FEATURE ARTICLES

An expert explains how to effectively test medical gas systems for mobile healthcare units.

A summary of the key findings of Lord Carter’s ‘final’ report into the ‘productivity and efficiency’ of English acute NHS Trusts.

The quality of the care environment within a new 16-bedded modular-built acute assessment unit at Hereford County Hospital has won widespread praise.

A look at the benefits – especially for SMEs – of Dynamic Purchasing Systems – electronic systems used by a public bodies to purchase commonly used goods, works, or services.

How an off-site construction system enabled the completion of a specialist eye clinic at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield in just 32 weeks.

A look at a north-east England NHS Trust’s installation of a fully enclosed decontamination room system and its benefits.

In an article first published in The Australian Hospital Engineer, the chief engineer at a hospital in north-east Victoria describes the challenges of installing a new main switchboard.

How technologies such as Wi-Fi, GPS, RFID, and Bluetooth LE are enhancing wayfinding in healthcare facilities.

An IHEEM seminar at Westminster considered topics ranging from differences in the way healthcare and education estates are run, to potential money-saving opportunities following water privatisation in 2017

An informed look at the challenges around fire safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

A highly experienced medical gas specialist discusses equipping mobile units with medical gas systems.

How a new testing method is allowing facility managers to detect Pseudomonas in hospital water more quickly, and to deal with consequent contamination more effectively.

A Legionella Control Association ‘open day’ included a high-level overview of emerging rapid microbiology techniques designed to help identify hazardous waterborne bacteria – fast.

A report on a conference on ‘water microbiology – current and emerging issues in healthcare’, which considered how well recent legislation and guidance had been working for those ‘at the frontline of infection control’.

A flooring specialist describes how a range of its products were chosen for use in two adjoining new hospitals in Singapore that form a S$1 bn care ‘cluster’ for the west of the city-state.

The proper and expert maintenance of high voltage switchgear is vital not only to hospitals’ uninterrupted operation, but also to the safety of personnel working on or near the equipment.

A fire safety consultant argues that to minimise the risk of fire in healthcare facilities, incorporating good fire safety measures early in the design process must be a priority.

A panel debate on the morning of the first day of IHEEM’s flagship conference in Manchester last October focused on some of the most pressing issues facing the sector.

At Healthcare Estates 2015, Lord Carter reported on some of his team’s findings in looking at the ‘operational productivity’ of 22 NHS Trusts across England, and highlighted some of the areas with the greatest scope for improvements.

The importance of properly understanding the risks associated with closed circuit water pipework systems, and how to minimise such risks, explained.