) JLA's Health Smart Infection Control Summit 2026 brought NHS and industry leaders together to examine how healthcare laundry systems, sustainability and digital infrastructure are shaping infection control Hosted by JLA and held at The Standard in London, the event brought together…...
UK's last coal-heated hospital switches to clean energy after "34. 8m overhaul
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (375+ words) Vital Energi has completed a two-phase decarbonisation programme in Nottingham that will deliver annual savings of "1. 4m and cut more than 16, 000 tonnes of carbon emissions A major decarbonisation programme at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has brought coal-fired heating to an…...
Kier completes Mansfield community diagnostic centre
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (219+ words) The construction firm has delivered a facility that will provide up to 100, 000 MRI, CT, endoscopy and blood tests annually across Nottinghamshire Kier Construction has delivered a new community diagnostic centre (CDC) in Mansfield. Located alongside Mansfield Community Hospital on Stockwell Gate,…...
Simulated operating room is under development to test surgical innovations for NHS hospitals
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (272+ words) The NIHR Health Tech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care is developing a simulated operating theatre to test and assess new surgical technologies A Leeds-based research centre is developing a new simulated operating theatre designed to test surgical innovations before…...
What does a mental health emergency department actually look like?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1284+ words) Written by Philip Ross, Co-Founder of Safehinge Primera You are in crisis. Not quietly struggling, but acutely unwell." Someone calls 999 or drives you to the hospital. You arrive at A&E." The lights are bright. The noise doesn't stop." A child…...
Why healthcare buildings must be designed for low-temperature heat
1+ week, 5+ day ago (336+ words) Harry Davis, Founder and Managing Director at Eden Energy Partners, explains why healthcare buildings must be designed around low-temperature heat from the outset In its report to parliament in June 2025, the UK's Climate Change Committee underscores how buildings and heating…...
Build your next big, bold and beautiful controlled environment facility with Cleanroom Solutions
1+ week, 5+ day ago (483+ words) In a universe of applications often associated with sterile white walls and purely functional design, Cleanroom Solutions " Guardtech's large-scale turnkey construction arm " are proving that cleanrooms can be as visually striking as they are technically exceptional. Their turnkey approach " covering…...