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The NHS needs strong managers and leaders if it is to deliver effective patient care and deliver ambitious reforms urges Mike Petrook, head of public affairs, the Chartered Management Institute
What are the main threats within a healthcare environment, and what role are trade associations playing in the battle to control infections, asks the Cleaning and Support Services Association
The British Parking Association’s Healthcare Parking Special Interest Group gathered to debate and overcome issues surrounding hospital parking. We look at what was discussed
Louise Hamilton, head of NHS sales and marketing, Singers Healthcare Finance, discusses past and present approaches to financing and replacing high-value equipment in the NHS
The NHS and IT industry are moving on, beyond NPfIT, to set out a vision for how information technologies can deliver real value for patients, health professionals and tax payers in the future, says Jon Lindberg, healthcare programme manager, Intellect
Infection prevention and control at Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust is showing impressive results.
Given the critical nature of healthcare, being able to add a modular building without the day-to-day disruption of onsite construction is a great benefit, writes Jackie Maginnis of the MPBA
A growing number of NHS Trusts are turning to new innovative solutions like voltage optimisation to reduce energy consumption
Nick Hunn, vice chairman of the Mobile Data Association, looks at how the health service is embracing a variety of mobile technologies to transform service delivery and patient care
The NHS will need to embrace bold and innovative recruitment models to ensure that budget reductions do not mean cuts to service, urges Ed McRandal from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Making lone workers’ health and safety less of a solo effort is the responsibility of the employer, says IOSH, and encourages employers to take simple yet effective measures to protect staff
Shaun McCarthy, director, Action Sustainability, and chair of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012, ponders the shift in focus from lowest price to consideration of wider impacts
Responsible for plenty of sensitive patient information, the health sector is not immune to the consequences brought on by ineffective confidential waste disposal, writes Russell Harris, chairman of the BSIA’s Information Destruction Section
Karen Waterlow from Asset Skills, the Sector Skills Council for Facilities Management, explains how training and development for facilities managers is key to surviving the challenging times ahead
Paul Smedley, executive director of the Professional Planning Forum, uncovers the secrets behind five recent success stories in public sector customer contact
Stress and wellbeing expert Jane Thomas explains why it is essential in the current economic climate to invest in the wellbeing of staff working within the NHS
Despite media reports it’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to the state of jobs and recruitment in the healthcare sector, says to Andrei Shelton, managing director, British Medical Jobs
Health research specialist Perpetuity considers some of the recent evidence and reveal the true cost of obesity as well as the associated challenges it creates
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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
