Kelsey Hargreaves, technical manager at BICSc ,explores the urgent need to professionalise cleaning in healthcare, highlighting the unsung heroes who protect patients daily and calling for the respect and recognition they deserve

Paul Bullard, product director at SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance specification, shares his insights on how effective contract management can save public sector businesses significant time and money, and overcome the most common obstacles

The UK’s most significant procurement overhaul in a decade has now come into effect, reshaping the supply of goods, non-healthcare services and works to healthcare bodies. Jan Cumming, legal director, and Viney Jhalley, associate, at Uk and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson, explain the substantial changes in the Procurement Act 2023 for NHS trusts, independent providers and their suppliers.

The IPACS project, a collaboration between researchers and healthcare professionals, used advanced simulation modelling to tackle this issue, offering data-driven solutions to improve patient flow and ease system pressures, explains Professor Christos Vasilakis, founding director of the Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement (CHI2), academic scholar in Operational Research/Management Science at the University of Bath and a Fellow of the Operational Research Society (FORS).

Ordnance Survey is working with South Central Ambulance Service to use predictive maintenance, AI, and geospatial data to keep ambulances on the road and responding to critical incidents faster

Ahead of his talk at Rewired 2025, group chief digital officer at NHS Humber Health Partnership, shares his insights on how digital transformation is reshaping patient care and system-wide operations trhough innovative solutions and strategic development

NHS staff across the UK are facing an alarming rise in violence and abuse, with reports of physical assaults, threats, and verbal attacks reaching record levels. Recent investigations reveal that ambulance crews, call handlers, and hospital workers are increasingly at risk, prompting urgent calls for stronger protections and tougher penalties for offenders

With over half of NHS staff experiencing anxiety and low mood, we examine what the health service cna do to improve staff wellbeing

Starting a new job is daunting enough, let alone moving to another country. What can the NHS do to make sure overseas workers feel welcome?

This article, written by NHS Supply Chain, explores how standardising inventory management and point-of-care scanning across NHS trusts is improving patient safety, enhancing supply chain resilience, and delivering significant cost savings