Building Better Healthcare

How the NHS can save the planet without sacrificing standards

In this article, Kas Mohammed, vice president of digital energy at Schneider Electric UK and Ireland (pictured below), says a rethink is needed to create more-sustainable hospital buildings that will drive down energy costs and help the NHS to comply with net zero targets, without compromising patient care

£210m to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance

Up to £210m of funding announced to partner with countries across Asia and Africa to tackle antimicrobial resistance and reduce the threat posed to the UK

Enhancing healthcare – the benefits of email and patient communications

BBH speaks to Adam Low, chief technology officer at Zivver to find out how healthcare organisations can utilise secure email services to communicate more effectively with patients

£250m to boost NHS capacity with 900 new beds

Funding aims to relieve pressures on hospitals and help cut waiting lists

Integrated Care Systems - One year on

A year after the introduction of Integrated Care Systems, Babar Shafiq, ICS expert and national business development manager at Radar Healthcare, highlights the significant progress made in the pursuit of a more-co-ordinated and patient-centred approach to healthcare delivery

Six trends shaping healthcare facility construction in 2023

Mike Wood, vice president of planning, design and construction at Medxcel, explores how trending construction solutions are helping to support the delivery of modern, fit-for-purpose healthcare facilities

Leveraging mobile voice recognition technology to safeguard mental health services

Kat Hancock, business development director at Epro, argues that it is vital to find a more-efficient and effective way to capture and share information on mental health services and discusses how mobile technology with voice recognition can streamline data capture, saving staff time and accelerating referral to key services

Five ways to unlock digital transformation

Jim Richardson, sector lead for healthcare at Node4, explores the technological challenges that healthcare organisations are currently facing and how digital transformation can help overcome them and ultimately cure the sector from the plague of long wait times and high pressure

Breaking News

24,000 patient letters ‘lost’ in NHS trust’s new computer system

24,000 patient letters ‘lost’ in NHS trust’s new computer system

CQC inspection reveals glitch at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust meant patient letters were not sent out

Patients to get faster access to innovative medical technologies

Patients to get faster access to innovative medical technologies

New £10m pathway will support medtech innovators and manufacturers

Sussex trust opens community diagnostic hub

Sussex trust opens community diagnostic hub

Construction work completes on CDC at Southlands Hospital

Case study: Technology ‘the missing puzzle piece’ to increasing access to home care services

Case study: Technology ‘the missing puzzle piece’ to increasing access to home care services

Dan Isterling, managing director of Premier Community, has first-hand experience of seeing the value of digital in supporting people in their own h...

Yorkshire’s new pathology laboratory is officially opened

Yorkshire’s new pathology laboratory is officially opened

Centre for Laboratory Medicine brings pathology services together under one roof

Harborne Hospital celebrates practical completion

Harborne Hospital celebrates practical completion

Independent hospital will provide private and NHS-funded services

Comment: Can AI support the development of wound care in The UK?

Comment: Can AI support the development of wound care in The UK?

In this article, Bernard Ross, chief executive of Sky Medical Technology, discuss the benefits of developing a wound care registry in England and h...

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

Nottingham NHS partners with E.ON to deliver net zero ambitions

Nottingham NHS partners with E.ON to deliver net zero ambitions

New Queen’s Medical Centre heating and cooling system expected to cut carbon emissions by around 10,000 tonnes a year

Community Skills Centre to plug construction industry skills gap

Community Skills Centre to plug construction industry skills gap

Manchester NHS trust supports training programme on the site of new-build mental health unit

The human impact of digitisation in healthcare

The human impact of digitisation in healthcare

Denise Williamson, managing director at healthcare scheduling specialist, BookWise Solutions, explores the effect of digitalisation on medical staf...

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...

Green light for UK’s first National Rehabilitation Centre

Green light for UK’s first National Rehabilitation Centre

Treasury approves funding for first UK rehabilitation hospital in Loughborough

The evolving role of access control in healthcare

The evolving role of access control in healthcare

Daniel May of Consort (pictured below) reviews the integration of access control systems in healthcare settings, outlining the benefits and key con...

