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TEMPORARY BUILDINGS


A typical support services protocol.


Site planning service


• Identifies an optimal location and helps Estates teams prepare for delivery of the unit.


Pre-deployment planning


• Ensures smooth-running of the service from day one.


Full training and induction • For staff using the mobile unit.


Comprehensive management support


• Ongoing analysis/reporting. • Specialist engineers on hand. • Strategic review of any issues.


equipment. It is vital that any company understand the complexities and challenges for such an estate. While the responsibility for the management of any refurbishment projects is broken down to regions and groups of hospitals (NHS Trusts), this will by definition heavily involve estates professionals in the key decision making discussions. Now, more than ever, estates and facilities managers can help produce strategic changes


‘Collaboration and teamwork need to be at the centre of estates operations. Working closely with client estates and clinical professionals, will allow external companies to solve the challenges associated with short-term refurbishment and/or build projects.’


A typical mobile ward.


at their facility. This is good news for the administrators who drive cost efficiencies, and puts an important spotlight on the role of the estates and engineering professionals. While many look to the future with


anxiety as budgets come under greater pressure, it is the enterprising estate professionals with the vision to embrace these challenges with lateral solutions who stay ahead of the game.





Providing insights into the vast field of healthcare engineering and facility management


48 IFHE DIGEST 2013


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