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Bristol hospital's £49.9m surgical centre now fully open

By Lee Peart 02 October 2025

A £49.9m surgical centre built with NHS England funding as part of efforts to reduce the Covid elective surgery backlog is now fully open.

ESTATES

Study reveals planning framework and health estates 'disconnect'

By Lee Peart 02 October 2025

A new study has revealed a ‘disconnect between health infrastructure strategies and the planning frameworks designed to support them’.

ESTATES

Design team appointed for £500m Women and Children's Hospital

By Lee Peart 01 October 2025

A design team has been appointed by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) to lead the development of Cornwall’s Women and Children’s Hospital and pathology hub.

ESTATES

NHS SBS launches framework agreement to support patient journeys

By Lee Peart 30 September 2025

Leading corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has announced the launch of its latest framework agreement.

ESTATES

CDC opens as part of hospital to community shift

By Lee Peart 29 September 2025

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has opened a CDC in Thurrock as part of the national shift of diagnostic care from hospitals into the community.

BMA

BMA exposes 'severe' GP premises crisis

By Liz Wells 23 September 2025

Hundreds of GP surgeries are not fit for purpose, and many are not equipped or suitable to meet the ever-growing patient demand, a new survey reveals.

PRIMARY CARE

Jess' Rule rolls out to GPs in England

By Liz Wells 23 September 2025

Patients with a potentially deadly illness will be diagnosed sooner through a new life-saving patient safety initiative called Jess’ Rule that is being rolled out across the NHS in England.

ESTATES

Milestone reached in construction of £22m community diagnostic centre

By Lee Peart 22 September 2025

A topping out ceremony was held to mark the structural completion of a £22m community diagnostic centre in Plymouth.

ESTATES

Frailty unit supports over 3,000 patients in first year

By Lee Peart 17 September 2025

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH) is celebrating supporting over 3,000 older and frail patients in its first year.

WAITING LISTS

Surgeons warn waiting times will falter without capital investment

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has warned that NHS waiting times will continue to falter without capital investment in NHS infrastructure.