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23 Supporting young people through apprenticeships HEJ editor Matt Seex reports from IHEEM’s annual Wales Regional Conference, where Jason Yi, associate director and healthcare business leader for global consultancy Arup, and assistant project manager and successful Arup apprentice Kate Yeomans, discussed the importance of private sector apprenticeship programs in bringing young people into the healthcare sector.
33 Contemporary healthcare architecture in Spain Luis González Sterling, co-founder of Argola Arquitectos, explains how the transformation of one of Spain’s largest hospitals exemplifies how contemporary healthcare architecture can integrate advanced medical functionality with sustainable design principles while maintaining operational continuity.
37 Emergency lighting: a strategic advantage Michael Goodman, senior key accounts manager at Clevertronics, explores the importance of emergency and exit lighting and how approaches such as smart monitoring, long life batteries, energy efficiency, BMS integration, and sustainable design are elevating these systems from regulatory compliance tools to essential pillars of resilient healthcare facilities.
41 When water stands still: the invisible risks A water system affected by stagnation risks transforming into a rich biological habitat for opportunistic pathogens. Holger Eggert, head of product management and business development at Aqua free Group, looks in depth at why stagnation remains one of healthcare’s most underestimated risks and what estates teams need to do in order to prevent it.
47 Relocations in live healthcare environments Healthcare relocations bring with them a host of challenges. Jenny Thorncroft, director, JTS Relocations, looks at how, when managing relocations within live healthcare environments, communication and
partnership between estates teams and other stakeholders can minimise disruption, support staff wellbeing, and ultimately help protect patient experience and continuity of care during periods of organisational change.
51 Going back to the future with PPP Public-private partnerships are once again being touted as a means of bringing about much- needed investment in health infrastructure, particularly when it comes to serving local health needs. Sarah Beaumont-Smith, UK strategy director of Fulcrum Infrastructure Group and chair of both the Neighbourhood Health Forum and The LIFT Council, discusses the past, present and future of neighbourhood health delivery.
57 Capital programmes need whole system change Samuel Rose of IMPOWER Consulting and Dr Nicole Samuel of the National Centre for Child Health Technology at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust present findings from a qualitative research programme examining how clinical and digital transformation can be embedded within large-scale healthcare capital programmes. Their research reveals a persistent and dangerous gap between the transformational ambitions built into business cases and the operational reality that new hospitals face at opening.
63 Standardised design creates a thriving NHS Jane Ho, partner and regional practice director, health at HKS, calls for learning from the details of large-scale acute hospitals, both private and public, to transform healthcare facilities in the UK’s rural and other underserved areas as part of the new Neighbourhood Health Centres initiative.
68 Managing the NHS estate: a radical rethink The NHS may be on the brink of a fundamental rethink of its estate, not just as infrastructure to maintain, but as a strategic asset that can improve outcomes and reduce costs. Tim Chell, health sector and regional director at BAM UK & Ireland, looks at the role NHS buildings have to play in unlocking cost savings that can be reinvested directly into patient care.
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