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Bassetlaw Hospital opens refurbished diabetic eye screening clinic

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a newly refurbished clinic that includes dedicated waiting and examination areas, as well as rooms for retinal photography, OCT and image grading

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Bassetlaw Hospital opens refurbished diabetic eye screening clinic

Recognition, innovation and the future of healthcare infrastructure

Recognition, innovation and the future of healthcare infrastructure

As the deadline approaches next week, the 2026 Building Better Healthcare Awards remain open to NHS organisations, architects, contractors and suppliers looking to showcase the...
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McLaughlin & Harvey hands over Braintree CDC ahead of September opening

McLaughlin & Harvey hands over Braintree CDC ahead of September opening

The contractor has completed construction of the new community diagnostic centre for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, with first patient appointments scheduled for early next month
Actiform completes £17.8m Bridgwater CDC in partnership with Ergéa UK

Actiform completes £17.8m Bridgwater CDC in partnership with Ergéa UK

The Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has opened a community diagnostic centre in Bridgwater, expected to deliver almost 25,000 extra scans a year
Summerfield Primary Care Centre set for £480,000 upgrade as part of neighbourhood rebuild programme

Summerfield Primary Care Centre set for £480,000 upgrade as part of neighbourhood rebuild programme

A former dental space at Summerfield Primary Care Centre in Birmingham will be repurposed to support respiratory and diabetes
Quinn London delivers £20m elective care centre at Homerton University Hospital

Quinn London delivers £20m elective care centre at Homerton University Hospital

The construction firm has completed an elective care centre that features additional operating theatres, an endoscopy suite, enhanced diagnostics and a 10-bed inpatient ward
Plans for long-delayed 54-bed Exeter mental health hospital approved after redesign

Plans for long-delayed 54-bed Exeter mental health hospital approved after redesign

Several years after the initial planning application was approved, Cygnet Health Care has secured additional approval for alterations to the 54-bed mental health hospital in Exeter near St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Icon Group to reopen three former Rutherford cancer centres

Icon Group to reopen three former Rutherford cancer centres

A multi-million-pound investment from a private healthcare provider will bring facilities in Bedlington, Newport and Reading back into operation, expanding access to cancer treatment
MTX begins works on £8.6m urgent treatment centre at Good Hope Hospital

MTX begins works on £8.6m urgent treatment centre at Good Hope Hospital

The Birmingham City Council has given the greenlight for a new UTC at Good Hope Hospital, with enabling works under way ahead of anticipated opening in spring 2027
Morgan Sindall wins contract for £16.9m Thornbury Health Centre

Morgan Sindall wins contract for £16.9m Thornbury Health Centre

The construction firm has been appointed to deliver a £16.9m health centre on the former Thornbury hospital site, which will provide new premises for two GP practices and community healthcare services

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NHP to hold East of England supply chain meeting on 17 September

NHP to hold East of England supply chain meeting on 17 September

Suppliers are being invited to a New Hospital Programme supply chain event in Norwich, where construction partners for five of the schemes will outline potential supply-chain opportunities
Construction begins on Lister Hospital mobility hub

Construction begins on Lister Hospital mobility hub

Hertfordshire County Council has started work on a new mobility hub at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, with the scheme due to be completed in November
Nevada Construction completes 10-month project to move Plymouth chronic pain service to university facility

Nevada Construction completes 10-month project to move Plymouth chronic pain service to university facility

University Hospitals Plymouth has relocated its Chronic Pain Management service from shared Derriford Hospital accommodation to a dedicated outpatient facility at Plymouth Marjon University
Delays continue for £35m Berwick Hospital as Trust resets timeline following contractor collapse

Delays continue for £35m Berwick Hospital as Trust resets timeline following contractor collapse

Six years after planning permission was granted, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust says it is still working to establish the programme needed to complete Berwick’s new community hospital
Petition calls for Musgrove Park maternity rebuild to be fast-tracked amid leaks and failing estate

Petition calls for Musgrove Park maternity rebuild to be fast-tracked amid leaks and failing estate

Taunton and Wellington MP Gideon Amos has launched a petition to speed up the replacement of Musgrove Park Hospital’s maternity and paediatric facilities through the New Hospital Programme
Kier progresses on £54m Thrive Health and Wellbeing Centre in Salford for clinical research and teaching

Kier progresses on £54m Thrive Health and Wellbeing Centre in Salford for clinical research and teaching

Designed by AHR Architects, Kier has continued works on a new three-storey, all electric building for the University of Salford that will provide teaching, research and clinical facilities
Opinion: Can the NHS estate deliver the 10 Year Plan?

