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5 Comment: Lessons from failures not being heeded 5 Cover story: Digitising healthcare fire system testing and maintenance 6 Institute News: Best value ticket prices for Healthcare Estates ‘frozen’ 10 Training and Development section 17 Health Sector News: BESA: Don’t ‘sit back’ on Building Safety Act
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23 Better integration of health and social care a priority Stuart Douglas, Director of Specialist Estates Services, part of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, discusses issues facing Welsh healthcare estate management and engineering personnel.
29 Honing design to improve from one build to the next Three
microbiologists and a highly
experienced EFM professional argue that ensuring
patient safety in new healthcare facilities requires a markedly different approach to design and construction.
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34 Eco-initiatives at Cromwell Hospital start bearing fruit Bupa Health Services’ Sarah Melia discusses the steps the Cromwell Hospital in London has taken to become more sustainable over the last couple of years.
38 A building that will help to ‘make science happen’ Engineering consultancy, Buro Happold, on delivering MEP and lab design services, and sustainability, civil, structural, acoustic, vibration, and fire engineering, for the London Institute of Medical Sciences.
43 Frequency of P. aeruginosa sampling in need of re-think IHEEM-registered AE(W), Karina Jones, asks whether existing HTM guidance on the frequency with which healthcare engineering teams and/or external contractors sample for Pseudomonas aeruginosa is in urgent need of review.
49 Tomorrow’s hospitals – hubs of local heat networks? With healthcare buildings contributing some 15% of the NHS’s total carbon emissions, the director of Net Zero at Lexica says that ‘thinking ahead to 2040, a Net Zero hospital could be a hub of the local heat network’.
53 Improving project success via better training
Kate Bradley, director of Healthcare Design Leadership CIC, discusses how to improve project success by training stakeholders to reduce the skills gap.
57 Decision-making methods through a ‘hygienic lens’ Selecting appropriate hygienic surfacing materials for hospitals in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
65 Overcoming healthcare’s theatre space challenge Looking ahead, availability of theatre space will be key to reducing waiting lists and resuming ‘normal’ service.
70 The right valves’ vital role in a safe healthcare system To protect end-users from the potential of scalding injuries or harmful bacteria contamination, specifying the right valves in a plumbing system is a vital first step.
73 Digital healthcare: a catalyst for human-centred design Con McGarry, a senior consultant at Arcadis, says ‘the digital wave is here, and a profound evolution that promises to transform healthcare as we know it’. However, he asks, what follows, beyond the need to implement the technology?
76 Education key to greater cup recycling take-up
Recycling single-use cups saves valuable resources, impacts carbon, and reduces littering. With a delay to new legislation, Valpak’s Hannah Osman explains why NHS Trusts are still focusing on cups.
79 How decanting can address current NHS challenges At Healthcare Estates 2023, offsite manufacturer, McAvoy, held a roundtable at which UK industry experts from the healthcare sector explored the topic, ‘How can decanting assist with the current challenges NHS Trusts are facing with the provision of new facilities?’
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