Building Better Healthcare

Special report: Transforming Heatherwood Hospital

BBH speaks to the team behind the new Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, which maximises its woodland setting to rethink hospital design

Face shields do not give high-level COVID protection, study shows

University of East Anglia researchers provide much-needed evidence of efficacy of PPE

Government announces £160m dementia fund

Prime Minister launches Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission and doubles research funding

Interview: Telehealth pilot provides evidence for rollout of remote monitoring technologies at scale

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way healthcare services are delivered and accelerated the digital journey. In this article, BBH editor, Jo Makosinski, speaks to the team behind an innovative telehealth pilot which is helping to support older people with chronic long-term conditions in County Wexford, Ireland

Winter planning puts a new focus on virtual wards

Jill Ireland (pictured), chief executive and clinical director of HomeLink Healthcare, welcomes NHS England’s early guidance on creating additional capacity and resilience this winter

Over half of NHS employees say existing buildings cannot accommodate additional staff

NHS employees think premises restrict recruitment and efforts to clear COVID-19 healthcare backlog, according to YouGov survey commissioned by Assura

Special report: Re-imagining mental health design

Exploring the importance of stakeholder consultation in the creation of modern, supportive mental health facilities for children and young people

Special report: Designing a new model for children's hospitals

BBH speaks to the team behind the design of the new Cambridge Children's Hospital, a project which is setting a benchmark for the future of paediatric care

Breaking News

Gardening for Health project boosts mental health and wellbeing

Gardening for Health project boosts mental health and wellbeing

Crieff Community Hospital project supports health and improves outside spaces for patients, visitors, and staff

Scanning for safety - the rise of RFID in healthcare

Scanning for safety - the rise of RFID in healthcare

Exploring how RFID technology is supporting hospitals to improve patient outcomes and drive efficiencies

Why joining up health and social care is crucial to digital transformation

Why joining up health and social care is crucial to digital transformation

BBH speaks to Alex Nash and Martin Lowthian of Access HSC about why local authorities and the NHS need to pool their digital resources to meet the...

Why mobilised data is the most-valuable tool in healthcare

Why mobilised data is the most-valuable tool in healthcare

Dr Martin Farrier, chief clinical information officer at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, reveals why data is...

Beating the burnout

Beating the burnout

Five ways technology can reduce healthcare worker stress

NHS trusts face increase of up to £2m a year in energy costs

NHS trusts face increase of up to £2m a year in energy costs

We explore how innovation in technology can help the NHS to address rising energy costs and keep on track with carbon reduction efforts

How the evolution of IT infrastructures supports healthcare

How the evolution of IT infrastructures supports healthcare

Alan Hayward, sales and marketing manager at SEH Technology, explores how modern network infrastructures are opening up opportunities for healthcar...

50 new surgical hubs set to open across England

50 new surgical hubs set to open across England

Operating units, backed by £1.5bn in government funding, will help bust COVID-19 backlogs

Work gets underway on £10.5m NHS health hub in Derbyshire

Work gets underway on £10.5m NHS health hub in Derbyshire

New building will integrate community health and ambulance services

Scottish health boards ban smoking on hospital sites

Scottish health boards ban smoking on hospital sites

New laws make smoking within 15m of hospital buildings an offence

Digital tools in the NHS - do the rewards outweigh the risks?

Digital tools in the NHS - do the rewards outweigh the risks?

With more than 350,000 digital health apps on the market, and an average of 250 new solutions released every day, Ross O’Brien, managing director f...

Special report: Designing a new model for children's hospitals

Special report: Designing a new model for children's hospitals

BBH speaks to the team behind the design of the new Cambridge Children's Hospital, a project which is setting a benchmark for the future of paediat...

Could balancing daylight and harnessing its power help transform efficiency in healthcare facilities?

Could balancing daylight and harnessing its power help transform efficiency in healthcare facilities?

Elliot Chmielinski, channel manager for Projects at Somfy UK, discusses how utilising the power of daylight can help the health sector improve effi...

Efficient information exchange is key to ICS success

Efficient information exchange is key to ICS success

Integrated Care Systems (ICS) are at the heart of the NHS vision for joined-up service provision and cost-effective patient care. But how can these...

