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5 Comment: Engineering in the blood for new President 5 Cover story: The ‘right filter for the right outlet’ guaranteed 7 Institute News: Faraday finalists’ chance to influence future hospital design 13 Health Sector News: A new advanced and intuitive theatre control panel 18 IFHE News: Report from the action-packed Toronto Congress
FEATURES
23 ‘Common language’ needed for better hospital planning Speaking at the IFHE’s 2022 Congress in Toronto, IHEEM’s CEO, Pete Sellars, and President, Paul Fenton, argued that the planning and construction of ‘siloed’ hospitals ‘is over’, discussing a very different model for future healthcare planning.
30 Ensuring modern telemetry systems function properly More and more modern hospitals now rely on medical telemetry systems for the smooth operation of the ICT and communications technologies that are critical to efficient
patient care. Three Japanese engineers give an overview of new guidelines.
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35 First female President sets out her aims and ambitions Last month saw the Institute’s first ever female President, Alison Ryan, take over the chain of office at IHEEM’s 2022 AGM. She discusses her career to date, her involvement with IHEEM, her goals during her Presidency, and some of the areas where she believes the Institute can have even greater impact.
41 Celebrating excellence at biggest IHEEM Awards Dinner yet The presentation of awards in 12 categories, plus the chance to make new acquaintances, and renew contacts face- to-face, were among the highlights of last month’s Healthcare Estates 2022 IHEEM Awards Dinner in Manchester.
47 ‘Enabling infection-resilient healthcare environments’ At Healthcare Estates 2022, four scientists and academics discussed hospital ventilation – including some of the key learnings for hospital engineers in the wake of COVID-19. HEJ’s editor reports on an address by one of the four – Prof. Cath Noakes of the University of Leeds.
53 ‘UK needs to be more self- sufficient on energy’
A Net Zero and Sustainability keynote session at Healthcare Estates 2022 included an interesting and somewhat chastening look at the ‘size’ of the energy generation challenge facing the UK in the short- to-medium term by Dame Sue Ion, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
58 AI-driven system improves reliability and efficiency At the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a new medical gas plant developed by SHJ Medical Gas Specialists has ‘addressed areas of energy inefficiency, vastly increased the system’s productivity, resilience, and reliability’, and aided carbon emission reduction.
63 Importance of fire damper safety testing underlined The NHS has a legacy of ageing properties, many with ventilation systems where it is not possible to gain access for effective cleaning or mandatory annual safety inspection and testing of fire dampers. This issue needs to be afforded much higher priority on risk registers, argues the MD of an independent ventilation, air, and water hygiene specialist.
68 How clean are the door handles you touch?
Is it correct to assume manual daily cleaning provides the best protection for people who use high-touch surfaces like door handles? Glana’s Ian Graham, developer of the Axiene Clean Touch antimicrobial door handle system, describes hygiene performance trials comparing standard cleaning procedures with the new technology.
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