RECENT FEATURE ARTICLES
Sanitising fan coil units makes hospitals safer
Clifford Saunders, a senior Applications engineer at Aermec UK, explains how sanitising fan coils can help estate managers make their hospital environments safer.
Catering for an increasingly flexible workforce
Stephen Edgar, Donna Fitzpatrick, and Maeve Dunne, at healthcare strategy and planning consultancy, ETL (formerly Essentia Trading), explore how Trusts can embrace the impacts of COVID-19 when it comes to flexible working.
Why VSD technology is practical and economic
Karl Jones, the managing director and founder of Digicon, a Danfoss distributor, explains how the two companies worked together to deliver HVAC drives for temporary COVID-19 hospitals which needed to be up and running extremely fast.
Balancing functionality and a patient-focused environment
William Tonkinson, managing director of healthcare furniture manufacturer, Deanestor, explains how furniture for healthcare environments ‘does not have to compromise design’.
Effective domestic hot water production usings team
Instantaneous domestic hot water systems have become commonplace in our hospitals, forming the basis of design over the traditional storage calorifier.
Distance no object for equipment resale specialist
David Dunning, Marketing executive at Hilditch, which specialises in selling unused and surplus medical equipment for the healthcare sector, discusses when may be the best time for healthcare providers to repair, replace, or sell such 'kit'.
Tactile, colourful materials will play a crucial role
Benji Bagwell, lead Engineering manager at Ultrafabrics, explains how upholstery can be soft, colourful, and robust enough to stand up to rigorous new cleaning regimes.
Proper maintenance key to effective UPS operation
Looking at the impact that the coronavirus has had on the healthcare estate landscape, Graeme Tucker, gives his standpoint on how the sector can address recent power protection design challenges and mitigate risk more effectively.
Understanding the risks from electrostatic discharge
There are a range of different environments within a hospital that require shielding from electrostatic discharges (ESD) for the protection of patients, staff, and equipment.
Guarding against poor air quality and its impact
Steve Charlton, Technical manager at Barkell Air Handling Units, considers the impact of air pollution on indoor healthcare environments, and particularly primary and secondary healthcare settings.
Accurate design and sizing crucial for ‘healthy’ AHUs
The way that air-handling units (AHUs) are designed and deployed will play a major part in the UK’s concerted drive to improve the health and wellbeing of building occupants, argues James Henley, Product Development manager at Daikin Applied UK.
Achieving inclusivity for all in healthcare environments
Eryl Jones, of the Assa Abloy Door Hardware Group, discusses the key issues that decision-makers and facilities managers need to be aware of when it comes to inclusive design for healthcare buildings, the critical considerations for
Dividing screens’ success atSandwell Hospital
Ben Cohen, Building Services Now, explains how the BSN team worked collaboratively with Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust in response to COVID-19, by providing alterations and improvements to the existing facilities to help segregate patients.
Re-evaluating healthcare design post-pandemic
Since September 2019, when the Government announced funding for a major hospital building programme, Trusts throughout the UK have outlined strategic cases for redevelopment projects.
Oxygen concentrator helps meet surge indemand
In March, with the coronavirus pandemic ramping up, Charing Cross Hospital found its existing oxygen VIE was beginning to struggle to meet demand.
Software accurately models ‘real-world’ performance
A software system which helps heating and cooling system designers make more accurate engineering calculations using ‘dynamic simulation’ to show how their installation will perform under ‘real-world’ conditions has been deployed at an Essex hospital
Teamwork and commitment have made the difference
Anyone working in healthcare has their own experience from the COVID-19 outbreak, and especially its peak, but what was it like for those working behind the clinical care frontline in facilities management?
New-build or refurbish in the healthcare sector?
The post-virus world sets immense challenges for every aspect of the healthcare estate, particularly in the creation of modern facilities which are fit-for purpose to accommodate the latest technology and practices.
Better training pathway for decontamination engineers
With the advancement of technologies, and the need for greater accountability, John Prendergast, senior Decontamination engineer, , discusses the current training systems for engineers working on equipment used to decontaminate medical devices.
Insulation monitoring brings safety and cost-savings
An in-depth look at the importance of insulation monitoring in protecting both medical staff and patients in operating theatres and other Group II medical facilities.
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