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5 Comment: Fire safety and decontamination facilities in the spotlight 5 Cover story: Starkstrom reports ‘considerable growth’ in demand 7 Institute News: Racecourse venue for ‘Meeting the Standard’ AE Conference 15 Health Sector News: Encouraging more NHS EFM apprenticeships
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24 Complying with the new BS standard on P. aeruginosa IHEEM-registered AE (Water), Steve Mount, reviews the recently produced British Standard for risk assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other waterborne pathogens in healthcare premises, and the challenges facing organisations in complying with it.
32 Making sure ventilation is effective and fit for purpose In March 2021 John Prendergast, MIHEEM, an
Authorising Engineer (Decontamination), and Dr Jimmy
Walker, Chair of the Central Sterilising Club, established, and have since led, a Working Group to review guidance for ventilation requirements in endoscope decontamination facilities.
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41 Reviewing fire alarm protocols and reducing risk The National Fire Safety lead at NHSE/I explains how NHS Trusts can review their fire alarm systems and implement effective protocols to ensure that risk reduction in this area meets statutory requirements.
45 Lancashire ‘surge hub’ created in just three weeks A three-week timescale to create, construct, and fully fit out a surge hub in a hospital car park is a pretty daunting prospect. Five senior team members involved in such a project at a Lancashire acute Trust explain how this was achieved at the Royal Preston Hospital.
51 Energy-saving steps aim to cut emissions by 80 per cent A major project to decarbonise North Tyneside General Hospital is well under way, with the aim of reducing its emissions by 80 per cent. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s ‘commitment to taking concrete, meaningful action’ to reduce its environmental impact will see the hospital’s steam system replaced.
59 Digital signage improving patient and staff experience Healthcare providers are using digital signage and IPTV systems to manage ongoing COVID challenges, and subsequently recognising how AV systems can improve the patient experience, says a specialist in end-to- end video streaming.
63 Complex build challenges for London PBT facility Edward Williams of Edward Williams Architects, and Sheila Carney, director of Scott Tallon Walker Architects, discuss designing the NHS in England’s second proton beam therapy centre, for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in a central London location – close to existing infrastructure such as ‘tube’ lines – and explain how the major challenges were overcome.
69 Fast-paced Portsmouth project finished in 28 weeks Modular building provider, Wernick, has completed a new 72-bed building at Queen Alexandra Hospital for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Providing urgently needed treatment and recovery areas, the £8.2 m building took just 28 weeks to complete, from design to handover.
72 COVID transforms thinking on hospital cleanliness John Chewins, director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at Bioquell, discusses technologies helping medical staff fight back against infectious agents.
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