FEATURE ARTICLES

An independent water hygiene consultant and Authorising Engineer (Water) reports on the potential lessons from his recent work collecting Pseudomonas aeuruginosa samples from 14 UK Trusts.

The complexities and challenges, including decanting patients and staff into eight temporary ‘cabins’, of a £3m refurbishment and asbestos ‘strip-out’ at a north Kent private hospital.

A new Design and Innovation Centre at Static Systems’ Staffordshire headquarters incorporates a multi-bed bay – a ‘live example’ of the ProCure21+ repeatable room design.

Some of the very varied and often daunting challenges faced by healthcare security personnel in what can be a volatile and stressful environment, where normal inhibitions may not apply.

Some of the priorities to ensure a good choice of fire alarm and detection system for hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

The considerations that design engineers need to be aware of when providing ventilation in healthcare buildings, with a particular focus on indoor air quality.

A Central Sterilising Club working group has recently got together to produce some valuable guidance on air quality in the ‘clean’ side of endoscopy decontamination suites.

One of the leading IP-based nurse call specialists considers how increasing connectivity with other devices is enhancing the capabilities and ‘reach’ of nurse call equipment.

In his second article for HEJ, Professor Matthew Bacon, MD of The Conclude Consultancy, discusses the challenges of space management for NHS Trusts, and how such space might be better utilised.

A look at a programmatic approach ‘proven to improve cleanliness and reduce infection transmission risk’ in healthcare environments which harnesses a combination of a patented gel, education, training, and individual performance feedback.

A look, by a lawyer, at the implications of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for those procuring goods and services within the NHS.

HEJ reports on three different, but equally successful, approaches to engineering apprenticeships, as the importance of passing on skills and expertise to a new generation assumes increasing significance.

With IHEEM’s flagship Healthcare Estates 2015 show due to open its doors on 20 October, HEJ focuses on some of the key themes of this year’s event, and highlights a number of new features.

This autumn will see the opening of the new Alder Hey in the Park hospital in Liverpool – believed to be Europe’s first children’s hospital to be constructed within a parkland setting.

A focus on a £520,000 project by integrated architectural, property, and construction company, Pellings, to refurbish the Danesbury Neurological Centre in Welwyn.

The key responsibilities associated with reducing asbestos risk in healthcare buildings explained by an expert in the field.

A new 18-month distance learning Diploma in Medical Equipment Technologies has won praise from participants, who report significant benefits in their day-to-day roles.

With the backdrop of an ageing population, the Department of Health’s new HBN 08-02 guidance offers specific advice on creating ‘dementia- friendly’ health and social care environments.

A senior decontamination engineer working for NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership considers the array of standards and guidance in place on effective instrument decontamination

Insufficient planning led to considerable delays in the completion of a project to remodel part of the oldest hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, with a significant impact on clinical efficiencies.