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26 The transition to all-electric hospitals Healthcare facilities produce a significant proportion of the world’s carbon emissions, which means that decarbonisation in the sector is increasingly critical, argues Jim Crabb, PE, LEED AP, principal at Mazzetti. So, what are the solutions?
31 Malaysia’s roadmap to carbon-neutral healthcare The Malaysian Carbon Neutral Healthcare Facilities Blueprint is the Ministry of Health’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality across public healthcare facilities by 2050. Key engineers and technology leaders outline its core plans while identifying the biggest challenges.
37 Smart technology for safer patient care Traka UK’s Ben Farrar explains how the latest management technology is making life easier for NHS staff. From keeping keys and equipment secure, to tracking vital devices in real time, these tools are genuinely improving the safety of patient care.
42 IHEEM Awards: Spotlight on success The winners of this year’s Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards were recently announced at a gala dinner. With exceptionally high standards and fierce competition across the board, each triumph reflects outstanding achievement in healthcare design, collaboration, and innovation.
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Hospital 2.0: Turning vision into scalable reality The arrival of the Hospital 2.0 framework is pushing the UK’s healthcare sector into a brave new world. With considerable project values and important timelines on the horizon, we need to explore what it truly means in practice, outlines Pagabo’s Jonathan Oram.
51 Hidden risks in hospital electrical systems Undiscovered electrical faults in hospitals can threaten patient safety and increase costs. Gareth Brunton, Managing director at Bender, says monitoring technology gives estates teams real-time insight to prevent failures and move from reactive maintenance to proactive management.
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55 Lead or lag? Rethinking ventilation Hospitals across the NHS are rethinking ventilation as estates teams face growing challenges in ensuring safe air for patients and staff. Andrew Carnegie, Managing director at Air Sentry, says proactive monitoring and closed-loop systems are essential to transforming clinical environments.
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Case study: The role of collaboration in hospital upgrades Rekha Thawrani, Global director at NEC Contracts, explains how collaborative contracting helped to overcome specific challenges and contributed to the successful delivery of the upgrade to an emergency department in Manchester.
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60 Biophilic spaces for mental health and wellbeing As the New Hospital Programme prepares to deliver 40 new hospitals by 2030, this is our defining opportunity to revolutionise how we design healthcare environments to support both patient recovery and staff wellbeing, says Laura Carrara-Cagni of Cagni Williams Associates.
65 Engineering the connected healthcare estate The integration of connected medical technologies is reshaping the NHS estate, and redefining the role of Electro-Biomedical Engineering (EBME) teams. A recent Thought Leadership Workshop explored how engineers, IT specialists and estates professionals can work together to manage the shift.
72 How NHS estates can reach Net Zero The Carbon and Energy Fund’s Steven Heape argues that whilst the NHS’s Net Zero targets are achievable, progress now hinges on pragmatic financing, tariff reform, and the courage to embrace transitional technologies that make decarbonisation both technically and economically viable.
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