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City Hospitals Sunderland is cutting carbon emissions and energy costs after installing a 1.55MW combined heat and power system
Keith Sammonds, managing director of the HFC, looks at how awards inspired Wolverhampton Healthcare
The Health and Safety Executive’s ‘Shattered Lives’ campaign aims to reduce unnecessary slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace
Hand hygiene is considered one of the most cost effective interventions to reduce HCAIs, argues the National Patient Safety Agency
The 2009 Health Business Awards recognised the many shining examples of excellence taking place in the National Health Service
The Institute of Payroll Professionals looks at recent changes to legislation regarding swine flu and Reforming the Medical Statement
Many in the NHS assume that new equipment has to be purchased as leasing equipment is too expensive or too difficult. But is this right?
Asbestos is the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, responsible for an estimated 4,000 deaths each year
In response to the continued debate over hospital parking, the British Parking Association has drafted a Hospital Parking Charter which is currently out for consultation. Patrick Troy, chief executive of the BPA, discusses what the Charter proposes
Poor nutritional status can complicate recovery, says Helen Stracey, dietetic services manager at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and a member of the British Dietetics Association
Recent research by POPPY, the Parents of Premature Babies Project, calls for a new approach to neonatal care in the UK
Hands are one of the main ways that infections can be spread, so keeping them clean is essential, says the National Patient Safety Agency
With funding squeezes being mooted after 2011, how can NHS organisations afford a trust-wide investment in staff support services?
Alan Wheatley, of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI), dispels the myth that good quality translation is an expensive luxury
Sustainable practices and the implementation of the three ‘R’s’ result in sustainable profits, say Envirowise
Raymond Peach, director of estates, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the Trust achieved the Carbon Trust Standard
With only six months to go until the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) gets underway, how can the Carbon Trust Standard help businesses rise up the rankings and cut the costs of compliance?
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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
