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Mental Health Network appoints new Director

The Chief Executive of the Maudsley Charity, Rebecca Gray, has been appointed as the new Director of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, and will take up the new role next January.

East Midlands Trust’s ‘unified communications platform’ to support hybrid working

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has partnered with Cinos to modernise its unified communications (UC) platform.

'Cutting-edge technology’ being trialled at NUH to improve patients’ rehabilitation experience

Equipment tracking, artificially intelligent CCTV, and voice-activated environmental controls, are just some of the technologies being trialled at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) to support plans to create a national centre of excellence for rehabilitation.

New resources for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children

A ‘child-centred suite of resources’ for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children – reportedly the first of its kind to be based on research – has been launched today (Wednesday 28 August, 2024).

People living with dementia can be 'powerful design collaborators'

People living with dementia should have more power and creative freedom in collaborative design projects, new research from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh suggests.

Mace joins Cambridge Children’s Hospital design team

Mace, the global consultancy and construction company, has been appointed to project manage the delivery of the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital, joining a wider design team which also includes Hawkins\Brown, White Arkitetker, Ramboll, MJ Medical, and Edge, as the scheme progresses into technical design.

‘Inclusive spaces and sustainable places’ discussed

Leading paint manufacturer, Dulux Trade, recently invited architects, specifiers, and interior designers to the Allermuir showroom in London for a panel discussion exploring inclusive design and ‘the power of colour and sustainability on wellbeing’.

CABE announces new head of Technical Insight

CABE (the Chartered Association of Building Engineers) has announces that Dr Hywel Davies HonFCIBSE, has joined the Association as head of Technical Insight.

Knightsbridge announces collaboration with South African manufacturer

West Yorkshire-based Knightsbridge Furniture has announced a new collaboration with Cranium Medical Products of Boksburg, South Africa, which creates ‘100% recyclable furniture optimised for the healing of patients’.

‘Landmark ‘mutual’ recognition agreement signed

The Engineering Council has signed a ‘landmark’ Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with the USA’s National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

PFKG AND GIRI join forces ‘to enhance fire safety’

The Passive Fire Knowledge Group (PFKG) and The Get It Right Initiative (GIRI) have announced plans to work together ‘to improve safety and construction practices’ by sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, and promoting each other’s aims and objectives.

Engineering Council becomes a UKAS member

The Engineering Council has successfully been voted in to join the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), becoming the 24th member of the Government-appointed body.

Soft plastics recycled into outdoor furniture

Tesco, Veolia, Groundwork, and NHS Property Services, have joined forces to recycle soft plastics into outdoor furniture for upcoming social prescribing green spaces.

IT and software provider to the NHS could face £6m fine over data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced today (Wednesday 7 August 2024) that it has provisionally decided to fine Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £6.09 m following an initial finding that the provider failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of 82,946 people, including some sensitive personal information, in an NHS ransomware incident in August 2022

Willmott Dixon to build £20 m Bristol mental health unit

Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board to build a new £20 m mental health unit in Bristol for people across the northern half of the south west region with a learning disability or autism.

More than 1,000 newly qualified GPs to be recruited

More than 1,000 newly qualified GPs will be recruited across England thanks to government action to – as the Department of Health & Social Care puts it – ‘remove red tape currently preventing surgeries from hiring doctors’.

Security specialist’s staff mental health and wellbeing support

Security services specialist, Magenta Security Services, has launched a programme to provide mental health and 'general wellbeing' support to staff.

Veolia secures place on hard FM framework

Global resource management company, Veolia, is set to deliver Specialist Estates Engineering and Maintenance Services to a range of NHS and public sector authorities, after securing a place on the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) Hard FM Framework.

Zentia invests in UK manufacturing across two sites

Zentia, a UK specialist in complete ceiling solutions, has spent £2 million on upgrades and refurbishments at its two manufacturing sites in Team Valley, Gateshead, in an investment that reflects its commitment to UK manufacturing.

Medical Centre in Shirley ready to welcome patients

Building work on Assura’s new surgery in Shirley near Southampton has officially completed, and the new facility is ready to welcome patients.

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