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UK spending review: Chancellor’s £29bn NHS investment puts digital transformation in the spotlight

Rachel Reeves has announced a record £29bn funding boost to get the NHS back on its feet and fit for the future, but health tech leaders warn it must be matched with long-term strategy, integration, and delivery

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Enter the 2025 BBH Awards: Celebrate your impact in healthcare

The Building Better Healthcare Awards are back another year with 20 different categories for you to enter. If you have worked on a project that has significantly impacted the...
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NHS England merger targets October 2026

Speaking at Design in Mental Health, NHS England Director, Adrian James, revealed the October target to delegates

BAM Construction begins preparatory works for next phase of Royal Liverpool site redevelopment

As contractor DSM completes demolition of the old Royal Liverpool Hospital, BAM Construction prepares to begin vital infrastructure works to support the next phase of the site’s redevelopment

£1.8m theatre and endoscopy upgrade completed at Alnwick Infirmary

A £1.8 million refurbishment at Alnwick Infirmary has upgraded the operating theatre and endoscopy suite, improving patient care and staff working conditions

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital unveils new paediatric day surgery unit

The London hospital has launched a dedicated elective day surgery service for children aged three and above, expanding access to high-quality paediatric care across a range of specialties

Barts Health unlocks imaging data for research with Sectra

Barts Health NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to deploy Sweden-based Sectra’s diagnostic image access technology, “Anonymise and Export”

GSK and adesso launch international digital medication adherence solution

The two companies have launched DREAM, a global digital service helping patients stay on track with medications and vaccinations

Vertex launches ‘Reinventing the RIS for the NHS’ campaign

Vertex in Healthcare has launched a new campaign calling on NHS imaging professionals to share their views on how the Radiology Information System (RIS) should be improved

BBH health tech round-up: May projects

Building Better Healthcare has rounded up the tech companies selected by the NHS and other healthcare providers for technology projects in May, as well as some notable launches

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New £15m endoscopy unit completed at Cumberland Infirmary

The new £15 million endoscopy unit at Cumberland Infirmary is complete, boosting capacity and improving patient care across North Cumbria

EXCLUSIVE: Christina Riley on building hospitals and breaking barriers

From operating theatres to industry advocacy, Christina Riley shares why inclusive culture is the foundation for construction needs

Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group model approved: What it means for healthcare infrastructure

This strategic move is set to accelerate major infrastructure projects and digital innovation across Norfolk and Waveney’s healthcare system, presenting new opportunities for construction and development stakeholders

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals awarded 3m in vital estates funding

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals will receive over £3 million from the Department of Health and Social Care’s Estates Safety Fund to modernise essential infrastructure

New Hospital Programme: Work begins on £100m emergency and critical care upgrade at Dorset County Hospital

The £100m redevelopment at Dorset County Hospital will deliver expanded emergency and critical care facilities, improved site access, and a rooftop helipad as part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme

NHS staff mobile device data compromised in cyber attack

The University College London Hospitals Trust has confirmed that while staff mobile device details were accessed in a cyber attack, there is no evidence that any patient information was affected

Darwin Group delivers new orthopaedic facility for James Paget Trust

The design and build expert Darwin Group has delivered an On-Demand facility for James Paget Trust, improving patient flow by relocating orthopaedic outpatient services next to the existing centre

Teknomek launches medical transport cart in new Hupfer partnership

The Norwich-based hygienic solutions specialist has expanded its product range for sterile services departments, offering a transport solution for the safe movement of sterilised medical equipment

Investment in the NHS must prioritise new tech

Dr Anas Nader, co-founder and CEO, Patchwork Health, discusses the significant challenges faced by NHS healthcare staff due to outdated IT equipment and infrastructure

NHS app introduces ‘track your prescription’ service

Millions of patients can now track prescriptions through the NHS app, easing pressure on pharmacies and improving efficiency across England

New £7m Stratford CDC set to open June 2025

The CDC will host diagnostic services, including mammography, ultrasound, and CT, which will open in phases from June 2025 as part of the NHS national programme

NHS Strategy Unit launches open-source model for hospital capacity planning

The new tool, developed by the NHS Strategy Unit with the New Hospital Programme, offers planners a transparent, adaptable way to forecast future healthcare demand and design hospitals built to last

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NHS innovation in action: Freeman adopts MCH’s usage based ‘Pulse’ product

ModuleCo Healthcare (MCH) has reached the latest milestone in its innovative Pulse journey — the successful delivery of a usage-based modular healthcare agreement for...

Meeting the space needs of GP surgeries and community diagnostic centres

The NHS continues to undergo a significant transformation, with the primary focus on reducing patient waiting times and to achieve this, the government is actively...

AI in healthcare: how do we get from hype to reality, safely and effectively?

The Highland Marketing advisory board met to consider the government’s enthusiasm for AI. To date, healthcare has mostly experimented with decision support tools, and...

Responding to Darzi at Digital Health Rewired – Securing Mobile Digital Transformation

As Digital Health Rewired one of the largest healthcare IT events in the UK calendar approaches, the hottest debate is likely to be around the Darzi Report, published in...

Darwin Group launches On-Demand Ultraclean Operating Theatre to help clear NHS elective backlog

Darwin Group, launches a hireable HBN and HTM compliant operating theatre, the first of its kind

HETT North 2025: enabling meaningful collaboration across the digital health and care community

Avi Mehra, co-chair of the HETT Steering Committee, highlighted five themes for the year in terms of the NHS’ digital transformation: the “three big shifts”;...

Newcomer to Portering triumphs at National Awards

Looking for some true inspiration? Look no further than Cormack Mylchreest, this year’s winner of the National MyPorter Awards Newcomer of the Year. Cormack is a shining...

NHS cleaner triumphs over cancer to win Domestic of the Year at Prestigious MyCleaning Awards

One NHS cleaner found strength in her unwavering commitment to protecting patients from infection—and used that very dedication to fuel her recovery after cancer diagnosis

Setting a new standard in patient safety and efficiency

Since introducing the CareScan scanning tool in 2020, North Tees has seen remarkable improvements, saving an average of 15 minutes per case for clinical support workers...

Only connect at HETT North

Angela Maragna, co-director of One HealthTech, shares her excitement about HETT North in Manchester and tells visitors about the many agenda sessions, features, and...