Healthcare project professionals support increased use of AI

Healthcare project professionals support increased use of AI

83% of project leaders working in healthcare think AI will have a positive impact on the sector, reducing costs and improving decision-making

Delivering better healthcare through better data

Delivering better healthcare through better data

Thomas Barnes (pictured), service design director at Capacitas, explores how data and digital technologies are becoming increasingly important to f...

In Brief

Case study: McAvoy delivers urgent ward space at Good and Heartlands hospitals

South East NHS trust signs three-year deal with healthcare cyber security specialist

New tool gives hope to people with MS

NHS Virtual Wards Conference

Bristol & Weston NHS consortium embraces the cloud to transform procurement operations

ICS reduces maternal health inequities with new digital app

NHS Providers Annual Conference and Exhibition

Irish mental health hospital chooses Civica software

18,000 patients avoid hospital visits thanks to Consultant Connect technology

Hett 2023 - Healthcare Excellence Through Technology

Inhealthcare and FibriCheck join forces to tackle the ‘ticking time bomb’ of cardiovascular disease

Zebra Technologies helps NHS hospital boost efficiency

Region-wide AI deal to tackle waiting lists across nine NHS trusts

NHS Elective Care Conference South 2023

Harrogate NHS trust digitises maternity service

Health Tech Enterprise and Highland Marketing develop ‘ecosystem’ of services

Celebrating excellence in our healthcare facilities workforce: the National MyPorter Awards & MyCleaning Awards return for 2024

The Cleaning Show 2023

No boundaries: Guardtech Group opening up new horizons with CleanCube

Guardtech Group gearing up for busy Autumn exhibition schedule

Sheffield trust becomes first lab in the country to predict future kidney failure risk

Surface Design Show

UCLH taps Hyland for Enterprise Imaging SaaS solution

Jubilee Ward, Hillingdon Hospital Case Study

Project RED, Manchester

Building Better Healthcare Awards

Most Popular

Inspiration and Learning

Comment: What’s next for shared care records?

Comment: What’s next for shared care records?

Expansion vessels and Legionella risk

Expansion vessels and Legionella risk

NHS 75: The impact and future role of healthcare technology

NHS 75: The impact and future role of healthcare technology

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with KwickScreen

Building Better Healthcare in conversation with KwickScreen

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

Careers

Ascom UK expands clinical team with raft of new hires

Dura Products appoints business development manager to accelerate growth

Community Ventures appoints new director

Lexica’s property consultancy team strengthens North West presence

Former NHS England head of delivery joins Answer Digital

Archus confirms two new senior management appointments

Genmed appoints Jolene Rayner as chief executive officer

CCube Solutions appoints seasoned healthcare software business leader

Nordic Consulting strengthens UK team

Facilities management firm bolsters leadership team

Reports

Case study: Technology ‘the missing puzzle piece’ to increasing access to home care services

Case study: Technology ‘the missing puzzle piece’ to increasing access to home care services

Comment: Can AI support the development of wound care in The UK?

Comment: Can AI support the development of wound care in The UK?

The human impact of digitisation in healthcare

The human impact of digitisation in healthcare

The evolving role of access control in healthcare

The evolving role of access control in healthcare

Delivering better healthcare through better data

Delivering better healthcare through better data

How the NHS can save the planet without sacrificing standards

How the NHS can save the planet without sacrificing standards

Comment: Getting the fundamentals right - Ensuring the success of digital projects through solid foundations

Comment: Getting the fundamentals right - Ensuring the success of digital projects through solid foundations

Why the digital health revolution will fail if patient data remains the product

Why the digital health revolution will fail if patient data remains the product

Six trends shaping healthcare facility construction in 2023

Six trends shaping healthcare facility construction in 2023

Adapting to real-time healthcare and diagnostics

Adapting to real-time healthcare and diagnostics