All Estates articles – Page 13
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News'Inadequate' private hospital ‘not suited to modern psychiatric care’
An independent hospital for people with complex learning disabilities or autism is facing fresh criticism from health inspectors just months after it was first placed in special measures.
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NewsFree parking for NHS staff to end on Thursday
The government has confirmed its funding for free parking for NHS staff will end on Thursday, HSJ has learned.
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NewsJust a third of New Hospitals Programme staff say it is making good progress
Only a third of staff working on the government’s New Hospitals Programme believe it is making enough progress with some criticising its ‘inconsistent and slow’ decision making, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ PartnersDrawing together local and global experience through the Safety and Innovation Hub
Sometimes a change of scenery can help produce new solutions to old problems. And healthcare leaders are finding that getting out of the hospital can sometimes focus minds and lead to a breakthrough. At BD we have created a Safety and Innovation Hub at our site near Reading, drawing together ...
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CommentAchieving net carbon zero is a moral imperative for our trust
Transformation of any kind requires the right infrastructure to enable it to happen, and this is where the interface between sustainability and digital transformation is so important, writes Joe Harrison
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NewsRapid rise in ‘high risk’ estates bill revealed
The bill for fixing NHS buildings to avoid serious injuries to patients and major disruption to clinical services is rising at a rapid rate in mental healthcare, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsTrust drops £310m ‘centre of excellence’ construction deal
A trust has scrapped a plan to build eight operating theatres in partnership with a devices supplier, part of a deal worth up to £310m, because of the ‘impact of covid’.
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Medics should vent their spleen against poor air quality
Structural under-ventilation has long been a challenge throughout the NHS and targets for clean air delivery within healthcare are rightly ambitious, says Christian Hendriksen
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NewsMore than 100 trusts bid for ‘massively oversubscribed’ New Hospitals programme
Nearly two thirds of NHS trusts in England have submitted bids to the government’s ‘massively oversubscribed’ hospital building programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSupply chain problems and EU exit delay key tech and building projects
The impact of Brexit and continuing disruption to global supply chains have been cited by several trusts as causing delays or issues for crucial capital projects.
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NewsFive ‘new hospital’ projects due to miss 2025 completion target
Only one of the six ‘new hospitals’ prioritised for construction by the government more than two years ago is on track to be operating by the original target date of 2025, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew Hospitals Programme now ‘feasible’ if ‘significant issues’ tackled, says regulator
The government’s infrastructure watchdog has upgraded its rating for the progress being made by the New Hospitals Programme from ‘red’ to ‘amber’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrusts complain of ‘frustrating’ delays to new hospitals programme
Two trusts have highlighted their frustration with the ‘delays and uncertainty’ over the government’s New Hospital Programme after being forced to slow down their projects amid funding concerns.
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NewsSustainability chief pledges to avoid ‘death by strategy’ in push for carbon net zero
National funding will be given to those health systems with the ‘best ideas’ on how to become more environmentally sustainable, the NHS’ net zero chief has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog says new hospital building programme is ‘unachievable’
A government infrastructure watchdog has raised serious concerns about the lack of progress made to build ‘40 new hospitals’ by 2030, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust spent £2.1m on extra covid beds plan axed after two weeks
A trust had to pay £2.1m to a company it had hired to set up temporary beds at the peak of the first covid wave, despite cancelling the order two weeks later. East London trust pays £2.1m to company after extra covid beds plan scrapped London’s barely used Nightingale ...
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing the potential of smart hospitals
An HSJ webinar brings together experts to discuss the role of smart hospitals in the health and care sector, by Jennifer Trueland
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HSJ InteractivePlanning ahead in terms of future technology
A panel of experts explored how best to embed innovations that will support new pathways and paradigms of care
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NewsLeak reveals ‘40 new hospitals’ cash must cover rising costs of existing schemes
Spiralling costs at delayed NHS construction projects will reduce available funding for new “hospitals” promised by the government, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOwnership of hundreds of primary care buildings is uncertain, national estates chief warns
A national estates chief says the government must find a new ownership model for hundreds of primary care centres that are currently run in partnership with the private sector.