Opinion: Can the NHS estate deliver the 10 Year Plan?

Andrew Castle, Director at Currie & Brown, gives his take on the direction of the National Health Service and how current momentum in estate management needs to be managed
Consultation launched on plans to relocate Skegness urgent treatment centre

Consultation launched on plans to relocate Skegness urgent treatment centre

Lincolnshire NHS Trust is seeking views on proposals to move the urgent treatment centre into a clinical area within Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre
Government to give greater weight to local jobs and skills when awarding public contracts

Government to give greater weight to local jobs and skills when awarding public contracts

The government has released new rules for public sector procurement that will double the weighting given to local employment and skills on contracts worth more than £5m
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NHS CDC programme: What happened in July?

NHS CDC programme: What happened in July?

Building Better Healthcare has rounded up the latest construction and development updates from July 2026 for the NHS's Community Diagnostic Centre programme
Bovis to begin construction of North Manchester outpatient centre in 2027 as £1.5bn hospital rebuild gets under way

Bovis to begin construction of North Manchester outpatient centre in 2027 as £1.5bn hospital rebuild gets under way

The new outpatient centre will be the first building delivered as part of the £1.5bn North Manchester General Hospital redevelopment, following Bovis' appointment to deliver the wider scheme

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The silent role of fitted furniture in infection control

The silent role of fitted furniture in infection control

Thoughtful fitted furniture design supports cleaner clinical environments by improving cleaning access, reducing contamination risks and encouraging better workflows
Polar NE secure NHS contract on ‘completely unique’ £65m hospital project

Polar NE secure NHS contract on ‘completely unique’ £65m hospital project

A window and door specialist has secured a major new contract to help construct a £65m NHS mental health hospital
New NHS healthy living centre opens in shopping centre

New NHS healthy living centre opens in shopping centre

The project to create a new Healthy Living Centre within the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham has now officially opened following completion in March
The lifecycle cost of fitted furniture for healthcare – and why cheap is not the answer

The lifecycle cost of fitted furniture for healthcare – and why cheap is not the answer

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Kier completes and hands over landmark Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Kier completes and hands over landmark Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Kier has successfully completed and handed over the new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital, delivered on behalf of Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside & Sunderland...
Healthcare industry leaders warn: infection control must be designed in, not bolted on

Healthcare industry leaders warn: infection control must be designed in, not bolted on

IPC Breakfast Forum, convened by Specialist Door Solutions, calls for urgent action as New Hospital Programme creates once-in-a-generation opportunity to build...
What does a mental health emergency department actually look like?

What does a mental health emergency department actually look like?

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Where does your ward sit on the alarm fatigue scale?

Where does your ward sit on the alarm fatigue scale?

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How fitted furniture quietly shapes clinical decision-making

How fitted furniture quietly shapes clinical decision-making

How the layout of clinical spaces can subtly influence clinician behaviour, confidence and patient safety
Vanguard Life Sciences launches to deliver advanced cleanroom and containment facilities

Vanguard Life Sciences launches to deliver advanced cleanroom and containment facilities

Applying healthcare construction expertise to support life sciences infrastructure
Anti-barricade stops: imagine if they never failed

Anti-barricade stops: imagine if they never failed

How Safehinge Primera’s anti-barricade design keeps mental health wards safe, calm, and operational
Warden completes work to improve patient facilities at Southport Hospital

Warden completes work to improve patient facilities at Southport Hospital

New £3.4m endoscopy unit and £4.3m CT department extension boost clinical capacity and patient care

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