Estates and Facilities

Dire condition of healthcare estate is impacting patient care

BMA report calls for immediate capital investment in crumbling buildings and more-supportive working environments for NHS staff

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BBH Awards 2023 - propel your company to new heights

There are 24 titles on offer at this year's BBH Awards - and anyone eligible can emerge as the winner. Take a closer look at this year's awards

Six community diagnostic centres to deliver more than 500,000 lifesaving checks a year

New CDCs to open in regions across the UK, adding to the 106 centres already up and running and helping to cut NHS waiting lists

£1.7bn framework for NHS decontamination services

NHS Shared Business Services simplifies procurement of sterilisation, decontamination, and repair services

NHS leads the way in adopting heat pump technology

Exploring how commercial heat pumps are supporting sustainable healthcare

Tree-mendous planting scheme will see more greenery at hospitals

Saplings planted at two Essex hospitals

A major step forward for hand hygiene in healthcare settings

Primel Skin Protection demonstrates ground-breaking results in care home evaluation

Sustainability in facilities management: Balancing cost effectiveness and environmental responsibility

Artic Building Services reveals why embracing sustainability in facilities management is not only an environmentally-responsible choice, but also a...

Meet the 2021 Building Better Healthcare Awards headline sponsors

The ceremony will celebrate the accomplishments of healthcare organisations and services for both 2020 and 2021

Heat pump and solar technologies advance carbon reductions

Veolia technology will help University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust cut carbon emissions by a further 3,847 tonnes a year across two l...

How technology can create smart, sustainable hospitals

Ian Littell of Axis Communications looks at how efficiency and sustainability go hand in hand when it comes to embracing the digital transformation...

Water safety and legionella: How to improve your record keeping

Charlie Brain, authorising engineer [Water] at the Water Hygiene Centre, discusses ways to improve water safety records

25 years of Building Better Healthcare Awards: Entries now open

By choosing from 24 categories, you have the opportunity to impress the industry with your outstanding projects

Why innovation in healthcare needs to be about productivity, prevention, people, and place

Ian Watson, director of commercial solutions at Canon Medical Systems UK (pictured below), explains how overcoming the challenges in UK healthcare...

Fire safety in the healthcare sector

Exploring the important role of fire doors and the key considerations to ensure they will perform as required in the event of a fire within a healt...

TMVs - What are they and why are they used?

John Murray (pictured below), authorising engineer for water at the Water Hygiene Centre, discusses why thermostatic mixing valves (TMVs) are requi...