Virtual reality experience shows plans for new emergency care centre

Virtual reality experience shows plans for new emergency care centre

University Hospitals Plymouth gives staff, patients, and visitors a glimpse at proposed new facility

The future role of automation

The future role of automation

Following the recent news that the NHS is collaborating with robotic automation leader, Automata, to accelerate automation in laboratories, Peter B...

In Brief

X-on launches Phonebar to bring telecoms to the desktop

Ground-breaking digital tool supports medication adherence in patients with diabetes

Interventional radiology suite opens at Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Healthcare Excellence Through Technology – HETT 2022

New X-ray room to open at Welsh hospital

The Christie goes live with ePROMs patient portal

Primary Healthcare 2022

Deanestor awarded £1m fitout contract for new mental health facility in London

National Cleaning Awards launched – Entries now open

The King’s Fund Annual Conference

London ICS partners with InterSystems to deploy cloud-based interoperability solutions

Tech project succeeds in connecting residents during pandemic

Creating the digital health workforce of the future

Digital Health and Care Congress

Belfast trust transforms patient administration system

NHS evaluation finds remote monitoring is ‘safe and effective’

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust deploys advanced disinfection technology

International Conference on Community Healthcare and Nursing

Delivering the Green Plan through Sustainable Water Management

Refurbished neonatal intensive care unit opens at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn

Tech firms integrate for Leicester AF virtual ward project

SEHTA 2022 International MedTech Expo & Conference

Lyniate selected to connect Epic EPR across Northern Ireland

NHS Informatics Merseyside selects Tanium to boost cyber hygiene

Health tech entrepreneur ‘senses’ opportunity to combat vascular disease

Digital Health World Congress

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Inspiration and Learning

Tarkett launches Healthcare Design Guide

Tarkett launches Healthcare Design Guide

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Courtney Thorne

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Courtney Thorne

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Brandon Medical

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with Brandon Medical

Artificial intelligence in the real world

Artificial intelligence in the real world

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with MTX Contracts

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with MTX Contracts

Validair to supply BioTrak real-time viable particle counter and host free webinars

Validair to supply BioTrak real-time viable particle counter and host free webinars

A new era for healthcare construction

A new era for healthcare construction

White Paper: Understanding the Vendor Neutral Archive, February 2013 - by Joseph L. Marion

White Paper: Understanding the Vendor Neutral Archive, February 2013 - by Joseph L. Marion

Whitepaper: What Should the NHS Expect from VNA?

Whitepaper: What Should the NHS Expect from VNA?

Whitepaper: Why Disaster Recovery is Different in Healthcare

Whitepaper: Why Disaster Recovery is Different in Healthcare

Careers

New managing director appointed at Ascom UK & Ireland

Knightsbridge bolsters team with new director of sales

New appointments at ICS Cool Energy hire division

Two leading CIOs join the Highland Marketing advisory board

Audley Group appoints new group financial director

ReStart appoints chief revenue officer

BES appoints youngest-ever director to lead healthcare business

Althea appoints new UK and Ireland operations director

New appointments at ICS Cool Energy

Pick Everard appoints healthcare director

Reports

Why mobilised data is the most-valuable tool in healthcare

Why mobilised data is the most-valuable tool in healthcare

How the evolution of IT infrastructures supports healthcare

How the evolution of IT infrastructures supports healthcare

Digital tools in the NHS - do the rewards outweigh the risks?

Digital tools in the NHS - do the rewards outweigh the risks?

Efficient information exchange is key to ICS success

Efficient information exchange is key to ICS success

The future role of automation

The future role of automation

Could cloud telephony data help secure QOF access points?

Could cloud telephony data help secure QOF access points?

Waiting lists on the rise: Tackling the challenges facing health and social care

Waiting lists on the rise: Tackling the challenges facing health and social care

How technology and education can meet the needs of an ageing society

How technology and education can meet the needs of an ageing society

Why cross-sector working will be the first big test ICSs face

Why cross-sector working will be the first big test ICSs face

The importance of choosing the right workwear in the fight against infection

The importance of choosing the right workwear in the fight against infection