HEALTH SECTOR NEWS
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust unveils refurbished X-ray rooms
Following a £2.6m refurbishment, NUH NHS Trust is re-opening three refurbished X-Ray rooms at the Queen’s Medical Centre A&E Department. The three rooms will see around
1,300 X-rays taken every week – amounting to more than 70,000 every year. Works began in January.
Delivered by the NUH Estates Capital Development Team with funding from NHS England, they have seen the strip-out of all three rooms, including replacing the ceiling tiles, doors and flooring, repainting the walls, and installing a full-wall ocean-themed mural in each room. All three rooms have been
refurbished with full plain film X-ray equipment with the addition of a dental X-Ray machine in one of the rooms. Two of the rooms are already back in use, with the third nearing completion and is due to have equipment installed by Phillips in the coming weeks. It is expected to be ready for patient use in May. The replacement of electrical wiring
New data reveals lack of EV charging across NHS estate
New data from used car retailer cinch shows that over 75 per cent of NHS hospital sites across England lack any EV chargers. Data from the NHS Estates
as part of the supply to the three X-Ray rooms and some final work to the flooring in the patient waiting area still needs to be carried out and is scheduled for the end of April. Rachel Machin, modality manager for Plain Film and Paediatric X-Ray, said: “We are delighted with the newly refurbished rooms, which are already making such a difference both to our staff and to our patients. “The new murals have already been a talking point with patients, and we can’t wait to have Room 2 finished
MTX Contracts awarded Stoke Mandeville Hospital project
MMC specialist MTX Contracts Ltd has been awarded the contract to build a new £9.8m therapies and outpatients building at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The new two-storey facility for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust will replace the existing outdated therapies and outpatients units and bring modern, high quality therapy services together under one roof. The existing buildings will be demolished and the site cleared site in preparation for the new unit. Facilities will include 14 private consultation rooms, a large
rehabilitation gym, a dedicated hand therapy area, physiotherapy cubicles, and specialist rooms for orthotics, all located on the ground floor. Space for the Trust’s administrative support teams and plant rooms will be located on the upper floor.
A total of 38 structural steel units will be used to create the new combined facility, and will be factory-manufactured offsite while the demolition of existing buildings and ground works are under way. The structural units will be craned onto the site and made weatherproof to enable fit out and mechanical and electrical services installation within the new building, streamlining the construction process. Linked access to the main
hospital building will be reinstated as part of this development to maintain familiar access routes in
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and out of the proposed building whilst minimising disturbance to other hospital facilities during construction.
Charmaine Hope, chief estates and facilities officer, said: “This project is part of our long term commitment to transform the Trust estate and improve services. By creating modern facilities in place of the outdated Therapies building, we’re building a future ready environment that meets the needs of our community and supports high quality care.” MTX Contracts MD David
Hartley commented: “We are delighted to have been again chosen by the Trust to build new healthcare facilities employing MMC to deliver the project faster, greener, safer and more cost effectively than traditional construction methods. That ensures patients and staff get the earliest benefit from the new high quality and fully compliant facilities.”
as this will be our child-friendly room with an amazing under-the-sea mural. “To have fully functioning, modern
X-Ray rooms means we can see more patients more quickly, which will reduce waiting times and provide our patients with a better overall experience. “Staff will also benefit from the
refurbishment as they are now working in a bright modern department. Thank you to all our ED colleagues for their support and flexibility while the work was carried out.”
Returns Information Collection (ERIC) shows that just 670 out of 2,901 hospital sites (23 per cent) currently offer EV charging for staff or visitors, leaving 76.9 per cent of NHS sites no EV charging whatsoever, with just 4,908 charging points recorded across the entire NHS estate. EV charging infrastructure
differs considerably between regions, with the North East and Yorkshire region having the highest number of chargers overall, with 1,098 recorded across 450 sites. At the opposite end of the scale, the South West has just 277 chargers across 285 sites – with 82 per cent of locations offering no EV charging at all. Ben Welham, motoring expert at cinch, said: “It’s encouraging to see some regions and trusts making progress, with over 1,000 chargers in the North East and Yorkshire. “That shows investment is happening, but the challenge now is making sure it’s spread more evenly so electric car drivers can benefit. “It’s surprising to see some
major hospital trusts still reporting no EV charging at all, particularly when they operate multiple sites. “For staff, patients and their
visitors, knowing you’ll be able to charge up when you’re there is one less thing to worry about. “As more drivers switch to electric vehicles, expanding charging in everyday locations like hospitals is a key element of making that transition easy.”
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