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INSTITUTE NEWS


months has seen some EFM professionals ‘virtualled out’ by the sheer volume of interaction online, the Branch recognised that the power of virtual events had been clearly demonstrated, and that in future a ‘hybrid approach’ to event activity would be a good way forward. The final address was from IHEEM’s CEO, Pete Sellars, who said he had been encouraged to hear about the Branch’s key priorities – especially in terms of engagement with the wider estates community, and encouraging younger entrants to join the profession to ensure effective succession planning, and the passing on of key skills and expertise from older to younger staff. Discussing IHEEM Head Office activity during the pandemic, he said he and his team were pleased that work to upgrade the Head Office infrastructure and online system was beginning to bear fruit, especially in terms of enhanced communication, and helping members with their professional and personal development, for example via the new Knowledge Portal, interactive CPD system, and Learning Hub. Meanwhile, IHEEM’s 2020 Annual Report, published last November in advance of the ‘virtual AGM’ in early December, highlighted some of the Institute’s key work during 2020, as well as looking forward to planned activity for 2021 and beyond. Pete Sellars was delighted that IHEEM had successfully achieved one of its key ambitions in producing such a publication for the first time.


Future priorities


Looking ahead, he said particular priorities for IHEEM from his perspective would include strengthening existing partnerships with other ‘like-minded’ professional bodies, delivering on IHEEM’s


Mark Williams was introduced as the new Council representative for the Branch.


promise to further enhance its offering to members – from apprentices to estates directors, and continuing to develop a programme of events, many in digital form over the short-term, given the impact on live events of COVID-19. On the training front, IHEEM was in dialogue with Dudley College in the West Midlands on the potential of collaborating to deliver the Medical Engineering course offered there more widely, while as members could now see on the Institute website, it was already offering a wide range of professional training to members and non-members alike, such as the recently launched Healthcare Facility Planning Course in conjunction with TAHPI.


Having recently met ‘virtually’ with personnel at Step Exhibitions who co- organise the annual Healthcare Estates event with IHEEM, Pete Sellars said the


Jess Taylor is Business Development Manager at Interserve Construction.


plan was still to hold a national flagship event in the autumn. However, this might need to combine ‘virtual’ and live activity. The general feedback that the Head Office team had received, however, was that there was a strong desire for some form of face-to-face national event later in the year, and IHEEM was in ongoing dialogue with Step Exhibitions as to the format. With that, the IHEEM CEO handed back to Phil Wade, who thanked the various presenters, and those who had attended what he said had been ‘a bit of a pilot’ for further Branch of the Month events planned, the next two being those set to be hosted by the Yorkshire Branch on 18 February, and the East Midlands Branch on 18 March. Further information on the IHEEM Branch of the Month events will be viewable on the IHEEM website, at www.iheem.org.uk, as well as in HEJ and on social media.


IHEEM welcomes Lord Young as its Honorary Patron Review Board from 2005 to 2008, he is


IHEEM is delighted to announce that Anthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green, has been appointed Honorary Patron of the Institute. Lord Young of Norwood Green started work as a telecom apprentice in the GPO in 1958. He entered the House of Lords in 2004 after a distinguished career as a trade unionist. In 2008 he was appointed Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Skills and Apprenticeships in the then Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. In 2009, as Minister in the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, his role extended to responsibility for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs. A former Governor of the BBC from 1998 to 2002, former Vice-Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative, and a member of the Armed Forces Pay


the current Apprenticeship Ambassador in the House of Lords.


IHEEM was honoured to have his involvement in its 2020 Digital Week as a keynote speaker, and he is scheduled to take part in this year’s Digital Workforce Programme, which is currently in development. IHEEM CEO, Pete Sellars, said: “On behalf of everyone at IHEEM, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Lord Young; we are privileged to have his support. One of the core objectives of the Institute is encouraging the next generation of healthcare engineers, and this is one of Paul Fenton’s priorities for his two-year tenure as President. Lord Young has already taken an active interest in our work on the


apprenticeship and STEM programmes. Lending his name as an Honorary Patron


will greatly support and endorse our mission in this important area, and his association will undoubtedly raise both the apprenticeship work’s profile and that of the Institute.”


March 2021 Health Estate Journal 9


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