Mathew Hopwood, Sales director at Mansfield Pollard, explores the evolving role of HTM 03-01 in healthcare ventilation. He argues for a more structured approach to compliance, acknowledges industry resistance, and calls for closer collaboration between manufacturers and industry bodies like IHEEM to ensure safer, more consistent air management across healthcare estates.
In healthcare environments, ventilation is far more than a background utility, it is a clinical safeguard. The systems that manage it are integral to infection prevention, patient safety, and the overall resilience of healthcare infrastructure. From operating theatres to isolation rooms, the quality and control of air can directly influence clinical outcomes. Yet despite this critical role, the UK healthcare sector still relies on guidance rather than enforceable standards. At Mansfield Pollard, we believe it's time for a more robust, system-wide approach.
As specialists in air management, and manufacturers of HTM 03-01 compliant air handling units, we've seen first-hand the benefits of rigorous design, validation, and performance assurance. We've also seen the confusion, inconsistency, and missed opportunities that arise when compliance is treated as open to interpretation rather than a defined benchmark.
We aren't calling for a blanket regulation. Rather, we're calling for clarity, collaboration, and smarter specification, especially in high-risk clinical areas where the consequences of poor ventilation are most severe.
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