Divisional Medical Director of Medicine, Dr Anwer Qureshi, has been instrumental in designing not only the new units and facilities themselves but, with his team, has also defined the clinical pathways which determined how the facilities are designed to provide you and your loved ones with best possible care.
He said: “We have already made significant progress on constructing the new Emergency Departments, which will be used to provide care to you if you are seriously injured or ill. These facilities will also be hosting our Urgent care services- where you will be managed by our skilled practitioners for an urgent but non-life threatening injury or illness”.
“Having this final phase of funding approved will allow us to complement these units with our Acute Assessment units and short stay wards, all on one floor”.
“These AAUs will be staffed by expert clinicians trained in a wide variety of skills. This will allow us to see and diagnose you more quickly and get you on the right course of treatment, without necessarily having to admit you to a ward in the first instance.
“As a result, it’s less likely that clinically stable patients will need to be admitted and, if you are, you will probably spend less time in hospital.”
“It is a joint effort for which I am grateful to the ED, Acute Medicine, Surgical specialties and Family Services teams at NLaG. Together, we have already updated and implemented processes and pathways based on best practice, which will swiftly move us into the use of the new facilities when available, setting an example in the region”.
£24.86 million Acute Assessment Units plan approved for Northern Lincolnshire NHS Trust
New £24.86 Acute Assessment Units (AAU) will be created at hospitals in Grimsby and Scunthorpe following final approval of ambitious plans to transform emergency care in our area.
The units – which will be housed in what are now our Emergency Departments – will also house provision for Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and are a key element of our ongoing investment in our sites.
And this next phase of central government funding is now being released following approval from the Department of Health.
Divisional Medical Director of Medicine, Dr Anwer Qureshi, has been instrumental in designing not only the new units and facilities themselves but, with his team, has also defined the clinical pathways which determined how the facilities are designed to provide you and your loved ones with best possible care.
He said: “We have already made significant progress on constructing the new Emergency Departments, which will be used to provide care to you if you are seriously injured or ill. These facilities will also be hosting our Urgent care services- where you will be managed by our skilled practitioners for an urgent but non-life threatening injury or illness”.
“Having this final phase of funding approved will allow us to complement these units with our Acute Assessment units and short stay wards, all on one floor”.
“These AAUs will be staffed by expert clinicians trained in a wide variety of skills. This will allow us to see and diagnose you more quickly and get you on the right course of treatment, without necessarily having to admit you to a ward in the first instance.
“As a result, it’s less likely that clinically stable patients will need to be admitted and, if you are, you will probably spend less time in hospital.”
“It is a joint effort for which I am grateful to the ED, Acute Medicine, Surgical specialties and Family Services teams at NLaG. Together, we have already updated and implemented processes and pathways based on best practice, which will swiftly move us into the use of the new facilities when available, setting an example in the region”.
Divisional Medical Director of Medicine, Dr Anwer Qureshi, has been instrumental in designing not only the new units and facilities themselves but, with his team, has also defined the clinical pathways which determined how the facilities are designed to provide you and your loved ones with best possible care.
He said: “We have already made significant progress on constructing the new Emergency Departments, which will be used to provide care to you if you are seriously injured or ill. These facilities will also be hosting our Urgent care services- where you will be managed by our skilled practitioners for an urgent but non-life threatening injury or illness”.
“Having this final phase of funding approved will allow us to complement these units with our Acute Assessment units and short stay wards, all on one floor”.
“These AAUs will be staffed by expert clinicians trained in a wide variety of skills. This will allow us to see and diagnose you more quickly and get you on the right course of treatment, without necessarily having to admit you to a ward in the first instance.
“As a result, it’s less likely that clinically stable patients will need to be admitted and, if you are, you will probably spend less time in hospital.”
“It is a joint effort for which I am grateful to the ED, Acute Medicine, Surgical specialties and Family Services teams at NLaG. Together, we have already updated and implemented processes and pathways based on best practice, which will swiftly move us into the use of the new facilities when available, setting an example in the region”.
Surge in liquidations predicted as Covid protection measures come to an end
Compulsory liquidations of struggling UK businesses have surged 76% from 139 to 245 in the last three months, says international audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars.
The company says even more liquidations are expected in the next three months as the last temporary Government measure to protect companies from insolvency during the pandemic expires tomorrow.
Creditors owed £750 or more will now be able to submit winding-up petitions against businesses – previously companies had to owe £10,000 or more to be liable for winding up by creditors.
Michael Pallott, Partner at Mazars, says many firms have been struggling with the impact of interest rate rises, inflation and supply chain issues, driving up the number of businesses going insolvent.
