HEALTH SECTOR NEWS Medical gas pipework for Brighton hospital
British manufacturer Lawton Tubes has supplied 30,000 metres of medical-grade copper pipework for a major hospital development in Brighton. Working with Medical Gas Pipelines Ltd, the company provided specialist oxygen pipework for the Brighton 3Ts / Louisa Martindale Building Phase 1 project at Royal Sussex County Hospital. The scheme involves an 11-storey installation requiring medical gas connections throughout the building. Delivered over a two-year period,
the project supports several clinical areas, including a 28-bed intensive therapy unit, seven operating theatres, five wards and a dedicated imaging department. Medical gas connections were installed using pipe sizes ranging from 15mm to 159mm, reflecting the scale and technical complexity of the scheme.
Lawton Tubes manufactures
medical copper tube in accordance with EN 13348, the European standard covering cleanliness and performance requirements for medical gas systems. The company was the
first British manufacturer to produce and supply tube to this specification. According to Lawton Tubes, its
finished products achieve a maximum total carbon content of 0.20 mg/dm², a measure intended to reduce the risk of contamination within pipework
serving vulnerable patients. David Rebeiro, medical gas sales manager at Lawton Tubes, said: “Our investment in high-quality degreasing machinery, combined with hand inspection and cleaning, means we are ideally placed to support with the construction and maintenance of medical facilities as seen at Royal Sussex County Hospital. “Our partnership with Medical Gas Pipelines Ltd ensured that critical areas of the hospital were equipped with safe, dependable systems, and we look forward to working with them on future projects.”
New Health Technical Memorandum on fire safety published
NHS England has published Health Technical Memorandum 05-01: Managing Healthcare Fire Safety. This Health Technical
Memorandum sets out recommendations and guidance for the management of fire safety in healthcare buildings. It is intended to be read in conjunction with:
n Health Technical Memorandum 05-02: Firecode – Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises)
n Health Technical Memorandum 05-03: Firecode – Fire Safety in the NHS – Operational provisions
While HTMs 05-02 and 05-03
provide guidance in respect of the fire precautions and protective measures appropriate for healthcare premises, this HTM focuses on establishing the appropriate fire safety management system to be applied to healthcare organisations. It recognises the unique
operational context of healthcare organisations and the need for
a robust system of fire safety management. The guidance and
recommendations contained in this HTM are intended to support compliance with statutory requirements within a structured management framework. The full memorandum can be found here:
https://tinyurl.com/468bpcmn
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