With the opening of October’s Healthcare Estates 2010 event at its new Manchester Central venue (pictured) just months away, IHEEM says “a record-breaking number of high quality papers” have been submitted for the conference, while the range of topics has been significantly broadened.
Now featuring over 50 papers, the full conference programme and booking form are enclosed within this issue as a loose insert. The Annual Conference brochure can also now be viewed online at www.healthcare-estates.com Jeff Pickering, IHEEM’s events/education manager, said: “We have had an extremely encouraging response to the call for papers, with the abstracts received covering topics including patient safety, design and construction, estate management, energy and sustainability, facilities management, risk management, and ‘developing the lean estate’. “Things are very different now: our facilities, the wider economy, and the UK’s political landscape, have all changed markedly since last year. With the challenges bigger than ever before given the substantial public spending cuts expected, our conference programme and exhibition reflects recent trends.” New IHEEM President Paul Kingsmore, who will open the conference on 5 October, added: “For estates and facilities personnel the conference themes of “Things are very different now: our facilities, the wider economy, and the UK’s political landscape, have all changed markedly since last year. With the challenges bigger than ever before given the substantial public spending cuts expected, our conference programme and exhibition reflects recent trends.” New IHEEM President Paul Kingsmore, who will open the conference on 5 October, added: “For estates and facilities personnel the conference themes of
