Nhs Scotland

Plants to construct new hospitals, surgeries, and a network of treatment centres have been postponed by the Scottish Government. At least a dozen NHS construction projects across Scotland have been delayed or paused for up to two years as a result of budget pressures. These include a netwo

A potentially dangerous type of concrete could be present in more than 250 NHS buildings in Scotland, it has emerged. A Safety Action Notice issued by NHS Scotland in February over the risk posed by reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) said roofs, walls and flooring

The Construction Innovation Hub is working with NHS Scotland to accelerate the digitisation of Scotland’s healthcare estate.  

Health Facilities Scotland has launched Frameworks Scotland 3, for delivery of new build, refurbishment and backlog maintenance projects across NHS Scotland. The Frameworks Scotland 3 model will operate over a five-year period for publicly funded health and social care construction projects. It offe

Balfour Beatty has spoken of its pride in helping with the successful completion of the new temporary NHS Scotland hospital NHS Louisa Jordan at Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus (SEC) this week. Acting as principal contractor, Balfour Beatty and its local supply chain and partner contractors K

Contractors at the NHS Louisa Jordan hospital at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow were applauded by NHS staff yesterday on the completion of the emergency coronavirus medical facility.

Work to transform the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow to house a temporary NHS Scotland hospital is now under way with four main contractors involved.

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh Repairs are needed to almost a third of all NHS Scotland buildings with 50 per cent of the maintenance backlog in some board areas classed as “high risk and significant”, Audit Scotland has warned.

Work on the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh is ongoing The Scottish Government has said it will invest £1.1 billion in the country's NHS estate over the next four years after a new report found more than two-fifths of building repairs are deemed “high-risk” or “significant”.

Almost £800m of maintenance work is needed on Scotland's health service buildings, a new report has revealed. A new study detailing the condition of health service assets and facilities in Scotland found that investment is required in two-fifths of the overall NHS estate.

Stuart McMillan The formal consultation process on a new bill designed to re-claim the medical costs of treating people suffering from asbestos related diseases begins today.