New year – new focus A very happy new year to all our readers.
The past 12 months was challenging for the health and care construction and estates and facilities sectors, with more pressure than ever to improve the environment from which care is delivered, but with ever-dwindling resources.
And this year looks likely to set similar challenges. But there are also opportunities….
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Designed by Ryder Architecture and NBBJ
Despite ongoing concern over the impact of Brexit on the construction industry, and a reduction in capital schemes starting on site; the long-term opportunities are expected to improve into 2018 and beyond.
Experts predict that construction values will increase; while, in his autumn budget, the Chancellor announced a £10billion investment in existing NHS buildings, new facilities and the modernisation of patient care.
There is also a lot of interest in the new ProCure22 framework, which will see a £4billion investment in the NHS estate between now and 2020.
Editor Jo Makosinski
Sales director Julian Walter
National Sales Manager Leslie de Hoog
Production Gina Mitchell
Design Traci Salter
Managing director Toby Filby
And, as ever, hdm will be here to monitor the market and provide an overview of those opportunities, as well as highlighting best practice and revealing the very- latest products and services that are helping to revolutionise health and care.
In this edition you can read about the latest construction projects (p10), including the opening of the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary – the UK’s new ‘garden hospital’; and we look at the new ‘super surgery’ trend which is helping to meet an increase in demand for primary care services (p7).
There is also an infection control special report on the impact of bug-busting copper (p33) and details of the latest hand-drying technologies in our Washrooms section (p45).
You can read about the latest efforts of health and care trusts to reduce their carbon emissions (p40); plus we continue to explore fire safety following the Grenfell disaster (p55).
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And we want to hear from you! Over the coming months we will be looking at all the key issues affecting the sector and we want to know your news. You can contact
jo@healthcaredm.co.uk with details of products and services and your views on the construction and EFM sectors.
Jo Makosinski Editor
jo@healthcaredm.co.uk
The publishers do not necessarily agree with views expressed by contributors and cannot accept responsibility for claims made by manufacturers and authors, nor do they accept any responsibility for any errors in the subject matter of this publication.
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