FEATURE ARTICLES

How a safe, efficient, and hygienic system for disposing of human waste in hospitals and other healthcare facilities can play a key role in maintaining an infection-free environment.

An examination by Eastwood Park of the benefits of work-based learning. The training establishment says work-based degree students can act as ‘the subtle drivers of positive change’.

The use of a web-based software system at St George’s Hospital in south London has seen a marked increase in compliance with the hospital’s low-use water outlet flushing regime.

A detailed focus on the need to take all necessary steps to protect patients against electrical hazard and shock while they are being treated or operated on in healthcare premises.

A specialist in the field explains the sophisticated features of its latest lone worker protection and critical messaging systems, a number of them reportedly ‘unique’ in the sector.

Prior to the start of the Hospital Innovations 2016 event in London, an IHEEM ‘CEOs’ Breakfast Briefing’ saw senior personnel discuss and debate some of the key issues of the day.

Thomas Heine, sales and market manager for EC Upgrades, the retrofit arm of global provider of air movement solutions, ebm-papst A&NZ, discusses the retrofitting of high-efficiency fans to existing HVAC equipment to ‘drastically reduce energy consumption’.

A global specialist in door opening solutions considers some of the key security issues within healthcare facilities, and how access control and mechanical technologies are tackling them.

A look at the complex building services design for a new ward building at a specialist facility in Leamington Spa which treats neurological conditions caused by acquired brain injuries.

A report on a recent study by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham into dismantlable and demountable thermostatic mixing taps – part of a quest to find the optimal ‘safe’ tap design.

The key design, construction, and installation challenges – including the lifting in of six 10-tonne ‘linacs’ – in building a new second floor cancer centre at London’s Guy’s Hospital, described.

Mike Elver, Healthcare Sector account manager at Andrews Sykes Hire, discusses the importance of ensuring that healthcare estates are well prepared for the summer heat.

When determining humidity control requirements for operating theatres, engineers should consider both clinical issues and engineering criteria, a specialist in the field explains.

An in-depth focus on the new HTM 04-01, Safe Water in Healthcare Premises, and the implications for both estates professionals and a range of other healthcare personnel.

A senior associate at multidisciplinary design, property, and construction consultancy solutions business, Pellings, reviews the various procurement options open to NHS Trusts.

Speaking at the recent Hospital Innovations show in London, Lord Carter warned that examples of best practice by English NHS acute Trusts in reducing costs and improving efficiency are not being sufficiently replicated.

A washroom technology specialist explains how its products have evolved, and how materials technology used in ballistics and marine applications contributes to their strength and robustness.

The key steps to ensuring that the various categories of healthcare waste are properly and responsibly segregated and disposed of.

With almost 10,000 NHS car parks, could solar carports provide additional income and help Trusts be more sustainable by reducing their reliance on the grid and cutting their carbon emissions?

A manufacturer of nurse call equipment considers how its capabilities and features have developed over time, and presents its own standpoint on what to look for when specifying.