CONTENTS IHEEM REGULARS 5 COMMENT
5 COVER STORY: ‘ART OF THE POSSIBLE’ – SMART INTEGRATED OPERATING THEATRES FOR THE FUTURE
JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT
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22 CROCODILES, CULTURE, AND INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY
The IFHE’s President reports on a highly successful 25th IFHE Congress held in Brisbane last October, where, in addition to the human attendees, the venue – Brisbane City Hall – also welcomed a variety of Australia’s wildlife.
29 AWARD VALIDATES HOSPITAL’S SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMME
A look at the the wide-ranging measures that staff at the Markham Stouffville Hospital in Markham, Ontario, have taken to raise its environmental performance and sustainability credentials since it opened nearly three decades ago.
33 AEsSHOULD BE EXPERT AND IMPARTIAL ADVISERS Authorising Engineers (AEs) have a key role to play in ensuring the safe, efficient management and operation of key plant and systems in healthcare facilities. Speaking at the IHEEM AE Conference 2019, a senior consultant and AE from the Water Hygiene Centre asked ‘AE (W), friend or foe, or both?’
39 RISK MATRIX METHODOLOGY HAS ‘FUNDAMENTAL FLAW’
Dr Melvyn Langford, who worked for nearly four decades in the NHS, including as an estates and facilities manager, discusses – using mathematical computations – the factors that have long convinced him that there is ‘a fundamental flaw’ within the ‘5x5 risk matrix’ used to establish the relative urgency of backlog maintenance in NHS healthcare facilities.
47 TAILOR-MADE FACILITY FOR PMLD PATIENTS
Westwood Care and Support Group has completed the internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of two buildings on the former Huntercombe mental healthcare site at Market Weighton, providing purpose-designed units – one for residential, and one for respite care – for patients with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and complex physical needs. HEJ reports.
53 CONTRIBUTING TO A POSITIVE, HEALTHY CARE ENVIRONMENT Sharron Kapellar, National Framework manager at Forbo Flooring Systems, discusses what she dubs ‘the change in healthcare design’, and explains how well-considered flooring specifications, and the optimal flooring selection, can contribute to a healing environment.
57 POWER NEED NO LONGER BE A FIXED COST
With the NHS facing pressure to cut costs and improve efficiency, the head of Healthcare Business Development at Centrica Business Solutions examines ‘how innovative energy systems could drive change and make a lasting difference’.
60 MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING ARE BOTH VITAL
A British commercial boiler manufacturer looks at the key considerations for designing ‘safe, reliable, and efficient’ hot water systems for healthcare facilities, and at minimising the major risk factors for the growth and proliferation of harmful waterborne bacteria within them.
64 SAFEGUARD PATIENTS, SIMPLIFY MAINTENANCE
When specifying products for healthcare facilities there are many factors to consider – from eliminating water wastage and cutting utility costs to reducing maintenance and managing infection control. With water delivery technology constantly advancing, a leading washroom product supplier outlines practical solutions in the field.
67 A CREATIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEM-SOLVING
Corby-based Creative Ironmongery specialises in ‘designing and creating problem-solving products that save money and deliver exceptional performance, even in the most challenging environments’. It claims to be ‘revolutionising standards in architectural ironmongery’.
73 KEEP EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN GOOD HEALTH
When it comes to emergency incidents, hospitals and healthcare facilities often provide a safe haven for those in need of critical care. However, such premises are not immune to their own crises, and need to have adequate, well-maintained and suitable emergency lighting in place.
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