Seeking to improve its inventory control so that its ambulances were always well stocked with the required medical equipment and consumables, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation turned to Medstor.
Features
Rethinking hospital design for a sustainable future
With climate change being combated on many fronts, Professor Stefano Capolongo, director of the Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Department, and Scientific coordinator of the Design & Health Lab and JRP Healthcare Infrastructures, at Politecnico di Milano, discusses the re-thinking and implementation of practices in the...
Managing critical systems is often a challenging task
Simon Everett, a Senior lecturer in the Built Environment at Wrexham University, discusses some of the challenges of managing ‘legacy’ AHU systems across the healthcare estate, and some of the key steps for healthcare engineers to consider to minimise the risks of such equipment failing.
Boosting capacity and helping to keep the lights on
Reliable, modern electrical infrastructure is key to the optimal running of modern hospitals, but with technological advancements demanding more resources, and reliance on ageing utility systems and IT networks, many NHS Estates and Facilities teams face an increasing challenge to balance existing effectiveness using limited budgets, and the need...
Pneumatic tube systems – the ‘invisible heroes’
An estimated one million patient samples are transported by pneumatic tube systems in British hospitals every week. Ensuring that these samples and other critical items arrive at their intended destination quickly and without fail is the job of the companies that supply and install these increasingly complex networks of plastic tubes. Here, Tom...
Latest Issues
Imagine realising further savings and improved efficiency on your hospital’s steam system. You’ll need products, services and technical support to meet stringent carbon reduction targets, whilst maintaining reliable services for patient safety. That’s where we can come in.
You’ve implemented sterilisation facilities and hot water...
