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News Giving birth to The Lion  »  Increased investment in primary care facilities is vital if the NHS is to cut back on the use of expensive walk-in centres and reduce pressure on hospital A&E services. The impact of art on autism  »  New research is providing evidence of how artwork can help to enhance the lives of people with autism. From ‘ugly grey box’ to state-of-the-art buildings  »  If you think back to your school days, you will no doubt remember lessons being taught in draughty, leaking prefabricated classrooms that were meant to be temporary, but were often still in use decades later. Gaining the upper hand on infection  »  At the 2013 Infection Prevention Conference in London, a leading NHS expert claimed that current hand hygiene audit procedures used by trusts up and down the country were ‘fundamentally flawed’, with some hospitals reporting 100% compliance when the true figures were probably much lower. Waste not, want not  »  Hospitals are targeted on the number of patients they treat. However, the more people they treat, the more waste is produced. And, the more waste that is produced, the higher the cost of disposal and the greater the impact on carbon emissions. Taking the pressure off  »  Pressure ulcers - also known as pressure sores or bed sores - are a painful, distressing, and largely-preventable condition that costs the NHS an estimated £3.8m A DAY.

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Fears for future of healthcare construction  »  Fears are growing for the future of the healthcare construction industry as experts warn that a downturn in activity has seen the market ‘grind to a halt’ over the summer months.

A building without barriers  »  A new hospice in Eastbourne, East Sussex, is helping to change the face of palliative care in the UK. Designed by R H Partnership Architects (RHP), St Wilfrid’s Hospice provides inpatient services for up to 20 people, together with wellbeing facilities and a Hospice at Home service.

NHS needs to ‘think outside the box’  »  September saw the second annual mental health and dementia facilities forum take place in Warwickshire. Here we review what turned out to be a highly-successful event for project delegates and suppliers alike.

A new era for nurse call systems  »  Nurse call systems are evolving with great speed as a result of market demand for integrated technology. Here we look at how solutions are changing to benefit staff and patients.

Taking control  »  In this article we explore how hospitals and care homes can control access into and around buildings in order to protect patients, staff and property.

More power to you!  »  Hospitals need to run 24/7 and as a result rely heavily on their power supplies to operate everything from lights and heating to IT equipment and life-saving medical devices. This article looks at how to protect supplies in the event of a power failure and reveals how hospitals can even make money along the way.