this issue june19


56 7 News


The latest news from the sector, including an overview of the healthcare construction marketplace, and a warning that hospitals are failing to capitalise on the potential of the ProCure22 framework for future developments


10 Strategy


How the next generation of construction tools and technologies could unlock major productivity gains for the NHS


Concrete post-tensioned slabs were chosen to meet specific loading, deflection and vibration criteria at a highly-complex cancer centre project in Liverpool. The viability of different slab strategies was explored at the early concept stages of the project. And this analysis led to the decision to use reinforced concrete (RC) slabs for the basement and ground-floor levels. The remaining storeys, including the stepped cover slab, have all been designed and installed with post-tensioned (PT) systems. Find out more about the use of this innovative material, and other construction products, in our Building Materials section.


13 Projects


The latest healthcare construction projects, including a special report on the opening of the new Royal Papworth Hospital and how it is impacting on the future design of healthcare projects worldwide. Other articles include construction work starting on a £100m new specialist hospital in Birmingham; plans for a dementia-friendly new medical centre in Gloucestershire; and plans to transform a central London property into a new joint-venture health clinic


23 Care Sector


How flooring specification is key to reducing slips, trips and falls; plus the latest social care projects, including a lighting project at a Scottish care village, and the overhaul of washrooms at a home in Derbyshire


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