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Eastwood Park Training’s summer school – revamped


Eastwood Park Training has recently opened bookings for its popular summer school, relaunched as ‘Introduction to healthcare engineering, estates, and facilities’. After reflecting on the past


few years, the Gloucestershire- based training specialist says it has made ‘some positive enhancements’ to ensure that participants’ week of residential training is ‘as outstanding as ever’. It said: “Previously, the summer school was designed for apprentices, but over the years the demand has shifted to anyone looking for a change in their career, new to engineering, or simply wanting to try something new. There are no pre- qualifications needed to join the summer school, but you’ll leave with a taster of each discipline, and a lot of knowledge from our expert trainers.” The week-long residential


programme is suitable for individuals new to healthcare engineering, apprentices, or anyone wanting to gain an


Chemo unit provides treatment closer to home


understanding of the different healthcare engineering disciplines. Eastwood Park says the course provides learners ‘with a broad introduction to a wide range of engineering disciplines operating within a medical/healthcare environment’. It added: “Learners will gain a greater understanding of how the services they provide impact on compliance with various HTMs, making the training particularly relevant to electrical and mechanical engineers.” Pictured is Eastwood Park’s recently built new training centre in Falfield.


May webinar on ‘Meeting the energy and carbon challenge in the NHS’


The energy market has certainly hit the news headlines in recent times, as the conflict in Ukraine has led to record market prices, and concerns about long-term continuity of supply.


Similarly, the


Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report, IPCC Working Group III report, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change, published in early April, again highlighted the need for ever more urgent action to deliver on our carbon net zero commitments. So says leading energy management and sustainability consultancy, Inenco, which concludes that ‘there has never been a more urgent moment for NHS Trusts to look afresh at how they can best mitigate rising prices, and reduce energy consumption – to both cut costs, and simultaneously deliver on the NHS’s 2040 Net Zero goal’. Inenco adds: “In our upcoming webinar, taking place at 11.00 am on Wednesday 18 May, HEJ


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editor, Jonathan Baillie, will discuss both the challenges and opportunities with Beth Goodwin (pictured), Senior Account Manager and NHS Specialist at Inenco.” The session will focus


upon how to: n Best mitigate the impact of rising energy prices through an effective procurement strategy.


n Implement practical energy consumption optimisation projects to reduce overall costs.


n Move to practical implementation of Trusts’ Green Plans, and meet the associated decarbonisation challenge. Beth Goodwin added: “We hope


you can join us on the morning of 18 May for what we are sure will be a practical and insightful session, drawing on Inenco’s 50 years’ plus of experience of navigating the energy market, and our more recent experience of supporting numerous Trusts in shaping their Green Plans.” To register, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com /register/7324021097767675407


The PHU-run Regional Cancer Centre sees patients from across south-east Hampshire and West Sussex – most requiring chemotherapy must attend Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital. Demand on cancer services is growing year on year, with new treatments meaning many patients experience a longer life expectancy. Hazel Hartnett, Deputy divisional nurse director, and Senior Matron for Cancer, explained: “Patients coming in for chemotherapy treatment often feel poorly and tired. Many must rely on friends and family to take them in and drop them home, and providing this service closer to their homes could be transformative for them.” With a modern and welcoming environment, the new unit has been supported by Portsmouth Hospitals Charity. Items worth over £27,000, including reclining chairs, a blood fridge, and home comforts such as artwork, have been purchased to transform the unit.


A new chemotherapy unit at Fareham Community Hospital in Hampshire has recently welcomed its first patients. The £147,000 project to create it was part funded by Community Health Partnerships (CHP), with CHP contributing £72,000, and the remainder covered by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU). Having identified the need to increase chemotherapy capacity locally, the Trust required an existing meeting room at the hospital to be transformed into clinical space incorporating 10 new chemotherapy chairs. The build was facilitated by CHP’s LIFTCo partner, Solent Estates Partnership, working with the CCG, PHU, tenants, and the CHP Property team. The new unit will offer up to 375 hours of treatment time annually, ‘while delivering vital services closer to home within a primary care setting, rather than patients having to travel to the nearest acute hospital’.


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