HEALTHCARE ESTATES
Critical power protection solutions on show
Kohler Uninterruptible Power (KUP) will be demonstrating its medical IPS, UPS, critical power back-up, and emergency lighting solutions for healthcare environments. The company’s Medical
IT system product (MIPS) is designed for operating theatres and intensive care units, fully meets the requirements of HTM 06-01, and integrates with KUP’s UPS systems and range of compact, quiet, and efficient generators used in hospitals. KUP said: “Customers can thus now use one expert supplier for purchasing, installing, commissioning,
and servicing – and one that understands power systems, back-up, and redundancy, and how this relates to HTM06-01 guidance.” KUP will also be offering
information on its upcoming free Healthcare UPS Academy in Birmingham on 13 November. The free- to-attend half-day CPD seminar covers the design and compliance of UPS and secondary supplies discussed in HTM 06-01, and has been developed for healthcare estate engineers or engineers working with critical power within healthcare environments. KUP also offers the course at customer sites.
Sustainable, energy-efficient products
Toshiba Air Conditioning, which will be exhibiting at Healthcare Estates
2024, says it offers ‘sustainable solutions integrating energy-efficient products for residential and light commercial customers’. The business is part of Carrier Global Corporation, ‘a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come’. Toshiba staff will be at the event talking about their broad product range, and discussing the brand new high-capacity heat pump, the USX Edge.
Protecting patients from airborne contaminants
Pressure stabilisers listed in HTM 03-01 are a key component of air distribution in operating theatres, helping to protect patients from airborne contaminants. Apreco says its VARI-centric balancing system accurately controls the differential air pressure between adjacent rooms. Positive pressurisation of operating theatres protects from the ingress of infectious agents passing through open doors, by providing high air volume rates as detailed in the HTM guidance. Pressure stabilisers control the pressures of the rooms with the doors closed, and shut off when a door in the suite is open, thus diverting the air for protection.
Apreco said: “Some operating theatres have fire compartment walls between
Keeping people safe in challenging settings
As a global market innovator, Safehinge Primera says it ‘develops transformative products with a revolutionary purpose at the heart of our organisation – keeping people safe in challenging environments’. It said: “We are dedicated to protecting people through vulnerable times by collaborating with experts by experience, clinicians, Estates teams, and architects. By truly understanding their experiences within healthcare environments, we recognise the profound impact that thoughtful design can have.”
With 90% of inpatient suicides occurring in either the patient’s bedroom or bathroom, and 46% of these using the door, the company says it is ‘committed to balancing safety with privacy, dignity, and independence’. Safehinge Primera solutions are: n Thoroughly tested to the highest ligature reduction standards.
n Easy and non-restrictive for both patients and staff to operate.
n Non-institutional, helping to create a therapeutic environment.
The business said: “Our commitment to co-design drives us to create holistic hardware and software solutions that address critical safety and well-being needs. Originating as a university spin-out 15 years ago, we’ve grown organically to become leaders in door safety, particularly in mental health hospitals. Beyond door systems, we have expanded our focus to include non- visual safety aids for healthcare and custodial environments, ensuring patient dignity while upholding safety standards.
“Our vision is to lead product design for challenging environments, fuelled by a culture of collaboration and commitment to raising industry standards.”
areas where pressure stabilisers are required. In these instances, the units need to be fire-resistant. This is achieved with our Pressure Stabiliser model APSX-FSS (patent pending). It should be noted that HTM 05-02 states that the fire strategy in operating theatre areas should not be at the expense of ‘cleanliness’ – an obvious challenge when you incorporate fire and fire smoke dampers in a wall.”
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