News - Estates and Facilities Matters
Improving the flexibility of your domestic services operations
In the fast-paced environment of healthcare, every second counts. Have you ever considered how a switch in your sanitary supplies could improve your team's efficiency? Flexibility in product solutions is key to tackling common challenges in healthca ...
How the National Performance Advisory Group is helping to shape the future of waste management
The NHS is one of the largest producers of waste in the country, and so it is vital that it is disposed of in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner, and that we only create waste when we absolutely need to. A year ago, all NHS providers were enco ...
Funding schemes available to support your decarbonisation efforts
As part of our #EstatesMatter theme, we are highlighting the many funding routes available to you to support your estates decarbonisation efforts. There are two main funding schemes available to colleagues looking to decarbonise their estates, both ...
A customer’s experience of working with our FM, Property and Business Services Team
Many customers who come to us for a project will value the expertise and knowledge of our procurement leads so much they will return to us again to tender new projects and services. Wendy Stanley, Administrator of the Estates Department at Bradford ...
Case Study: Furniture for Red Kite View CAMHS unit
Background In January 2022, Red Kite View Children and Young People’s Mental Health Inpatient Unit first opened its doors. The 22-bed specialist unit is a breakthrough in providing children and young people with mental health care and support ...
From Concept to Completion - Utilising the Estates portfolio across NHS Procurement in Partnership
Well-built, resilient buildings are vital to the functioning of the NHS – and all trusts will constantly be looking to future-proof their estates to ensure they are fit for purpose. Members of any of the organisations that make up NHS Procur ...
Blog: Patients are at the centre of our FM, Property and Business Services category
As we continue our focus on Estates and FM this month, Jackie Williams, Senior Category Manager for FM, Property and Business Services, gives us an update on the work of her category team. “As a category our key areas of focus are suppo ...
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme due to open
Member trusts may be interested to learn that a government funding opportunity, aimed at decarbonising public sector buildings, is available to them for updating hospital heating systems to greener, low carbon ones and implementing energy efficiency ...