Fire.
Aisha Farooq, from the Fire Protection Association (FPA), takes a look at how virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies are changing the fire safety landscape.
Solar panels being placed.
We explore how improving energy efficiency can positively affect hospital operations, including cost savings, improved patient comfort, and reduced environmental impact.
Narrow hospital corridor.
David Jones, director of estates, facilities & capital development, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust & PhD research student University of Southampton investigates the impact of hospital maintenance backlog.
Salmon.
With meals in hospitals forming a key part of an individual’s hospital stay, the NHS is on the road to making sure it is both nutritious and playing a part in their journey to net-zero.
Doctor typing on a keyboard.
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has recently released the ‘Elective Recovery Combined Framework Agreement Solution’, which groups four framework agreements.
Hospital.
Frameworks are often an invaluable way to improve healthcare, but can seem hard to grasp to newcomers. We have laid out the basics of how to use them, and why you might want to.
Medical devices.
Mels Arnoldy, MSc graduate of Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University investigates the benefits of sustainable devices.
VR.
Virtual reality may be thought of as an immersive way to play your favourite games, but it also has an increasingly important role in providing support for patients and staff.
Medicinema.
Long hospital stays for children and young people are often daunting for patients and their guardians. What can be done to make their experience a little less stressful?
Young woman.
Virtual wards, also known as Hospital at Home, provide numerous positives and allow patients to be cared for in their own space. But how much of a part will they continue to play in NHS treatment?