All Estates articles – Page 32
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HSJ LocalSpecialist hospital could relocate to teaching trust site
A specialist hospital threatened with losing services by a national shake-up of heart surgery services could move to a site owned by another London trust.
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NewsExclusive: Treasury must provide transformation funding, insists Simon Stevens
The government will have to provide nearly all the capital funding for service transformation in the next year or two because raising it from land sales and the private sector will take several years, Simon Stevens has said.
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NewsMore trusts fail cladding fire safety tests
Two more hospital trusts have now failed cladding fire safety tests carried out in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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NewsNHS leaders 'boxed in' by Treasury rules, warns Mackey
Jim Mackey has said health leaders are “completely boxed in” by Treasury accounting rules when it comes to borrowing money for capital investment.
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HSJ LocalTrust could set up estates company to increase savings
York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust is considering setting up a limited liability company to manage its estate and facilities services to help save money.
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LeaderGrenfell: There but for the grace of God goes the NHS
The terrible fire at Grenfell Tower will be a defining moment in British public life just as “Baby P”, the Hillsborough disaster or the killing of Stephen Lawrence caused a major recalibration of our attitudes to social work, public safety and institutional racism.
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NewsBuilding defects undermine fire safety at major PFI hospital
A major teaching hospital built via one of the largest private finance initiatives in the NHS is undergoing remedial building works to prevent fires spreading after it was discovered that builders had not followed safety specifications.
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NewsExclusive: NHS property firm takes on 'prestigious' new headquarters
NHS Property Services has signed a rent deal for new offices in the City of London The deal was signed in January and staff have moved from temporary offices nearby The company is introducing market rents for its NHS tenants NHS Property Services has signed a five year ...
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NewsUpdated: Cladding tested for fire risk at 36 trusts
Fire safety tests are being carried out on external cladding used by 36 trusts to find out whether it is similar to material used on Grenfell Tower.
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NewsExclusive: Fire services 'not consulted' over NHS safety checks
Fire chiefs say they were not asked about ‘practicalities’ before urgent safety checks were ordered Trust leaders describe ‘chaos’ as fire services struggle to respond to NHS requests Fire services tell NHS bosses they will be unable to carry out inspections over the weekend Trust chief: ‘Joined up government ...
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NewsFormer Labour health secretary turns down top NHS roles to join estates firm
Alan Johnson says he was approached for NHS roles after quitting politics Labour veteran will be chair of estates management firm Naylor report “opens up opportunities” to transform NHS estate, Mr Johnson says Alan Johnson, the former Labour health secretary, has turned down national NHS roles to chair ...
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NewsExclusive: Trust owed £15m by insolvent private company
Imperial College Healthcare Trust is owed £15m by firm that formerly leased Ravenscourt Park Hospital The site had been mooted for private proton beam therapy centre An NHS trust is owed more than £15m after the private firm that used to lease one of its hospitals went into ...
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CommentTrusts must capitalise on untapped funding source
NHS organisations are making a costly oversight if they fail to seek money from developers over the impact of new housing schemes
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NewsExclusive: Private deals being planned to release Naylor billions
“Project Phoenix” being developed to generate billions in property sales Public private partnerships could be created in six areas of the country Business case currently with the Department of Health The government is poised to agree several major deals with private firms to unlock capital funds ...