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22 Who is best to carry out ventilation verification? A look at annual ventilation plant checks, comparing and contrasting how the roles of professional ventilation verifier and Authorising Engineer (Ventilation) are positioned to ensure that indoor air in healthcare premises is of the highest quality.
27 APs – a full-time job or just ‘an added extra’? The assessment, appointment, and acceptance of the Authorised Person role can be seen as a ‘tick-box exercise’, with many APs finding the role considered an ‘added extra’ to existing duties and roles. An IHEEM- registered AE discusses the extent and nature of the role using ventilation as the primary exemplar of the duties involved.
33 Underlining a growing need for ‘digital literacy’ Dr Nick Hill FIHEEM, director of Water Quality London, considers some of the implications for healthcare engineering and healthcare estate management personnel of an increasingly digital world, and discusses the results of a survey of senior such personnel on the topic.
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Theatre settings for an increasingly digital age Last October, Reinsberg Group, the medtech holding of Prague-based private equity firm, BHM Group, acquired a majority stake in Brandon Medical – as part of its strategy to build a strong group of independent European medical manufacturers. Simultaneously, Brandon unveiled ‘a bold rebrand’.
49 Clean air, clean future – choosing the right system Ulrik Vadstrup, Regional Europe Sales manager for HVACR at ABB Drive Products, argues the case for drive and motor (DM) packages, as opposed to electronically commutated (EC) fans, when specifying HVACR systems.
53 Exploring strategies for generating social value Mike Horrocks, a Senior Project manager in the Major Capital Projects Team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, discusses some of the ways social value can be embedded effectively in healthcare estate management.
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58 How modular construction is helping local healthcare Algeco Offsite’s MD, Phil Pavey, explains ‘how the latest platform design solutions are helping to roll out the benefits of Community Diagnostic Centres faster than other construction techniques’.
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63 Getting the best value out of PPP assets Two Partners at construction, property, and management consultancy, Rider Levett Bucknall, set out some of the key steps for healthcare estates management teams to take to ensure that PPP estate assets are optimised and offer the maximum value.
67 Harnessing the healing power of nature With the increase in ‘social prescribing’ aimed at easing the burden on the NHS, there is renewed focus on the health benefits of gardens, and particularly on the physical act of gardening, among healthcare professionals and those within the care sector.
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Transformation in the era of systems, place, and AI Michèle Wheeler and Karen Bryson, of healthcare and life sciences consultancy, Lexica, delve into ‘the evolving landscape’ of the global health and care sector, with a look at ‘the pivotal part’ they believe technology and AI will play in future healthcare transformation.
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