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Information Builders’ John Backhouse explains how to overcome NHS data difficulties and make the most of existing IT implementations
The Infection Prevention Society has produced a set of core competences designed to define and enhance the practice of staff working in the field of infection prevention and control
Effective facilities management, combining resources and activities, is vital to the success of any organisation, says the British Institute of Facilities Management
Many hospital premises are moving from traditional methods of parking management to more technologically advanced systems to enable car parks to be run more effectively
Stuart Mackintosh explains the key components of open source software, the government’s attitude towards it and how it can be effectively used within the health industry
For an organisation as enormous, diverse and widespread as the NHS, it can be a challenge to provide personal safety for all staff, writes the Institute of Conflict Management's Bob Beal
Chris Pinder of the National Security Inspectorate, describes how to get the balance right in protecting healthcare facilities from common and not so common security threats
NHS trusts may wish to separate capital equipment acquisition from the service outsourcing in order to retain greater transparency of outsourcing costs
A smart, elegant and thoughtfully-presented hospital interior can lift the spirits of both patients and staff, says Knightsbridge Furniture, a member of the British Contract Furnishing Association
A new health centre will transform healthcare provision in Kirkby, providing one dental and two GP practices, midwifery clinics, mental health services and much more in an energy efficient building
Is the new PAS 5748 a blueprint for cleanliness or yet more bureaucracy? It’s a simple and effective code, says Denise Foster, national chair, Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals
As the incidences of traumatic injuries, cancers and cardiovascular disease continue to rise, the impact of surgical intervention on public health systems will grow
Keith Sammonds, managing director of the Healthcare Facilities Consortium, looks at some possible ways of building and maintaining links with students – the NHS workers of the future
The health and social care sectors face unique issues and challenges when it comes to manual handling patients, writes Peter Wallace CMIOSH and FRIPH, health and safety consultant, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
Dietitians have a unique understanding of the nutritional care system and their knowledge should be used to ensure hospital food works for patients, urges Esther Avery from the BDA
How can you provide robust fire safety for patients under residential care? Nick Coombe, chair of the Chief Fire offices Association’s Enforcement Working Group, investigates
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme was the last government’s flagship scheme to get large energy users to cut energy usage. But what are the latest proposals from the coalition government?
Chris Pring MA MD FRCS, consultant bariatric surgeon, Streamline-Surgical, discusses the vital role that bariatric surgery can play in managing the rising tide of obesity in the UK
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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
