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Plans for ‘UK’s most sustainable hospital’ reach milestone
The ACORN consortium, led by developer and investor, Kajima, with lead designers, White Arkitekter, has secured the green light for the reserved matters associated with the 2017 outline planning permission for the new Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, and unveiled new images of the facility. Plans were approved by Cardiff
Council’s Planning Committee. The proposals for what ACORN and Kajima say will be ‘the UK’s greenest hospital’ are for ‘a highly sustainable, elegant new cancer centre for patients, staff, and the local community’. White Arkitekter said: “The design will be integrated into a natural setting, respecting the existing ecological habitats and landscape features. The new facility will promote excellence in cancer services, and support international research and development.” Velindre Cancer Centre is being
developed to comply with the Well- being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, with the aspiration of becoming the UK’s most sustainable hospital. The design utilises low embodied carbon, and bio-based materials that ‘support a circular economy, and promote health
‘Training Academy’ to focus on UPS and secondary power supplies
and wellbeing’. Timber and other natural materials, such as lime and clay renders, which are breathable, flexible, and anti- fungal, will deliver a ‘natural calming environment’ for staff, patients, and their families/visitors. The scheme will be all- electric. A strategy is in place to reduce site waste through offsite manufacture of components – minimising transportation, and creating greater efficiencies in the hospital’s construction and maintenance. Sustainable Urban Drainage systems will be integrated that focus on ‘roof to river,’ with no plastic in the ground, a swale network, and a retention pond, which will form ‘attractive amenity areas for everyone to enjoy’. The artist’s impression is of the Radiotherapy waiting area.
Manchester Trust renews partnership with Sodexo in £240 m contract
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has extended Sodexo Health & Care’s catering and soft FM services contract for a further four years to 2027. The new contract starts in October, and is worth over £240 m. Sodexo’s 1,900 staff will continue to deliver services at Wythenshawe Hospital, and at the Trust’s Oxford Road Campus, which includes Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, the University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester
Royal Infirmary, the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, and Saint Mary’s Hospital for Women and Neonates. Services include patient dining, retail catering, portering, domestic services, receipt and distribution, helpdesk, and transport. As part of the new contract Sodexo will be introducing a number of infection prevention initiatives – including SureWash hand hygiene training technology, a system it says can teach and assess hand hygiene technique and deliver Infection Prevention and Control education, as well as black light testing to aid in detecting hidden pathogens on surfaces such as walls, furniture, and high-touch areas.
Sodexo has operated at Wythenshawe Hospital since 1999, and the Oxford Road Campus since 2008. On all sites, it manages a number of food outlets, including Subway, Costa, and Starbucks, and will continue to deliver its Kitchen Works Co by Sodexo offer at staff and visitor restaurants at both sites.
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Kohler says its new Healthcare-focused Training Academy has been developed for healthcare engineers or design engineers working with critical power within healthcare environments. The first Healthcare Academy session takes place from 9.30-1.30 pm on 17 May at Events@ No. 6 in London, and is free to attend. The new course sets out to explain the principal design aspects of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and secondary supplies discussed in HTM 06-01, and considers how the guidance integrates a UPS into
electrical infrastructure to create a reliable, resilient system in a hospital or other medical facility.
The programme covers ‘UPS fundamentals’, the requirements for UPS in healthcare settings, and guidance including HTM 06-01 and BS 7671, as well as load management, including looking at design systems and considerations for power supply and redundancy. The Training Academy will also examine what is meant by fault clearance, battery systems in healthcare environments, and logistics and maintenance in relation to space and environmental requirements, such as access, cabling, and airflow management. Kohler said: “Backed by Kohler Co’s 100+ years of power protection experience and innovation, Kohler Uninterruptible Power is well positioned to provide the necessary depth of advice and support. We provide expertise, remote support facilities, and an extensive network of field service engineers to customers, offering fast 24/7 availability. All our training courses are CPD-approved by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).” The session will be run by Alex Emms, Operations director for Kohler Uninterruptible Power (KUP), who has over 30 years’ experience of the UK power protection business. To register for the free Healthcare UPS Training Academy, visit: https://
www.kohler-ups.co.uk/ups-events/ new-healthcare-ups-training-academy- london-17th-may-2023/
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