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World Health Assembly adopts landmark pandemic agreement

Following over three years of global negotiation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Assembly has agreed a new international framework aimed at improving equitable access to essential health products and strengthening coordination for future pandemic preparedness and response

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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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Meeting budget and safety demands: The role of pbv mixers in healthcare environments

Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard UK and Armitage Shanks, explains how pressure‑balanced valve (PBV) mixer taps can help UK healthcare providers, especially the NHS, cope with rising costs, staff shortages, and strict water‑safety rules

MHRA launches new guidance for digital tech aimed at mental health

New guidance has been created to help manufacturers navigate medical device regulations and protect users of digital mental health technologies

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
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UK expert publishes framework on balancing medical privacy with public health situations

Andrew Harvey, Director of Information Governance at Graphnet Health, explores the delicate balance between maintaining patient confidentiality and the ethical, legal, and practical need to share sensitive medical data in certain circumstances

GRAHAM to build £39m iREACH clinical trial research facility

Queen’s University Belfast has awarded GRAHAM the £39m construction contract at Belfast City Hospital to provide major health, social, and economic benefits for Northern Ireland

What is a Legionella "written scheme of control"?

Andy Clews, Senior Consultant and Authorising Engineer (Water), Water Hygiene Centre, walks us through what the Legionella written scheme of control document is and why it exists

‘Poor’ patient experiences of A&E services, Urgent and emergency care survey reveals

The Urgent and Emergency Care Survey 2024 by the Care Quality Commission has revealed that people using A&E services have reported ‘poor’ patient experiences

Healthcare regulatory agency launches 2024/25 business plan

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched its new 2024/25 business plan, setting out its core focus of enabling access to healthcare products while ensuring delivery for all who need its services

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National insulation programme offers the ‘lowest of low hanging fruit,’ says engineering bodies

The Building Engineering Services Association and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association have highlighted insulating pipework as an easy task that could save on energy and carbon

The Grenfell Inquiry publishes final report

The latest and final findings of the Grenfell Inquiry

Exploring the application of the Building Safety Act 2022 in a healthcare setting

Chris Jones from Bureau Veritas takes a look at the applicability of the Building Safety Act 2022 and insights for those working within health sector buildings

UK Government introduces stronger cyber security defences after attack crippled NHS hospitals

The new Labour government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to tackle the growing threat of cyberattacks following the ransomware attack that crippled London’s NHS hospitals

Long-awaited Thanet Health campus gets planning approval

Thanet District Council’s planning committee has approved Quinn Estates planning application for Thanet Health campus

Scarborough Hospital expansion construction praised in inspection report

Considerate Constructors scheme has praised Integrated Health Projects' work on the new state-of-the-art Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Scarborough Hospital

Considerate Constructors Scheme mandates inclusive PPE for women in construction

The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has mandated a new requirement for the provision of inclusive PPE for female construction professionals

Healthcare cyber security insight – predictions for 2024

Mohammad Waqas, chief technology officer for healthcare at Armis, discusses his top healthcare cyber security predictions for 2024

Archus to lead creation of NHS estates guidance standards

Healthcare infrastructure specialist reappointed lead supplier for delivery of next phase of NHS Estates Technical Standards and Guidance programme

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

New £10m pathway will support medtech innovators and manufacturers

Union calls for urgent RAAC risk register for the NHS

Unite members warn risk across the health sector could be ‘substantial’ as it is revealed more than 40 hospitals contain structurally-unsound reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete

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Guardtech Group hoping to end golden year with more success at SME National Business Awards

Suffolk contamination control experts looking to add Best Enterprising Business prize to epic 2024 awards haul at glitzy Wembley Stadium showpiece on 6 December

Cleancube multi: Guardtech’s container facilities support NHS aseptic pharmacies

Award-winning mobile cleanrooms offer fast, flexible solutions for facility upgrades

Healthcare excellence through technology: the Lunar Society for digital health

NHS transformation leaders call for innovation to drive the fourth industrial revolution

Secure I.T. Environments designs and installs fire suppression for seven new rooms at Poole Hospital

840m of fire protection ewquipment designed and installed as part of new-build project

Dorset County Hospital upgrades fire safety system

Apollo devices enhance building safety and reduce the time spent on fire system testing

Why I keep my mum in mind when designing clinical audit

Engaging users in clinical audit means addressing their needs in the design of both the study itself and the underpinning technology, writes Martin Dean, system architect...

Hospital implements pioneering healthcare comms

New BEACH Building in Bournemouth will feature digital smart nursecall and infant tracking systems

How modernising clinical audit procedures could help the NHS

NHS teams are under pressure. In this article, Mark Pridmore (pictured below), CaseCapture head of strategy, discusses whether modern digital approaches to clinical audit...

Radar Healthcare partners with UK’s largest private hospital group

Technology company rolls out risk management and compliance software across all Circle Health Group's 54 hospitals

Digital consent service launched for childhood immunisation

Digital solution contributes to major cost savings and helps increase attendance at ‘catch-up’ clinics

Radar Healthcare wins Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust tender

Risk management and compliance software to be rolled out at five hospitals and community services

mpro5 keeps NHS trust properties safe and compliant

Managing maintenance, cleaning, and compliance checks across 110 buildings at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is made simple with mpro5’s seamless...

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