The decision not to extend the remaining pandemic insolvency measures means that the insolvency regime for England & Wales will return to its pre-pandemic system. Measures the Government adopted to help shield struggling businesses from insolvency included:
- Additional hurdles to issue winding up petitions
- A ban on commercial landlord evictions
- Restrictions on exercising commercial rent arrears recovery
£50m of additional investment into Derby’s highways approved
Following a two-year investment of an additional £9m into the city’s highways, over £50m of additional investment has been approved.
The report presented to Cabinet detailed three different work programmes including:
- Highways and Transport
- Vehicles, Plant and Equipment
- Flood Defence (this is different to the Our City, Our River project)
- Work at Derby Bus Station to improve passenger experience with new seating, new flooring and installation of a changing places toilet
- Refurbishment of traffic signals at Spider Island to improve reliability and reduce energy usage
- New traffic management in Darley Village to address concerns raised during a consultation with local residents
Hot Topic – Scott Knowles, East Midlands Chamber Chief Executive, responds to Chancellors Spring Statement
In a series of interviews, following the Chancellors Spring Statement, Business link Magazine catches up with East Midlands Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles.
“It’s clear from the Chancellor’s warning about the ‘unusually high uncertainty’ around the economic outlook – coupled with confirmation that inflation rose by 6.2% in February and will hit a projected 7.4% in 2022 – that businesses and communities should prepare accordingly for a continuation of the spiralling price rises over the coming year.
“Despite acknowledging these challenges, there wasn’t anything significant for firms to grasp as a potential route out of a renewed economic crisis that still lingers on the horizon.
“Small businesses will welcome a lift to the employment allowance, which should make a little room at the margins. Anything that can help in this regard is important, given that cashflow fell into negative territory for the first time in over a year for East Midlands businesses in our latest Quarterly Economic Survey for Q1 2022, with staffing among the resources growing increasingly expensive, just behind raw materials and energy.
“For individuals and families, the temporary fuel duty cut and raising the national insurance threshold offer a small alleviation in tackling the escalating cost of living crisis in the short term.
“But the biggest changes appear to have been put back until the autumn – when the investment gap in R&D, capital and people compared to other major economies will be addressed to support productivity growth – or even further down the line with the 2024 income tax reduction.
Cost of doing business crisis will continue without major interventions
“With many of the pressures being international in their nature, the Chancellor only had a few levers to pull. However, ultimately, there were no gamechangers that will pull us away from the cost of living – and equally a cost of doing business – crisis that is happening right now.
“The Chancellor had a decision to make and despite the big rhetoric in Parliament, it was a relatively light statement that sends a message to businesses that they will just have to get on with it for the foreseeable future.
“As global and domestic headwinds mount amid spiralling inflation and the war in Ukraine, this feels like a missed opportunity and puts at risk much of the progress made so far by our businesses, which have dragged the economy back on to its feet after two years of the pandemic.”
New-build council homes approach completion in South Lincolnshire
Finishing touches are being made to new council homes in South Kesteven.
The housing has been built to Lifetime Homes standard, which means properties include wider doors, more accessible space and level thresholds where possible, to make them suitable for a range of mobility.
The site, owned by SKDC and previously a little-used parking area, has been handed over to the Council by developer D Brown Builders for the final stages of work before allocation to the new residents.
The development began in July 2021 with Cabinet Member for Housing and Property, Cllr Robert Reid, turning the first ground to start work.
Cllr Reid said: “Our Corporate Strategy sets out our ambition to increase the supply of high quality, sustainable social housing and we are working to meet the district’s future housing demand and these flats and bungalows reflect our commitment to deliver good quality housing across the district.
“The development is part of a series of projects to bring much-needed housing to the people who really need it. They follow recent successful SKDC developments in Kinoulton Court and Earlesfield Lane in Grantham.
“This scheme made use of an under-used car parking area which has been relocated elsewhere on the Close. It is close to the centre of Bourne and will undoubtedly benefit those who already live locally.”
South Kesteven District Council Leader Cllr Kelham Cooke said: “Working with our partners D Brown Builders, we have built high quality homes for our residents in Bourne, and I am delighted to see the finished homes, which will offer good quality housing that residents will be proud to call home.
“The way we are building affordable housing in South Kesteven supports our ambition to build more council homes, and ones that are energy efficient and lower cost to our residents.”
The energy efficiency measures included in construction will create a benchmark for future housing and bring lower running costs for residents. These homes are built using a sustainable and energy efficient timber frame, pre-cut and assembled on site in panels which reduces building time compared to similar traditional construction and reduces waste through off-cuts. Timber frame also allows for open plan spaces, particularly useful for wheelchair users.
The walls are fully insulated to a better standard than traditional-build properties, giving more efficient heating. The flats also benefit from large floor-to-ceiling windows to maximise passive natural lighting, which also reduces running costs for tenants.
Meadow Close is the first of two new-build sites, with a second at Trinity Road, Stamford. This will be followed by building at Larch Close in Grantham and other key locations.
