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September 2024 Volume 78 Number 8
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JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT
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A new look for HEJ from next month
The last few months have been momentous for the health service, particularly with a new Government elected, and a new Secretary of State for Health in Wes Streeting. One of the Health Secretary’s immediate challenges was to work with the British Medical Association to try to end what the Department of Health and Social Care dubbed ‘15 months of devastating strike action’ by junior doctors, against a backdrop where the Health Foundation called for him to ‘enact social care reforms’, and ‘set out a clear timetable’ for their delivery. The ‘think tank’ projected just before July’s General Election that the NHS is set for ‘a massive £38 bn funding hole’ by the end of this parliament. The NHS is indeed facing some significant
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revered training style, and unrivalled knowledge in the area, mean that leading the portfolio will only serve to enhance the already excellent training provision. Eastwood Park maintains its commitment to delivering quality training as much today as the day it started in this vital sector 55 years ago.”
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challenges, both in terms of clinical backlog, and an approximate estate backlog across England of £12 bn – as the King’s Fund puts it, just to ‘bring its run-down buildings back into suitable condition’. On the legislative front, meanwhile, how
well-versed are the healthcare EFM community and the associated design and construction chain on their obligations under the Building Safety Act, which came into force last October? If the discussions at a roundtable held in Leeds in July to discuss the issue are anything to go by, the answer is ‘not very’. In this issue (pages 25-30), we report on the first ‘half ’ of an interesting debate on the subject, while October’s HEJ will cover the second part of the discussion. Talking of the next issue, readers will notice
that October’s HEJ, which will arrive at Manchester Central on the eve of Healthcare Estates 2024, and be widely circulated at the event, has a new look and feel. With the IHEEM magazine having been in current form for over five years, the Institute, and Step Communications as the publisher, felt it was time for a refresh of the design. We hope readers will like the results. Tis issue incorporates the customary
comprehensive look ahead to this year’s Healthcare Estates event, which will take place from 8-9 October at Manchester Central, and alongside an array of impressive speakers and a sizeable exhibition, plus the gala awards dinner, the two-day show will include several new features, including a broader conference content to further enhance the event’s relevance and appeal. Turn to pages 77-118 to find out more.
Jonathan Baillie,
Editor jonathanbaillie@
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