INSTITUTE NEWS
this year. The hospital environment is not one that most, if any, of the students will associate with engineering. We are looking forward to seeing the innovative solutions to the scenario we will present.” Paul Fenton MBE, President of IHEEM, added: “One of my key themes as President is to focus on encouraging the next generation of future leaders. We are delighted to be teaming up with IET and developing links in respect of education and training and encouraging young people to join the engineering profession and start their career. This initiative supports the successful work already undertaken by our STEM Ambassador, Monira Kaouech, and is consistent with the Institute’s 5-Year Business Plan. “While the exact details of the challenge are kept secret to ensure that all schools taking part in the competition can compete fairly, we at IHEEM have been closely involved in its development. I am personally looking forward to seeing the ideas and solutions that the competing teams come up with.”
Monira Kaouech said: “IHEEM members are being encouraged to get involved by introducing a school – we are particularly keen to reach schools that don’t have a strong STEM offering.” Two volunteers can support the IET’s Challenge Leader at each event.
To find out more, contact Monira Kaouech at IHEEM:
STEM@iheem.org.uk, or the IET’s Education team at
faraday@theiet.org
Kate Karczewska, an EBME Technician at Ipswich Hospital, is among the many healthcare EFM/engineering personnel to have taken part.
Environmental Sustainability Technical Platform launched
IHEEM is delighted to announce the launch of the new Environmental Sustainability Technical Platform. The Institute is committed to promoting environmental sustainability, and its members have the potential to make a dramatic difference in the area of sustainability. IHEEM also recognises its responsibility as an organisation to manage the effects of its own operations with the overall aims of following and promoting good environmental sustainability practice, reducing the environmental impacts of all its activities, and helping members, affiliates, staff, and volunteers, to do the same. The inaugural meeting of the new platform, chaired by Ian Hinitt (pictured), Director of Estates and Facilities at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, and an IHEEM Past-President, took place on 17 June. Key areas of discussion included the Net Zero Carbon Building standards, and a summary of the devolved nations’ environmental sustainability plans. Operating under the revised IHEEM Terms of Reference, this new Platform will play a key role in sourcing and
sharing key information, best practice, and lessons learned, as well as providing feedback on behalf of the Institute on national standards and guidance from a sustainability perspective.
In addition to Ian Hinitt as Chairman, members of the Environmental Sustainability Technical Platform include: n Pete Sellars – IHEEM CEO. n Marie Porteous – Head of Sustainability & Environment at NHS Lanarkshire.
n Fiona Daly – National Sustainability and Workforce Lead, Estates and Facilities, NHS England and NHS Improvement.
n Muditha Abeysekera – Lecturer in Energy
Systems, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
n Sathsara Abeysinghe – Lecturer in Energy Systems, School of Engineering, Cardiff University.
n Paul Ruyssevelt – Professor of Energy and Building Performance, UCL Energy Institute, University College London.
n Peter Smyth – Health Service Executive, Lead, Climate Action & Sustainability Office, Assistant National Director, HSE Estates (Dublin North East).
n Bill O’Reilly – Estates Manager, Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown.
n Stephen Lowndes – Technical Director, Carbon and Energy Fund.
Ian Hinitt said: “I am proud to be the first Chair of this new IHEEM Technical Platform, and to have the opportunity to work alongside such a diverse and accomplished group of professionals. We are all committed to supporting the Institute on this important topic, which has an increasing impact on our industry and the specialist and technical engineering and EFM services that our members and affiliates provide.”
September 2021 Health Estate Journal 7 Helping define career choices
It is easy to underestimate the impact of taking young people out of their normal timetable and challenging them to think and behave like engineers for a day. Seventeen-year-old Louise said: “Taking part in a Faraday Challenge Day was an excellent experience, and now, five years on, I look back and realise how influential the opportunity was to me and the choices I have made. We had to code a BBC micro:bit for a real-life application. We chose to create a relaxation and reflexes programme. Our group ended up winning on the day, and I learnt that even if you make mistakes, you have not failed until you throw in the towel.” Following the Faraday Challenge, Louise went on to start a girls+ computing club at her school, helped to deliver a science club at her local library, and assisted in junior computing classes. She is now about to start a degree in Computing. She added: “Looking back, the Faraday Challenge was a key milestone in helping me to discover a subject that I love, and really changed my perception of computing from something that was a hobby, to something that could be a career.”
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88
