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HEALTH SECTOR NEWS Competition to ‘revolutionise hospital design’


A competition to win what the organisers say is ‘the world’s second biggest cash economics prize’ is now formally open, seeking planning and design ideas that will ‘radically improve’ hospital care in the UK and around the world.


The 2021 Wolfson Economics Prize – reportedly second only to the Nobel Prize in monetary terms, with a £250,000 cash prize – has been launched in partnership with London-based think tank, Policy Exchange, and calls for entrants to ‘design hospitals of the future’.


The Judging Panel – chaired by Lord Kakkar, Professor of Surgery at University College London, and a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, also includes Dr Brian Donley, CEO of Cleveland Clinic London, and Robert A. Stern, founding Partner of Robert AM Stern Architects, and former Dean of Yale School of Architecture. They are seeking ‘designs and plans for new hospitals that will radically improve patient experiences, clinical outcomes, staff wellbeing, and integration with wider health and social care’. Entry to the competition is free, and welcomed from anywhere in the world, but the designs proposed must be deliverable within the NHS.


In polling, the Policy Exchange found that: Lord Wolfson. Lord Kakkar.


n Eighty per cent of the English public think building modern hospital facilities has ‘become more important, not less’, following the coronavirus pandemic.


n 8 in 10 picked developing 40 new hospitals in their ‘top three UK government priorities’ for the post- COVID economy.


n Forty-one per cent describe their hospital as ‘the bedrock of my local community’.


n There is a preference for private rooms, natural light, and hospitals built in traditional architectural styles.


Addressing the healthcare sector’s safety and security challenges On hospital campuses and other


healthcare facilities, it has never been more important to create a secure environment, where assets and people are kept safe, and the risk of contamination being spread is minimised. At 10.00 am on Wednesday 21 April – in the second webinar of this year to be held in conjunction with Heath Estate Journal – David McCord, Technical Sales specialist at Tyco, Johnson Controls, will present the latest technical advancements from the CEM Systems brand to explain ‘how they have capitalised on the latest advances in technology to deliver integrated access control solutions which give healthcare workers, patients, and visitors, peace of mind in knowing they


Rt Hon Professor Lord Kakkar, Chair of the 2021 Wolfson Economics Prize Judging Panel, said: “Many of our healthcare challenges pre-date the COVID-19 pandemic, and will outlast it. Health systems are increasingly treating older, frailer patients with complex needs, but we have new technologies, diagnostics, and health data, that are dramatically improving care. The hospital will continue playing a critical role. We are hoping to see visionary ideas – from questions around how wards are run, to the design of a whole hospital campus – which challenge the status quo, and are deliverable at pace and scale.” Lord Wolfson of Apsley Guise, the Conservative peer and Next CEO, who established the Prize in 2011, said: “All too many hospitals are now outdated. Their design, facilities, and technology, simply no longer provide the best clinical care. We now have a generational opportunity to improve the provision of healthcare. We seek to establish a new benchmark for hospital design and style, drawing on innovation from around the world, to help create hospitals that work better for patients, their staff, and the communities they serve.”


are being kept safe, yet do not disrupt day-to-day activities’.


CEM Systems says it ‘uses innovation to help healthcare facilities protect their patients, achieve their safety and security goals, and increase their profitability’. It added: “Our solutions can address regulatory, operational, risk management, safety, and loss prevention challenges to cut costs, streamline operations, and improve the business of healthcare. “The Tyco CEM Systems brand is perhaps best known for its market- leading position within the aviation sector. However, as an access control and security management platform provider, CEM Systems has a proven track record of delivering solutions tailored to other security-conscious vertical market sectors, such as data centres, education facilities, and utilities. In particular, it is able to offer an impressive range of security solutions for the healthcare sector.” To register for the webinar, click the following link:


https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ recording/6668951668800271


Wireless fob for ‘out-of-bed’ patients Static Systems Group (SSG) has


extended its Aspire SmartSync wireless nurse call product range to include a wireless call fob – giving patients the freedom to move around their room, or walk to other areas, yet still be able to request immediate staff assistance. The company said: “With Trusts looking to provide prime healing environments alongside positive patient experiences, patients are being encouraged to become more mobile.”


SSG’s new Aspire SmartSync Patient Fob is an ‘intuitive and easy-to-operate’ call unit with a user reassurance LED, attached to an anti-ligature lanyard. Offering ‘the same time-efficient installation methodology as other SmartSync devices’, the new patient fob is quickly and easily connected to the system using the Aspire Touch Staff Indicator. Once connected, it forms an integral part of the nurse call system, automatically adopting characteristics of other patient-to-staff alarms, including nurse station and smart device alerts.


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