Triple hire set to boost local visitor economy growth
Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire has announced the appointment of three new business advisers to support the recovery and growth of the local visitor economy.
The area’s official destination management organisation has appointed Alison Duckworth, Caroline Sanger-Davies and John Roberts to help deliver support to local tourism and hospitality businesses through the East Midlands Accelerator project.
The project has received £5.27 million from the Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund and is being delivered in designated areas across the East Midlands, including in the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak.
Led by East Midlands Chamber in partnership with, among others, Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire, the University of Derby and The Food and Drink Forum, the project aims to breathe new life into local communities as part of the Government’s commitment to ‘levelling up the nation’ and achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
With extensive experience in the tourism and hospitality sector, MPDD’s advisers will provide one-to-one support to help visitor economy businesses access funding, training and specialist advice through the Derbyshire strand of the East Midlands Accelerator project.
Through the project, businesses in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales can apply for specialist consultancy and training support through growth vouchers of up to £2,000.
Flexible grant funding of up to £8,000 (at an 80% intervention rate) is also available to help businesses invest in green solutions and digital technology, as well as providing access to wage subsidies.
Businesses can access support to reduce their carbon footprint (such as funding for the installation of electric vehicle charging points); receive help on how to improve their online presence (such as the implementation of an online booking system); and secure one-to-one mentoring to encourage business growth.
PropertyFace2Face networking group launches in Leicester
PropertyFace2Face, a networking group for East Midlands property and construction professionals, is to launch its Curry Club events in Leicester.
The first in a series of bi-monthly Curry Club lunches will be held on Friday 6th May 2022, 12.00pm-2.30pm at Indian fine dining restaurant Mem-Saab, 96 Vaughan Way, Leicester.
A speech will be given by event sponsor, Adam Horton, CEO of Hortons estate agency based in Leicestershire, providing an overview of the East Midlands property market. Other sponsors include local businesses, Nelsons Solicitors and Allica Bank.
PropertyFace2Face founder, David Stewart, said: “With the challenges we have all felt during the pandemic, it was the right time to launch our popular Curry Club in Leicester, a top performing East Midlands city.
“Our aim is to help local property professionals to build new relationships with like-minded people. There are a lot of people that are keen to meet face-to-face right now, so we think the timing for this new group is right.”
All Curry Club events combine a warm welcome with great food in a relaxed setting to help property peers generate new business. There are no membership fees, just the cost of the three-course fine dining Indian lunch for £29.50 per person.
PropertyFace2Face was founded by estates management specialist, David Stewart 14 years ago, having found a ‘gap’ in the market for dedicated networking for property professionals. It has since become one of the most successful property and construction networking groups in Nottingham, regularly attracting over 60 guests to its Curry Club events.
Leicester Business Consultant and Curry Club regular, Ian Guyler said: “I’ve enjoyed PropertyFace2Face for many years, they have a great reputation for delivering quality events that attract the ‘movers and shakers’ – a great addition to Leicester’s property networking scene.”
Each Curry Club offers exclusive property industry networking, attracting anyone from senior decision makers to fresh young talent. Guests come from all areas of the industry including developers, surveyors, architects, planners and lawyers to property insurance brokers and many more.
For further information visit www.pf2f.co.uk
All change at business support agency with new board chair and headquarters move
Major changes have taken place at enterprise agency Erewash Partnership – with a new chair of the board of directors and a move of headquarters to state-of-the-art offices.
Vice-chair Richard Ledger has stepped up to be chair in a role reversal with Bev Crighton who became the first woman chair in 2020 and has steered the organisation through the COVID pandemic.
Richard is Managing Director of Draycott-based Millitec, which designs and manufactures machinery for the food industry and exports across the world.
He is also chair of Long Eaton Town Deal Board, which won £24.8m of Government funding for projects to breathe new life into the town and take it forward over the next decade.
Richard is thrilled at becoming chair. “These are exciting times and Erewash is a fabulous place full of opportunity,” he said.
“The Partnership is all about people working together to make the most of those opportunities and the team can give real tangible help to all businesses, from those just setting out on their journey in self employment to the more established businesses looking for investment and growth.”
Partnership Chief Executive Ian Viles said: “Richard is very enthusiastic about the area. He was educated in the area at Trent College, Long Eaton. He’s very passionate about manufacturing and training and skills.
“Bev has proved a steady hand as chair, especially through the difficult challenges of the COVID pandemic period when we had to re-think, adapt and even boost support for businesses, including new members attracted by what we do. The board is grateful for her leadership.
“Among her new roles Bev has taken up a position with Derby County Community Trust and one of her first acts was to introduce the trust to the Partnership and recruit them as members.”
Bev, who became a director in 2015, is a senior lecturer at the University of Derby and employability lead at Derby County Community Trust.
