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News NHS gets connected to track hospital beds  »  A Scottish hospital is using the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor and track the whereabouts of medical beds as part of a new initiative to automate maintenance, a traditionally-manual process for facilities managers. The time for change is now  »  The healthcare estate is to change dramatically over the next decade, driven by new clinical pathways and innovation in medical devices and technology. Prescribing an energy cure for the NHS  »  The NHS is under constant pressure to cut costs and improve efficiency. And, according to Tony Orton, head of healthcare business development at Centrica Business Solutions, updating energy systems could help the NHS to meet its cost-saving targets. A new approach to care home design  »  If we start to put elderly people’s needs as individuals first and address their physical and cognitive challenges as secondary issues, we can design care homes as places to thrive in our advanced years, rather than accepting inevitable decline. Lighting for better healthcare  »  Expansive hospital wards with row upon row of beds are becoming a thing of the past. In an attempt to limit risk of infection, and enhance the patient experience; single patient rooms are now dominating hospital design.

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Construction activity takes a nosedive  »  The healthcare construction sector has seen a worrying drop in contracts over the summer, reversing a period of growth seen earlier this year.

A new approach to hospital design  »  Wales is leading the way in transforming healthcare delivery in an effort to keep people out of hospital and treat them closer to home.

Help is at hand  »  A key consideration when designing care homes are bathroom facilities. Good construction and design will enable carers to provide a better service at the same time as reducing the risk of injury to residents and staff.

Grasping the opportunities  »  There are still opportunities for NHS organisations to ‘significantly’ reduce their carbon emissions and be more environmentally friendly, despite many trusts having ‘picked all the low-hanging fruit’, experts claim.

Where dreams come true  »  The Disney Reef outdoor play area recently opened at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) in London. Positioned at the heart of the world-famous hospital, it was designed by Walt Disney Imagineers in collaboration with GOSH’s play team and young patients.