Health Estate Journal

A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Newmarket Community Hospital has been completed by Morgan Sindall Construction, and handed over to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT). Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/eNQbsD2q

Following the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s recent announcement of £100 million in Great British Energy funding for the NHS to install solar power and battery storage solutions, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £1.13m to install solar panels at the Northern General Hospital, Jessop Wing Hospital, and three community properties. Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/eru5P8q3

A look at annual ventilation plant checks, comparing and contrasting how the roles of professional ventilation verifier and Authorising Engineer (Ventilation) are positioned to ensure that indoor air in healthcare premises is of the highest quality. Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/eXg4Sn5J AirisQ Ltd Gareth Twynam MIHEEM DRLC LTD Louise Webb

Offsite construction specialist, Merit, has been appointed by the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to design and build its new Hybrid Theatre and MRI Facility at York Hospital (see artist’s impression), with completion expected this November. Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/eVeUUTJf

Stepnell has secured a place on the latest NHS Shared Business Services framework agreement, ‘supporting the long-term decarbonisation strategy of healthcare estates nationwide’. Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/ezm3bYxp

‘Hundreds’ of schools, NHS Trusts, and communities across the UK will benefit from new rooftop solar power and renewable schemes to save money on their energy bills, thanks to a total £200 million investment from the UK government and Great British Energy, it was announced on 21 March. Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/epSfzxrM

The assessment, appointment, and acceptance of the Authorised Person role can be seen as a ‘tick-box exercise’, with many APs finding the role considered an ‘added extra’ to existing duties and roles. An IHEEM-registered AE discusses the extent and nature of the role using ventilation as the primary exemplar of the duties involved. Andrew Poplett IEng, MIHEEM, ACIBSE Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/eTf2VxAG

I would advise anyone in a senior leadership role within the health sector's Estates and Facilities Department to have a read of the excellent article by Authorising Engineer Andrew Poplett IEng, MIHEEM, ACIBSE in this month's Health Estate Journal regarding the role of Authorised Persons. Insightful, well communicated and extremely relevant. #Healthcare #NHS #Engineering #Estates

Involving yourself in shaping planning policy can mean the difference between unlocking millions in funding or facing costly delays. While town planning policy might seem like a dry subject, it has a direct impact on your estate strategy and the wider NHS; it can be the deciding factor for where and how a new hospital or GP practice is built. Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/eXGM6CqH NHS Property Services Ltd

Pre-construction works are underway to start preparing the site for the build of Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, the specialist hospital for the East of England. R G Carter Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Read the full story here - https://lnkd.in/eXn86-pg