CONTENTS IHEEM REGULARS 5 COMMENT


5 COVER STORY: SECURITHERM EP MIXER – ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE


JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT


FEATURES


21 BETTER TRAINING PATHWAY FOR DECONTAMINATION ENGINEERS


26 NEW-BUILD OR REFURBISH IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR?


34 TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE


39 PIONEERING USE OF OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR AT LONDON HOSPITAL In March this year, with the coronavirus pandemic ramping up, London’s Charing Cross Hospital found its existing oxygen VIE was already beginning to struggle to meet demand. When two overstretched oxygen suppliers were unable to help upgrade it, SHJ Medical Gas Specialists stepped in with a novel solution.


45 RE-EVALUATING HEALTHCARE DESIGN POST-PANDEMIC


50 DIVIDING SCREENS’ SUCCESS AT SANDWELL HOSPITAL


53 ACHIEVING INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS


Eryl Jones, Managing Director of the Assa Abloy Door Hardware Group, discusses the key issues that decision-makers and facilities managers need to be aware of when it comes to inclusive design of healthcare buildings, the critical considerations for door opening solutions, and the potential risks of not addressing them.


57 ACCURATE DESIGN AND SIZING CRUCIAL FOR ‘HEALTHY’ AIR-HANDLING UNITS


61 GUARDING AGAINST POOR AIR QUALITY AND ITS IMPACT


65 UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS FROM ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE


There are a range of different environments within a hospital that require protection from electrostatic discharges (ESD) to safeguard patients, staff, and equipment. Garry Bateman, head of Technical Sales and Support at Forbo Flooring Systems, discusses how static discharge can be controlled with the specification of ESD flooring.


69 PROPER MAINTENANCE KEY TO EFFECTIVE UPS OPERATION


73 TACTILE, COLOURFUL MATERIALS WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE


77 DISTANCE NO OBJECT FOR EQUIPMENT RESALE SPECIALIST


82 EFFECTIVE DOMESTIC HOT WATER PRODUCTION USING STEAM


85 BALANCING FUNCTIONALITY AND A PATIENT- FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT


90 WHY VSD TECHNOLOGY IS PRACTICAL AND ECONOMIC


93 CATERING FOR AN INCREASINGLY FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE


97 SANITISING FAN COIL UNITS MAKES HOSPITALS SAFER


101 NO SHORTAGE OF INNOVATION APPARENT IN A CHALLENGING YEAR A look at some of the most exciting and innovative products and technologies that exhibitors at the deferred Healthcare Estates 2020 event would have been showcasing, and show visitors would have been able to see, this month in Manchester.


October 2020 Health Estate Journal 3 7 INSTITUTE NEWS 15 HEALTH SECTOR NEWS


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