She is also a trustee of Derbyshire Voluntary Association, part of the fundraising committee of Derby Quad and holds a number of other voluntary roles in the third sector. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
“I have enjoyed my time as chair of the partnership and am excited to now take on the role of vice-chair,” said Bev.
“Richard and I have always worked closely to ensure that we divided the work of chair and vice-chair to play to our skills for the benefit of the partnership.
“During COVID lockdowns and the difficult last two years we have jointly used our expertise to support the team.
“This ‘swap’ in roles will help to steer the partnership and the team on its journey going forward, and I look forward to working alongside Richard and Ian to support the growth of the partnership.”
The Partnership has moved its headquarters from Bridge House, Derby Road, Long Eaton, where it has been based since autumn 2014, to Toll Bar House, close to White Lion Square, Ilkeston.
The newly-opened premises, with 27 offices, are managed by the Partnership on behalf of Erewash Borough Council.
The authority invested £425,000 in refurbishing and breathing new life into the building. This was matched by D2N2, the Local Enterprise Partnership.
A further £126,000 was secured by contractor J Tomlinson from a Government scheme aimed at helping local authorities with projects designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon output and lower energy bills. This took the total transformation cost to £976,000.
The Partnership was based at Toll Bar House for several years from 1994. “The move is to provide better facilities for face-to-face meetings with clients, including people with disabilities,” said Ian.
Project D teams up with property consultants for nationwide shop search
Property consultants, Box Property, have signed with Project D, to acquire suitable retail outlets for the roll out of its latest phase of growth.
With extensive expertise in retail, leisure and hospitality, working with growing brands including 200 Degrees, Pho, Gong Cha and Loakes, Box Property has embarked on a nationwide search to find Project D permanent bricks and mortar venues in major city locations.
Frankie Labbate, co-founder of Box Property, said: “Since its launch, Project D has evolved from selling at local markets and pop-up shops to build a strong, recognisable brand with significant online sales and huge potential for future growth.
“They are now looking for physical retail space to set up a permanent presence in several high footfall locations. This is hugely exciting for us and as part of the ongoing property search, we’re already in discussions about a number of potential units up to 750 sq ft.”
Started by three friends on a global search for the perfect doughnut in 2018, the idea for Project D was initially a labour of love to create the world’s best doughnut. The trio bought the equipment they needed and, with help of a craft baker, started making doughnuts.
Initially selling at markets and pop-up venues as part of bigger events, the team reinvested their earnings to grow the business. Soon after, the online shop was launched and in October 2022 the team bought a new bakery in Spondon and signed a lease on a unit in Leeds, enabling them to bake, box and deliver doughnuts 24 hours a day to customers nationwide.
Project D co-owner Max Poynton said: “We’ve seen some phenomenal growth over the last few years and as part of our future plans we feel like now is the right time to start rolling out stores nationwide, giving us a permanent shopfront in city high streets up and down the country. The Box Property team has the know-how, contacts and advice to help us achieve that and we’re looking forward to seeing what they can find for us.”
£2 billion of recent and planned investment in Leicester highlighted in video
Major schemes that make up more than £2 billion of private and public sector investment already made, or proposed in Leicester, can be seen in a new video.
The video – which uses computer generated images to take the viewer on a fly-through of the city – is being used to promote development opportunities to potential investors.
It highlights a wide range of regeneration schemes recently completed in Leicester, as well as some of those proposed or in the planning stage.
Ongoing and completed projects referenced include the City Mayor’s Connecting Leicester scheme, which has seen the transformation of the city centre thanks to improved connectivity and high-quality public realm improvements.
The regeneration of Leicester Waterside including the development of two new hotels, high- spec offices, the restoration of Grand Central Station and a new public square – carried out by Charles Street Buildings in partnership with the city council – is also shown.
Other schemes featured are The University of Leicester’s development of Freemen’s Common and Leicester Space Park; Mattioli Woods’ office on New Walk Place and Aimrock Holding’s nearby Gresham aparthotel developments; the joint housing venture between Keepmoat Homes and the city council next to the Grand Union Canal; and the Leicester Tiger’s Brooklyn Hotel on Aylestone Road.
Planned new schemes include the development of Leicester’s railway station and surrounding area, and new high quality manufacturing spaces and light industrial units at Pioneer Park and Blackbird Road.
The proposed expansion of Leicester City Football Club’s King Power Stadium is also featured.
Leicester City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: “This video demonstrates very clearly the success of public and private sector partnerships in the city, and what can be achieved with a shared vision and aims.
“It also shows the success Leicester and the council have had in attracting funding from a wide range of sources including the Government’s Levelling up Fund, and the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund.
“Economic growth in a city is vital for job creation and the prosperity of its residents. Leicester still has huge potential for further growth that others can be part of, and this will be an important tool to help us make the most of that potential.”
The full video can be viewed here.
