RECENT NEWS

Emily Harvey has joined the IHEEM team as events manager. Much of her time will be spent on the organisation of the IHEEM Annual Conference as well as the technical seminars held throughout the year.

The publication of three articles featured in this issue of Health Estate Journal has been facilitated through the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE).

All Institute members are entitled to free and unlimited access to telephone legal advice from Law Express, the UK provider of telephone legal advice.

The first ever HEFMA National Awards winners were announced to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the organisation’s annual Conference and Exhibition in Blackpool recently.

The dates for the popular Facilities and Estates Manager Development Centre Programme have been announced.

The Healthcare Facilities Consortium has announced the programme for its annual conference.

Asteral, the vendor-independent Managed Equipment Service (MES) provider to the NHS, has announced the financial close of a £130 million, 35-year MES partnership with Peterborough (Progress Health) PLC for provision of a MES to three new hospital sites in Peterborough and the existing Stamford site.

Training and conference specialist Eastwood Park is introducing a new Energy Management course in the autumn.

Sodexho Healthcare has been awarded a five-year contract to provide the catering services for 38 Nuffield hospitals across the UK. The total estimated turnover over the five years will be around £50 million.

The Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH) is launching new Level 2 qualification in decontamination.

The £311m Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospitals Development Project reached financial close on 2 July enabling the construction of new hospitals at Wakefield and Pontefract.

A new system to manage more than 3,000 parking permits and provide effective enforcement procedures for all of its car parks has been adopted by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals.

NHS suppliers have been warned that their medical products risk being overlooked unless they meet greater environmental standards.

A major European project has been announced to enable engineers in the aerospace, automotive and construction industries across the globe to interact using virtual reality technology.

Healthcare Security is set to be the leading platform for the development and delivery of security issues affecting people, property and assets within healthcare facilities in the UK.

Devon Primary Care Trust has contracted healthcare development specialist Ryhurst to act as the private sector partner on the £25m PFI project to redevelop Newton Abbot Community Hospital.

The NHS has announced the 200th new health centre to be built under the Government's NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) programme.

Regionally based MLM Consulting Engineers is launching a new stand-alone division dedicated to working with clients, developers, design teams and contractors to satisfy the growing number of renewable and sustainable requirements demanded from the green agenda and new legislation affecting development projects.

Brandon Medical has announced its biggest ever Research & Development programme, with increased investment into a variety of new product developments.

Specialist contractor Thermal Transfer (TT), a subsidiary of ETDE, has completed a £4.5 million turnkey package for a new sterile services decontamination supercentre in West Yorkshire.