Estates and Facilities
NHS requires system-wide flexible strategy to secure estates and buildings future: new report
Report highlights importance of modular buildings to combat NHS backlogs and sets out five key areas where the NHS can…
Why space management is key for estate teams
Penny Brinsley from Service Works Global discusses why strategic space management is an essential skill for healthcare estate teams, how…
Airedale Hospital advances RAAC management with indoor mapping
The innovative use of indoor mapping is making the process of inspecting 20,000+ concrete planks 50 per cent more efficient…
Time to consider a fresh approach to your facilities helpdesk?
As the healthcare landscape evolves, it's time to reimagine the facilities helpdesk – no longer as a mere cost burden,…
NHS launches new waste management framework to boost net zero ambitions
Sustainability is now a key tenet of NHS strategy in its ambition to reach net zero carbon by 2040. The…
Infrastructure failure and the impact on public health services
The recent RAAC revelations have exposed deficiencies in the UK's long-term infrastructure planning and highlight the need for structural change,…
The future of heat in hospitals
Transforming hospital buildings into heat network hubs could help to decarbonise the NHS and give an added boost to local…
NHSPS’ Annual Report shows post-pandemic consolidation and savings of £250m
NHS Property Services delivered £ in cost efficiencies for the health service during 2021/22 against a target of £, as…
Patient safety at risk in “dilapidated” NHS estate, warns NHS Providers
The NHS’ efforts to deliver national priorities, including elective recovery and improvements in productivity, are at risk because of a…
Billions needed to plug growing NHS maintenance backlog
New figures from NHS Digital show sharp rise in funding needed to undertake upkeep and repair on NHS buildings, as…