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JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT
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REGULARS
5 Comment: Remind EFM staff that their work helps save lives 5 Cover story: BeaconMedaes launches anaesthetic gas scavenging system 7 Institute News: Healthcare Estates 2023 – Conference themes announced 15 Health Sector News: Plans for new Velindre Cancer Centre submitted
FEATURES
21 Key challenges for the sector’s future workforce A ‘Workforce’-themed keynote at 2022’s Healthcare Estates featured discussions on the key workforce challenges facing both the healthcare engineering and estate management sector, and the wider NHS.
27 ‘Personalised’ cancer treatment facilities growing in number Chris Oates, from architects, BDP, explains how the latest cancer care facilities are enabling patients to be treated in increasingly personalised environments, and discusses the benefits of co-locating specialist treatment facilities, scientific research, and academic centres, on one site.
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32 Fire safety courses add to growing training portfolio Visiting PPL Training’s York HQ, HEJ discovered what led it to begin covering key fire safety topics such as fire-stopping and fire door survey and inspection.
38 The NHS estate – not all about bricks and mortar AA Projects’ Sarah Butler discusses a new NHS England resource which aims to show how the NHS can use and manage its estate ‘as a catalyst to boost social value, address local priorities, and enhance the wider determinants of health’.
43 Rapid testing technology puts London Trust in control IDEXX’s Nigel Otter discusses Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s successful use of the company’s rapid microbiology systems to test for, and identify, Legionella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, ‘in-house’, in its water systems.
52 Safety and energy worries can drive low carbon future The government took a joined-up approach to revising the Building Regulations, and if heating and cooling systems also do, we can tackle the most urgent challenges, says Daikin Applied UK.
47 Technology and modular build making their impact felt How can increased capacity at NHS car parks offer solutions, and not problems? Hospital car parking is a complex and multi-faceted issue. Paul Eaton, from Berry Systems, looks at how parking solutions can adapt and adjust for future demands.
55 Using tech innovation to address global challenges Manufacturers have recently had difficulties obtaining components. Medical technology specialist, Brandon Medical, explains how the business has adapted.
61 Decarbonising the NHS with smart, flexible, resilient energy technology The Energy Trilemma – an affordable, sustainable, and secure power supply – is a pressing global issue. Powerstar looks at the funding that can help Trusts transition to clean energy, and the technology available to reduce costs, lower emissions, and ensure a secure supply.
65 Far-reaching benefits of offsite modular construction Tony Wells, CEO of Merit, a specialist in offsite manufacture and build of ‘hi- tech’ facilities – including for healthcare – discusses some of the key time, other practical, and cost-saving benefits, of this approach, drawing on some of the company’s recent healthcare projects.
69 Making room acoustics a resounding success
The sound and acoustics generated in healthcare settings have a major impact on both patients and staff. With sound levels increasing, Andrea Harman, from Saint-Gobain Ecophon, discusses some of the main considerations in creating a quieter, more calming, recovery environment.
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