Health Estate Journal Follow us on LinkedIn
CONTENTS
REGULARS
5 COMMENT: A forward-thinking, risk-based approach 7 8
15 20 COVER STORY: Advancing patient safety: a state-of-the-art upgrade
INSTITUTE NEWS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT HEALTH SECTOR NEWS
FEATURES
23 Space reinvented: a refurbishment journey At Healthcare Estates 2025, Honeywell’s Tony Sinden interviewed Simon Boundy and Jakub Raspl of Stride Treglown Architects, winners of the 2025 Healthcare Estates Refurbishment Project Of The Year Award. They discussed the methodology behind – and challenges presented by – an extensive refurbishment project at Bigbury Orthopaedic Surgical Suite for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.
28 Wales and Northern Ireland Conferences Bringing together sector experts and leaders, IHEEM’s Wales Regional Conference, Exhibition and Gala Awards Dinner, and Northern Ireland Conference, will offer delegates the opportunity to learn from a range of experts about the challenges facing healthcare estates, as well as celebrate innovation and success at two star-studded awards dinners. Health Estate Journal picks some upcoming highlights.
31 The critical role of contract management With small missteps on site potentially affecting thousands of lives, Simon Hunt, strategic account director at Sypro, discusses how structured oversight, collaboration, and digital tools enable hospitals to be delivered safely on time and within budget.
35 Building safer and more cost-effective hospitals Despite it being almost eight years since the issuing of the Hackitt report, its key recommendations remain largely unimplemented. This is particularly true in healthcare settings, where meaningful progress has been limited. In this article, Dr Manjula Meda, Dr Michael Weinbren, and George McCracken discuss why projects go wrong, and how simple solutions such as identifying risks at the inception of a project would make future hospitals radically safer.
43 Safe and efficient boiler water management Wendy Liston, senior water treatment consultant for Deep Water Blue Ltd, explores the fundamentals of boiler water management and explains why effective treatment, monitoring, and operator competence are essential to the safe and efficient operation of healthcare steam systems.
48 Fire door safety: the growing role of data Sue Corrick of Allegion UK reviews the expanding role of digital information in building safety and how its use is transforming fire door hardware from passive fire protection to an active data source.
51 Light and health: beyond compliance Evidence suggests that LEDs might be causing harm to our cells – meaning that the health of the population is being adversely affected by spending lots of time indoors without daily exposure to full spectrum lighting. However, there are measures that designers and facilities managers can take to improve the situation, as Lorraine Calcott, director and principal designer at it does Lighting Ltd, explains.
57 Cybersecurity: the upgrade paradox Nigel Thomas, national specification and project sales manager at ABB Electrification, discusses the ways in which implementing BMS can expose healthcare estates to critical vulnerabilities, and explains how estates teams can implement the correct cybersecurity safeguards.
63 Harmonic distortion and the impact on critical care Across the UK and internationally, a recurring requirement is appearing within critical medical equipment specifications:
a maximum supply of 3 per cent voltage total harmonic distortion (THDv). Understanding this limit – and its implications – is vital for safe, efficient equipment operation. Here, John Mitchell, global sales and marketing director at CP Automation, and independent power management consultant Steve Young MIET, explain why 3 per cent THDv matters.
April 2026 Health Estate Journal 3
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68
