Healthcare

Gleeds has been appointed as project manager for the billion-pound redevelopment of Airedale General Hospital in Keighley, West Yorkshire on behalf of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has retained ISS to deliver integrated soft facilities management services at West Middlesex University Hospital (WMUH) for a minimum period of eleven years.

The catering team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) in Surrey has been rated best in the country by colleagues at the Trust for the second year running.

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) will be celebrating International Women's Day on March 8th by highlighting the incredible achievements and contributions of women in its Hard Facilities Management (HFM) teams.

A partnership between Sodexo Health & Care and non-profit organisation Culinary Medicine UK is enhancing patient care through an platform which offers NHS staff access to valuable nutrition education modules.

Corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched the new framework agreement, Building Safety and Fire Compliance, to address the need for robust fire safety systems in healthcare settings.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has been awarded the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Corporate Ethics Mark as a measure of its ethical sourcing and responsible supply chain management practices.

A partnership between Schneider Electric and Circle Health Group has helped the UK's biggest private hospital provider save over 200,000 and resolve 81 per cent of maintenance tickets submitted remotely since 2017.

Nuffield Health has retained Sodexo UK and Ireland as its food services provider for an additional five years from 2028 following the extension of a contract which was awarded in 2023.

Matthew Melendres has joined Cushman & Wakefield's healthcare team in San Diego as a Senior Associate.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK (CILT(UK)) has partnered with NHS England to launch a new first of its kind programme that provides learning and development opportunities for NHS logistics and materials management staff.

International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has been reappointed as an accredited supplier to the NHS Building for Wales 2 National Frameworks.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched three new soft facilities management procurement solutions with a focus on enhancing operational efficiency, saving costs and ensuring high quality environments for NHS patients, staff and visitors.

The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) - the UK's largest professional body dedicated to research, education and the professional development of healthcare engineers and facilities managers, has recognised Veolia with its 'Healthcare Supplier of the Year' award.

Medirest chefs Manuela Miccoli and Alejandro Bedoya Hernandez from the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation are celebrating their team's win at the 'NHS Chef of the year' awards where they competed against seven other finalists.

Veriforce CHAS has warmly welcomed the release of a new white paper by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Stakeholder Alliance under the title Prioritising Mental Health in the Workpla

NHS Forth Valley has retained Serco as the provider of cleaning, catering and portering services at Forth Valley Royal Hospital for a further seven years.

Sodexo Ambassador Matt Dawson MBE recently joined Karin Smyth MP, the UK's Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, and other influential figures from NHS England at the 2024 NHS Estates and Facilities Forum.

A collaboration between Tesco, Veolia, Groundwork and NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is recycling soft plastics into outdoor furniture for upcoming social prescribing green spaces.

Riyadh's King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) will be demonstrating the integration of cutting-edge Virtual Reality technology into its training programmes at AMEE 2024 (Basel, 24th to 28th August).