Features - Healthcare Design & Management

Informed Choices, the testing standard developed by Design in Mental Health Network in partnership with Building Research Establishment (BRE), has been eight years in the making, and involved more than 250 consultations with Network members and technical contributors. Since its launch at the Design in Mental Health conference in 2023, the new standard has had a flurry of interest from NHS Trusts, NHS England, and manufacturers and specifiers alike.

Fixtures & Fittings

We take a look at the refurbishment work at the famous Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, which saw new bespoke furniture installed, with patient safety at the heart of the project.

The Art of Healing

Transforming mental health spaces with hospital rooms

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT HALTS NHS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

With the Scottish government’s decision to freeze NHS construction projects, the sector north of the border has been plunged into uncertainty.

Aspire sells Kings Hill care home

Portunus Associates, specialist healthcare real estate agent, acting on behalf of Aspire LPP, has completed the sale its 78-bedroom Kings Hill care home to Lovett Care.

Lets Go Outside

The power of well-designed public realm should not be underestimated. It holds the ability to bring people together, mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis and enhance wellbeing.

NHS captial budgets 'MUST DOUBLE' to £14.1BN

NHS capital budgets must double to £14.1bn if it is to clear the building repairs backlog and overhaul the estate to enable greater productivity and faster patient care, according to a new report.

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Green vision for new hospitals

This feature explores the efforts being made by The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to meet the Government’s net-zero ambitions,including forward-thinking designs for two new hospitals

Capital Gains

Sustainability for healthcare design is more than just a buzzword. Making plans to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint is more important than ever as we begin 2024. Sarah Melia, General Manager at Bupa Health Service takes a look at potential changes for London’s Cromwell Hospital.