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11 Cover Story: Energy scheme to save Trust £920,000 annually
15 Cover Story: Medical air purity ‘beyond all expectations’
11 Health Sector News 15 Industry News Articles
21 Keeping one’s cool when things hot up In our latest technical guidance article, a leading temperature control specialist advises on selecting, running, and maintaining HVAC and chiller plant efficiently.
27 Flexible ‘zoning’ aids adaptability How ‘clever use of zoning’ when planning new healthcare facilities could improve hospital design, increase flexibility to meet future needs, and reduce lifetime costs.
33 Planning schemes to minimise disruption An integrated property services specialist explains some of the key priorities for minimising disruption to clinical activity during ‘refurb’ projects on ‘live’ sites.
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57 Dialysis unit’s high quality supply A water treatment system installed at a recently refurbished Bristol hospital is ensuring a constant supply of purified water to a new dialysis unit.
60 Hospital keeps cool and cuts its costs A Hampshire hospital has ‘bucked the trend’ of such facilities shying away from ‘more costly’ energy efficiency solutions, in selecting new chilled water plant.
65 Copper – a weapon in the war on pathogens The Copper Development Association reports on increasing international evidence of copper’s antibacterial impact when used in a range of healthcare settings.
71 Strengthening safety in the MRI room A new imaging unit at Winchester’s major acute hospital features both the latest MRI/CT equipment, and technology designed to stop ferrous objects reaching the MRI room.
77 Generating revenue from X-ray waste Given the right advice, hospitals can not only safely dispose of large volumes of X-ray films in compliance with the law, but can earn valuable revenue doing so.
82 Heating systems to maximise efficiency Some of the main heating options available to the operators of healthcare facilities, and their respective ‘pros and cons’, both environmental, and financial.
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39 Measuring best value from ‘refurb’ projects Scottish university researchers have developed a model to help evaluate how to get the best value from refurbishment and maintenance schemes.
45 A practical approach to waste management A specialist contractor highlights some of the key areas of guidance on safe management of healthcare waste incorporated in HTM 07-01, updated earlier this year.
51 Benefiting from a trial of destruction Data destruction and IT asset disposal are heavily regulated areas. How can estates teams securely dispose of IT equipment and avoid falling foul of the law?
85 Healthcare Estates 2013 show preview A comprehensive round-up of some of the main conference and exhibition features at this year’s flagship IHEEM annual event, taking place in Manchester next month.
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