HEALTHCARE ESTATES
‘Outstanding healthcare estates from concept to completion’
From building simple clinics to complex surgical theatres, Darwin Group claims to be ‘the market-leader’ in specialist offsite healthcare estate solutions. Founder and CEO, Richard Pierce,
says that with increasing pressure and challenges within the NHS due to the ever-changing demands on its ageing healthcare estate, Darwin Group’s ‘agile approach’ makes it perfectly placed to offer expert support. He said: “We provide high-quality permanent sales alongside a comprehensive hire offer, making us the only offsite healthcare construction specialist in the market with its own UK-based factory that operates a full turnkey solution. Thanks to our innovative offsite modular construction techniques, we provide a repeatable, high-quality build solution that is 60% faster than traditional building methods, and with 90% less waste generated. We
Curtains and cleanliness standards
‘Is it time to rethink our approach to tackling the cross-infection risks posed by curtains?’ asks nursing equipment manufacturer, Lisclare. The company said: “Curtains
can confidently say we’re one of the market’s most sustainable options – and thanks to us having our own factory, we work flexibly at speed to ensure every project, regardless of size, is successfully delivered.” Darwin says it prides itself on
collaboration with NHS staff ‘at every stage of the process’ to ensure that it delivers ‘high-quality facilities that enhance working conditions and improve healthcare outcomes’.
Specialist resource management expertise
As an approved NHS SBS Framework Supplier, Matrix Booking supports NHS organisations in adapting to new ways of working, improving access to workplace resources, and ‘helping to unlock the true potential of those resources through a range of intuitive and easy-to-use online booking platforms’.
The company said: “We are
proud to work with organisations such as the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency, the Care Quality Commission, NHS
Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, and many more, in delivering a solution and service dedicated to effective workplace and resource management. “At Matrix Booking, we have supported the development of innovative and forward-thinking workplace management projects in the public sector throughout the past decade, including the introduction and continued expansion of the Government Hub Network. We are looking forward to exhibiting at Healthcare Estates to demonstrate how our resource booking platform is helping healthcare professionals to make maximum use of their estates. Our experts will be on hand on Stand B1 to discuss your resource management needs and ambitions.”
Modular heat pump chillers launched
Airedale by Modine, the critical cooling specialist, has launched the MultiChill, a modular, low-GWP, free-cooling heat pump chiller range, which it says ‘offers flexibility and efficiency as a smaller capacity heat pump chiller with modularity built into its design’. With individual unit capacities between 53 kW and 103 kW, up to 16 MultiChill heat pump chillers can be connected on the same water circuit, delivering up to 1360 kW of installed capacity. Airedale added: “The part-load
efficiency benefits of MultiChill are further enhanced when installed in a modular configuration, with the system able to comfortably operate within 2-100% of available capacity. Optimised for lower GWP refrigerant, R32, and available with free cooling technology, MultiChill delivers an SEER of up to 4.89 (cooling only) and a SCOP of up to 4.08 (heat pump). Suitable for urban installation, MultiChill delivers low noise performance and has a minimised frame footprint.”
MultiChill expands Airedale’s existing September 2023 Health Estate Journal 101
range of heat pump, chiller, and AHU solutions, and is covered by the company’s dedicated technical support, warranty, and UK-based, 65-strong, ‘24/7’ service support team.
have long been a proven source of pathogens which become rapidly contaminated. More research is needed to establish the effectiveness of antimicrobial coatings, and the possible unwanted consequences in relation to antimicrobial resistance and the environment. The use and management of disposable curtains negatively impacts the environment, and is disruptive to patient flow. Curtains are high frequency touch points, but cleaning or changing them every day isn’t practical or cost- effective. This is possibly the reason the issue is avoided within the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021, which leaves Infection Control leads with inadequate guidance on how to address the important risk posed by curtains. “Practical, easy-to-clean alternatives such as wall-mounted folding screens are available and used in other countries such as Sweden and Denmark (and in an increasing number of UK hospitals). These have a lower carbon footprint, and are less disruptive to patient flow. Is it time for the NHS to reassess its long-standing relationship with curtains?” For further information on Silentia privacy screens, visit
www.silentia.co.uk.
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