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NHS Estates Technical Bulletin No.2024/3 Summary

Senior Consultant at Water Hygiene, Roy Sullivan, outlines the key takeaways from the NHS Estates Technical Bulletin No.2024/3 Summary

The 10 Year Health Plan: What do we need to deliver?

Piyush Mahapatra, a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, and Chief Innovation Officer at Open Medical, considers the latest consultation on the future of the NHS and argues that what is needed is not a new vision, but a plan for delivery; and some radical new thinking on the role of healthcare technology

NHS reform: What does offering GPs £20 every time they consult a specialist actually do?

Henry Maas, Head of New Initiatives at Consultant Connect, writes about the logic behind the new reforms and how tech will need to play into their execution

New Hospital Programme review: The construction industry's advice to Trusts

Nathalie Meunier, Sales Director at offsite construction expert Premier Modular, reacts to the new review and discusses how to navigate delays with practical solutions

2025 NHS planning guidance: What has been the reaction?

Experts in the health tech industry react to the document's simplification and emphasis on waiting lists

Why embracing healthcare robotics can help end corridor care

Lisa Farrell, Business Development Manager at the National Robotarium, discusses the robotic solutions that will target both the symptoms and the cause of “corridor care”

Case study of Highgate East mental health facility

Kingsway Group has shared the journey of its Highgate East mental health facility project, an exemplary example of user-centred and therapeutic design

Exclusive: 91% of NHS Trusts have an EPR system, but what does that really mean?

A Freedom of Information request to NHS England has revealed that 189 out of 208 NHS Trusts in England have an active Electronic Patient Record system

Building a connected ecosystem: system-wide integration

Ahead of his talk at Rewired 2025, Andy Haywood, Group Chief Digital Officer at NHS Humber Health Partnership, discusses the importance of system-wide integration in achieving true digital transformation within healthcare

New Hospital Programme reset: Who is in what wave?

The review of the New Hospital Programme in the UK has resulted in the 40 new hospital being assigned to different sequential five-year "waves"

EXCLUSIVE: The UK Procurement Act – an understated opportunity for NHS delivery

Chris Robinson, Associate Director of Contract Services, and Fleur Summers, Senior Consultant of Contract Services at Turner and Townsend, look at the opportunities for change the ACT can bring and the impact it may have on NHS delivery

Putting patients in the driving seat: patient-led booking

Ahead of his talk at Rewired 2025, Andy Haywood, Group Chief Digital Officer at NHS Humber Health Partnership, share insights into a transformative approach to patient care

Radiology at breaking point: Global survey of radiologists reveals critical challenges facing the profession

In one of the largest global surveys of radiologists from across 50 countries, new research from Everlight Radiology highlights critical challenges facing the field of radiology

How do you decarbonise NHS hospitals with smart building controls?

How do smart building controls enable carbon reductions and improved patient comfort and care across the NHS? Kas Mohammed, VP of Digital Energy at Schneider Electric UK & Ireland discusses

The intruder within - why humans are the weakest link in your CNI security chain

Richard Hilson, Head of Sales at Parking Facilities, examines the pitfalls in relying on human intervention in critical national infrastructure (CNI) settings, and the future of biometrics to keep assets, information, and personnel safe

NHS "corridor care": Why is it called a TES and how do we stop it?

'Corridor care', or a temporary escalation spaces (TES), is a term used to describe care done in unconventional spaces when appropriate space is not available. But aside from funnelling funding into the situation, what can be done?

The PSTN switch off: it’s not just about phones

Director and Co-Founder of Crystaline, Kristian Torode, advises how facility and building managers can prepare for the Public Switched Telephone Network switch-off to ensure all digital devices stay connected

Smart building controls enable carbon reductions and improved patient comfort and care across the NHS

Kas Mohammed, VP Digital Energy, Schneider Electric UK and Ireland, discusses how NHS trusts and large NHS estates can use data and smart monitoring tools to improve building performance and cut emissions, without disrupting patient care

2025 health tech predictions: Experts' outlook on Labour's first year steering the NHS

Experts from across the health tech spectrum have given their predictions of what 2025 will hold, from AI to interoperability, from cyber security to procurement

How real estate consultants support health service managers to meet challenges

Demanding requirements for clinical environments and squeezed budgets across the NHS are two of the key challenges for real estate professionals working in the health sector in the experience of property and construction specialists Watts Group

Revolutionising elder care through intelligent innovation

Roeland Pelgrims, Co-Founder and CEO of Nobi, discusses how technology can be used in healthcare to aid the aging population

Will AI be the answer to rescuing health and social care from admin burnout?

Dr Jonathan Shaw, former surgeon, emergency physician, and Clinical Director at System C, discusses how AI can help healthcare professionals with admin burnout

How the colour of flooring affects people in a healthcare setting

Dr Axel Buether, one of the world’s leading colour experts and pioneer of modern evidence-based colour psychology, has collaborated with Bona to develop a new colour collection

Why more nurses will not fix the NHS’ problems

NHS waiting lists hit a record 7.5m as of April 2024 and burnout levels for healthcare professionals are steadily rising. Connie Moser, CEO of workforce solutions company Navenio, discusses why the longstanding approach of simply hiring more staff is no longer viable

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