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The Fire Industry Association explains how portable extinguishers can reduce the risk of fires at healthcare facilities and care homes.
Considering the range of health problems associated with obesity, weight loss surgery is an economical alternative for the NHS says obesity expert Shaw Somers, who developed The Sudbury Clinic
Recent Carbon Trust research shows that over 80 per cent of the public sector agrees that carbon reduction projects will deliver financial benefits
Real Time Information in the NHS will improve the operation of PAYE, and needs to be in place before October 2013.
Effective facilities management, combining resources and activities, is vital to the success of any organisation, says the British Institute of Facilities Management
Anthony Pearlgood, Chairman of the Information Destruction section, BSIA, looks at the challenges faced by the health sector in securing sensitive information
Nicola Paice of the British Institute of Facilities Management looks at effective NHS procurement options in the current economic climate
NHS Protect’s intelligence bulletin process alerts NHS organisations to current fraud trends and has led to more than half of attempts being prevented in the last financial year.
The Health and Social Care Act has finally made it onto the statute books. But what does it mean for contract cleaners and outsourced services? Peter Carroll of the British Cleaning Council reports
Paul Lloyd, technical director, Healthcare Facilities Consortium, looks at specifying FM software and ways to reduce costs when choosing and implementing a new or replacement FM system
Guy’s & St Thomas’ is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country and is recognised for setting the benchmark in clinical research, patient care and most recently, sustainability.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published a quality improvement guide on preventing and controlling healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) in secondary care.
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has been working with Information Assurance (IA) specialists from across government to pilot its new BCS CESG Certified Professional scheme.
The process for keeping healthcare staff safe from the risks they face at work, including the risk of violence and aggression is arguably no different from the approach to dealing with other risks.
Early intervention is currently being praised as a key method in encouraging healthier lifestyles among children and their parents.
Health Business summarises the key features of the recently-launched ‘Guidelines for the management of Norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings’
Parking at healthcare sites continues to cause controversy, and the general theme seems to revolve around charging. Dave Smith of the British Parking Association sets the scene
Obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges of modern times, especially in the UK, with its negative health consequences and huge cost to the NHS and the wider cost to the society.
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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
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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
