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Tim Pryce, public sector manager at the Carbon Trust, looks at tackling spending pressure by improving environmental performance
Managing refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat pump equipment? Make sure you use engineers with the right qualifications
A new specification for cleanliness is in development by the Department of Health, National Patient Safety Agency and BSI
Peter Carroll from the British Cleaning Council talks about the importance of cleaning, whether done in house or through a contracted company, and discusses the need for higher cleaning budgets
Carina Bale, of the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals, discusses cleaning standards
Keith Sammonds, managing director of the Healthcare Facilities Consortium, looks at how recent news items affect facilities teams
Be sure to investigate all your funding choices before investing, says the Finance and Leasing Association
50 per cent more patients can now be examined by the cardiac MRI system at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital due to a new technology upgrade
The NHS has reached a fork in the road that could determine its future as a publicly funded, comprehensive service, says Professor Matthew Swindells, Chair of the Health Informatics Forum at BCS
Latest figures show health care professionals are still among highest risk of assault
Modern, unique, traditional, academic – Leeds, Bradford and West Yorkshire offer a mixed bag of conference venues to suit your needs
The Market Research Society discusses how research can help decision-makers better understand the health sector
Guarding personal data involves comprehensive in-house protection and procedures for secure disposal
HC2010 is the UK’s largest, most powerful and rewarding event for health informatics and social care professionals
The Medical Technology Group has warned that the UK is falling behind other European countries in uptake of medical technologies
From doctors’ practices to hospitals, many of our healthcare institutions occupy buildings that are likely to contain asbestos. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health asks what you can do to protect yourself and others
Robert Thilthorpe, technical manager, Fire Industry Association, discusses the role of the portable extinguisher
Digital signing has great potential but we’re not there yet, says Alan Stevenson, Workshop 2
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UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
Their concern rose with discovery the flame retardant paints most widely used paint along escape routes have been ones which to this day counter-productively use emission of heavy toxic gas to smother flames which rapidly spread along walls if layers of paint delaminate in a fire.
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Northwich’s Victoria Infirmary (VIN) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has enabled more patients
Adveco, the commercial hot water specialist, announces the launch of live metering of domestic ho
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Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking
It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly
