HEALTHCARE ESTATES
Setting a new benchmark in autonomous disinfection
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) affect 7–8% of patients and significantly increase patient stay length, with HAIs ‘a huge cost’ to the NHS (thought to be around £774 m), Starkstrom points out. Simultaneously, antimicrobial
resistance (AMR), staff shortages, and rising patient numbers, increase pressure on healthcare systems. Starkstrom says Ryberg’s Omnia UV-C Disinfection Robot ‘sets a new benchmark’ in autonomous disinfection, ‘eliminating pathogens with powerful UV-C light, and collecting real-time data for smarter infection control’. Starkstrom said: “Ryberg Omnia is the next generation of hospital hygiene. Autonomous
operation and advanced robotics eliminate harmful pathogens, reduce hospital infections, and enhance patient safety. Omnia helps hospitals improve efficiency, lower costs, and ensure compliance with strict hygiene standards, by providing real-time data and optimising workflows. Its chemical-free UV-C technology minimises the risk of antimicrobial resistance, while creating a safer environment for patients and healthcare professionals.”
Starkstrom also manufactures ceiling-mounted supply units (pendants), surgeon’s panels, isolated power supplies, EBBs, IWS, and PACS systems in its UK factory in Syston, and distributes KLS Martin lights and OPT operating tables.
‘Flagship’ Legionella control system launched
Remote Tech has officially launched L8log, which it dubs its ‘flagship’ Legionella Control Ecosystem, designed to help healthcare organisations modernise water hygiene management and ensure full compliance with HTM 04-01 and ACOP L8 standards. The company said: “L8log, with extensive
experience in healthcare, offers an intelligent, fully integrated system that replaces outdated
manual temperature checks with reliable, real- time data and streamlined compliance tools. The platform includes three core modules: a risk assessment app that speeds up site surveys with custom templates and digital reporting, a digital logbook that simplifies task scheduling and ensures accurate, auditable records, and a remote monitoring system that captures thousands of readings per sensor monthly – offering instant alerts for non-compliance, and reducing the need for routine site visits. “Purpose-built in-house, L8log combines
hardware and software to offer a seamless user experience and customer support with our UK-based team. Scalable and cost- effective, it’s designed to meet the high standards required in clinical settings while reducing water waste, CO₂ emissions, and operational overheads.”
Shadow Health Minister opens Hinckley CDC
The opening ceremony for the Hinckley Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) on 27 June 2025 marked the delivery of another new healthcare building by Darwin Group, in this case for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Construction of the new centre – on the former site of Hinckley and District Community Hospital – was completed this May. It will provide approximately 80,000 additional diagnostic tests annually to patients in Hinckley and the wider Leicestershire area. Attendees
at the opening ceremony included special guest of honour, Dr Luke Evans, MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, and Shadow Health Minister. He said: “Today marks a historic day for Hinckley’s
health provision as we open the next chapter of healthcare right in the heart of our town. We all know what an improvement this local facility will make to people’s lives, as they won’t need to travel into Leicester or over to the George Eliot for things like MRI or CT scans, ultrasounds, endoscopy appointments, X-rays, and blood tests.” The new CDC will provide a range of
diagnostic checks in the community – including CT and MRI scans, endoscopy, X-rays, and ultrasounds, delivered by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
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A ‘fabric-first’ approach
design build facades, exhibiting on Stand F1, claims to be ‘the UK’s market-leading design build overcladding specialist in the healthcare sector’, working to decarbonise the built estate ‘through a fabric first approach’. The company says its ‘non-combustible
system’ is proven to deliver energy and carbon savings of up to 80%. It said: “The business provides a turnkey package of integrated professional services taking single point responsibility from design through to completed building; thus compliance with the Building Safety Act is assured. With over 150 overcladding projects completed, our track record and accumulated skills, knowledge, experience, and behaviours (SKEB), are unrivalled.” design build facades says ‘many legacy buildings suffer from failing building fabric, which is expensive to repair, with the tired appearance no longer reflecting the quality of services provided within’. It explained: “Our system addresses these challenges. Buildings are aesthetically transformed with a contemporary appearance, further decay of the building fabric arrested, external maintenance eliminated, life extended, and internal spaces transformed – with enhanced patient and staff comfort levels, improved natural ventilation from opening windows, reduced solar gain via improved glazing specifications, and elimination of drafts and external noise transmission from the outside.”
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