State of the art £16m site in Trowbridge reaches highest point. Ultra-modern building truly reflective of a 21st century neighbourhood health service. Centre to provide improved experience with services delivered closer to home.
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has released a new NHS Estate Optimisation Guide to help NHS leaders and estate managers navigate one of the most pressing challenges in modern healthcare: making the most of the places and spaces that support patient care.
This Volunteers’ Week (2nd – 8th June), NHS Property Services is highlighting the 1,135 colleagues who have volunteered their time to address local social and health inequalities to improve wellbeing in our communities.
The accoladed paper is titled: “Evaluating the potential of using energy certification models to assess decarbonization pathways for primary healthcare buildings”. The project explores the potential of repurposing existing EPC models to forecast and assess the impact of transitioning NHS primary care buildings to low-carbon technologies.
Dr Shamir Ghumra, Executive Director for Responsible Business, has been recognised as one of the UK’s most influential environmental professionals in this year’s prestigious ENDS Power List.
The £12 million investment led to the refurbishment and extension of the site, transforming it into a modern 1,500 sqm health center. As a result, approximately 2,000 sqm of vacant space has been reduced. Sustainable measures led to an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions from London targets.
Chiswick Health Centre is a joint £23 million project between NHSPS, Hounslow Council and North West London ICB. It will be the base for Chiswick PCN and community staff that will deliver a range of primary care services to over 60,000 patients in the locality. The Health Centre is also built with sustainability at its core with carbon emissions reduced by 77%
The plan is a comprehensive three-year strategy aimed at reducing the environmental impact of NHS facilities. The new Green Plan focuses on four key areas: Energy, Utilities and Data, Environment, and Waste.
NHS Property Services highlights one of its 110 wellbeing hubs across the country on Social Prescribing Day (19th March).