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Betty Albon, corporate property officer, St Edmundsbury Borough Council and past president of the Association of Chief Estates Surveyors and Roy Gregory, chief property manager, London Borough of Redbridge and member of ACES Council discuss the better use of property
Chris Davies is the energy officer at Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust and graduated earlier this year with the EI’s Diploma in Energy Management and Utilisation. Chris says: “The healthcare industry is all about saving lives; in fact saving lives is the raison d’etre of the NHS. Yet in a 21st century of global warming, peak oil and spiralling fuel costs, it must now also concern itself with saving energy.
Faced with high energy prices and the challenge of tackling climate change, every organisation in the UK must make long-term strategic decisions about energy supply.
Security management in the NHS: arms length or close protection? Nick van der Bijl, chairman of the National Association For Healthcare Security reports
Nexus looks at ways to reduce the risk of errors that could end in tragedy
With laptop theft on the increase, many organisations are facing potential data breaches that affect their employees, customers and reputations.
Richard Hampton, head of the NHS Security Management Service, discusses how to create a safe working environment within the healthcare sector
Mike Nelsey of Enline discusses how to achieve service improvements throughout the sector with a single sign on solution
As traditional forms-processing duties go electronic, bigger threats are appearing in the field of data management. How can NHS organisations avoid the pitfalls?
John Wilkinson, director general of the Association of British Healthcare Industries, reviews the UK technology market
Infection prevention is easy to achieve through diligent hand hygiene. Paul Weaving, NPSA infection control lead reports
The Health Business Awards, held in December at the Royal College of Physicians, presented awards in 12 different categories to organisations working inside the NHS.
The Emergency Services Show 2007 takes place from 28 - 29 November at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry
The South West offers a unique blend of work and pleasure
Ray Robinson, editor of Property Eye, gives a personal insight into latent defects insurance
Peter Staddon, head of technical services at BIBA, considers the benefits of latent defects insurance in light of the ambitious new hospital build programme
Steve Bailey discusses the recent employment fiascos within the healthcare industry and the NHS, and considers the solutions available to help reduce the risks of such events occurring in the future
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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
