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5 COVER STORY: YOUR MEDICAL GAS SYSTEM IN SAFE AND EXPERT HANDS
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19 NEW PRESIDENT WILL BUILD ON PREDECESSOR’S THEMES Giving his inaugural address as IHEEM President in London in November, Ian Hinitt outlined his key areas of focus during his two-year tenure. Two of his key priorities will be continuing to champion work on apprenticeships and succession planning, and an ongoing drive for greater diversity and inclusion.
24 ‘MORE JOINED UP THINKING AND PRACTICE NEEDED’
At October’s Healthcare Estates 2018 conference, Simon Corben, director and head of Profession, NHS Estates and Facilities Efficiency and Productivity Division at NHS Improvement (NHSI), gave a comprehensive update on the work of he and his team.
30 BENEFITS OF A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH
Speaking in Manchester last year, Cliff Jones, the Department of Health’s ProCure22 Framework lead, reflected on the considerable achievements to date of the ProCure22 Framework, and looked ahead to ‘some of the next steps’ as it further develops.
35 PIONEERING WORK TO CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP
Championing engineers’ key role in society, addressing the shortage of engineers from all backgrounds in the UK, and close working with key engineering institutes to ensure that the profession’s voice is heard, are among the key priorities for Dr Hayaatun Sillem, who became the Royal Academy of Engineering’s CEO last January.
43 CLIMATE AND OTHER CHALLENGES FOR CORNISH HOSPITALS
The head of Estates Operations and Trust Health and Safety at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust discussed some of the particular challenges for the design and maintenance of hospitals in a marine environment at the IHEEM 2018 Regional Conference in Cardiff.
49 FAST-TRACK CONSTRUCTION FOR NEW £350 MILLION GWENT FACILITY
Last spring, Gwent’s new £350 m Grange University Hospital near Cwmbran came out of the ground, delivered by a method of construction that its constructor, Laing O’Rourke, says will ‘drive innovation, value, quality, and consistency’.
54 THE LINK – A TALE OF LIFE, LIONS, AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
The CEO of a Cambridge-based product development consultancy describes how he worked with surgeons at a Northumbrian hospital to establish communications links with their counterparts at a Tanzanian facility. These enabled African surgeons to be trained in the latest laparoscopic techniques. He explains how the team involved overcame the challenges of creating video and Internet connections between hospitals nearly 5,000 miles apart.
59 SOUND TRAINING ESSENTIAL TO GOOD DESIGN
A Chartered Biologist, independent Authorising Engineer, and trainer at Eastwood Park, highlights the need for sound training of those involved in the design and installation of healthcare water services, and the consequences of inadequate training – such as water systems containing harmful levels of bacteria.
64 MANAGING CLINICAL WASTE EFFECTIVELY
The NHS produces up to 600,000 tonnes of waste per annum – more than 1 per cent of all domestic UK waste. The management of this waste is an essential part of the healthcare system, and yet it’s an area we rarely hear about. So, what happens to all the waste? The head of Safety, Health, and Compliance at one of the UK’s leading providers of healthcare waste services explains some of the practicalities, processes, and challenges, involved.
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