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Catherine Fraher, director of services at The Brain Tumour Charity, explains how partnerships are creating the ecosystem to ensure that everyone affected by a brain tumour lives a longer and better life

In this article, Simon Taylor, estates strategy director, NHS Property Services explores how NHS Property Services is optimising healthcare spaces, unlocking funding, and tackling maintenance challenges to create a more efficient and patient-focused NHS estate

Following the formation of a Labour government in July, Wes Streeting, the new secretary of state for health and social care, commissioned the peer and former surgeon Lord Ara Darzi to lead an independent investigation into the NHS in England. The report, published in September 2024, she light into the "critical" state of the NHS, and shaped the government's later allocation of funding towards health and social care in the Autumn Budget. HB takes a look at how this money is to be spent.

Ahead of his talk at Rewired 2025, Andy Haywood, Group Chief Digital Officer at NHS Humber Health Partnership, shares his insights on how digital transformation is reshaping patient care and system-wide operations through innovative solutions and strategic deployment of technology.

As flu season approaches and Covid still present, we look at infection control measures for healthcare premises.

The Water Hygiene Centre looks at the importance of an independent water safety audit.

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.

We explore how improving energy efficiency can positively affect hospital operations, including cost savings, improved patient comfort, and reduced environmental impact.

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.