Building Better Healthcare

News from the frontline: Improving outcomes through education

Practicing GP, Alice Wood, talks about how patient education and engagement is fundamentally important when it comes to improving a patient’s ability to manage their health and improve their health outcomes. And she reveals the role of technology in delivering this

Can assistive technology solve Lincolnshire’s care needs?

University researchers find environmental sensors play a key role in supporting vulnerable people in their own homes

FWP delivers showcase mental health rehabilitation unit

£9.4m project is latest in series of psychiatric facilities handed over to Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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

Spring Spending Review fails to set out future investment in health services

Rishi Sunak comes under fire as he announced Health and Social Care Levy will push ahead, but remains silent on future funding

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry to resume this week

Probe looks to learn lessons from health and safety issues which delayed the opening of flagship new children's hospital

The impact of light on healthcare operations

Research by PDD has revealed the importance of lighting on hospital patients and staff

What does the future have in store for health technology?

Dr Andy Davies (pictured), commercial director at Mackwell Health, gives his take on what 2022 has in store for the healthcare industry, discussing anticipated changes to the sector, critical moments and milestones affecting health workers, as well as the importance of technology evolution and how this should be embraced by healthcare institutions over the next 12 months

Breaking News

Healthcare facilities need a more-holistic digital identity strategy

Healthcare facilities need a more-holistic digital identity strategy

Imprivata research reveals uncoordinated solutions are threatening the NHS’s digital ambitions, with less than half of organisations using key secu...

Digital revolution to bust COVID backlogs and deliver tailored care for patients

Digital revolution to bust COVID backlogs and deliver tailored care for patients

Government's <i>Plan for Digital Health and Social Care</i> sets out ambitious vision for transforming health and care with digital technology

Dorset County Hospital appoints contractor for new A&E

Dorset County Hospital appoints contractor for new A&E

Tilbury Douglas to lead construction of new emergency department and critical care unit

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

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

In response to NHS England’s recently-released guidance for integrated care systems (ICSs) around establishing virtual wards, Dr Noel O’Kelly, clin...

Veolia extends energy savings at Royal Berkshire Hospital

Veolia extends energy savings at Royal Berkshire Hospital

£9.7m improvements move hospital a step nearer a zero-carbon future

Why bad audio is bad for your health

Why bad audio is bad for your health

The main factor deterring more people from adopting telehealth technology is ensuring the quality of the conversation is good enough so the appropr...

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

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

<i>BBH</i> speaks to Charlie Benson of Kara about the impact of workwear selection on infection prevention and control practices in hospitals

How healthcare facilities can benefit from academic collaboration

How healthcare facilities can benefit from academic collaboration

Colin Foskett of Blackwood Homes & Care reveals how partnerships with academia can improve independent living and drive improvements in health and...

COVID, Brexit, and staff cost ‘critical’ to healthcare supply chain profitability

COVID, Brexit, and staff cost ‘critical’ to healthcare supply chain profitability

New survey from OGL Group reveals unprecedented economic and social changes threaten profitability of healthcare product and medical supply distrib...

Artist visits neonatal unit to see new works in situ

Artist visits neonatal unit to see new works in situ

Andy Burgess creates London-themed installations for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

What can happen in a year of NHS diagnostic modernisation?

What can happen in a year of NHS diagnostic modernisation?

In November 2021, the Government announced nearly £250m over the course of a year to help modernise diagnostics. Here, Jane Rendall (pictured), UK...

£700m to support the NHS this winter

£700m to support the NHS this winter

Hospitals will benefit from a share of £700m to help tackle waiting lists and improve care through 785 schemes across 187 hospital trusts

Uptick in construction projects provides optimism

Uptick in construction projects provides optimism

Glenigan report reveals healthcare construction sector recorded an 8% increase in project starts compared to previous quarter

Comment: Data Saves Lives - how the Government's new digital strategy will impact the healthcare sector

Comment: Data Saves Lives - how the Government's new digital strategy will impact the healthcare sector

Joost Bruggeman (pictured below), chief executive and co-founder of medical messenger app, Siilo, discusses the Government’s forthcoming <i>Data Sa...

Healthy design principles to underpin healthcare performance

Healthy design principles to underpin healthcare performance

REHAU guide highlights an opportunity to instil healthy design principles for all healthcare projects

Digital health and remote care: Keeping patients and organisations secure

Digital health and remote care: Keeping patients and organisations secure

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth usage has increased massively. But, at the same time, the healthcare industry has become a major target fo...

In Brief

Bender installs theatres at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway

Medical Air Technology provides UCV canopies for new wing at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital

Healthcare innovation policy supports new project in the West Midlands

Design in Mental Health

Northern Care Alliance sets up 500-bed virtual ward

Award win for project designed to underpin world-class vaccine, cell and gene therapy manufacturing capability

Healthcare Estates

Doncaster Royal Infirmary – Entrance and ambulance bay canopy

4D flow MRI scans could revolutionise blood flow assessment in the heart

Building Better Healthcare Awards and Exhibition

Leeds neurosurgeons trial ultrafast scanner to accelerate treatment of brain tumours

Purpose-built pacing theatre opens at Countess of Chester Hospital

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust to deploy laboratory information system from CliniSys

Pressure Ulcers: The Human Cost

Hospital operations uninterrupted during valve installation

AI tool identifies 80% of emergency admissions

Somerset trust cuts cancer referral pathway with AI

Recovering NHS waiting times – funding priorities, addressing variation, and driving efficiency in service delivery

National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day 2022: Competition launched to spotlight the importance of Portering teams

The Royal Marsden selects PACSgear enterprise imaging solution integrated with OnBase and Epic

Northern Ireland secures specialist support for largest-ever digital transformation programme

Building Better Healthcare Awards and Exhibition

Patient portal solution will put power in the hands of patients

Healum launches AI research network

NHS trust joins Leeds-Israel Innovation Healthtech Gateway

Impacts of Falls Among the Elderly Population

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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

Althea appoints new UK and Ireland operations director

New appointments at ICS Cool Energy

Pick Everard appoints healthcare director

Premier modular appoints first corporate strategy director

ICS Cool Energy strengthens sales and hire divisions

Static Systems Group appoints strategic marketing director

New managing director for Eric Wright Health and Care

LCP expands health analytics team

Staff announcements from P+HS Architects

McAvoy strengthens senior management team

Reports

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

What can happen in a year of NHS diagnostic modernisation?

What can happen in a year of NHS diagnostic modernisation?

Comment: Data Saves Lives - how the Government's new digital strategy will impact the healthcare sector

Comment: Data Saves Lives - how the Government's new digital strategy will impact the healthcare sector

Digital health and remote care: Keeping patients and organisations secure

Digital health and remote care: Keeping patients and organisations secure

5 ways to empower hybrid working across healthcare

5 ways to empower hybrid working across healthcare

Boosting workflow efficiencies and patient care through flexible workspace solutions

Boosting workflow efficiencies and patient care through flexible workspace solutions

New online system launched for provision of PPE

New online system launched for provision of PPE

How can Integrated Care Systems improve digital inclusion?

How can Integrated Care Systems improve digital inclusion?

Empowering clinicians with point-of-care computing

Empowering clinicians with point-of-care computing