IHEEM Awards

Recognition of public contribution to healthcare engineering and estate management and excellence in achievement is at the heart of the work of the Institute. 
The Institute has a number of outstanding engineers, estate mangers and others in related disciplines whose achievements in professional healthcare practice have an impact on a regional and national scale.  Awards and prizes given by the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management seek to recognise those achievements in honouring those individuals and promoting broader public appreciation. 
The President encourages all members to ensure that their fellow members who may merit recognition can be nominated or encouraged to apply for the IHEEM awards, medals and prizes, as appropriate; Nominations are invited throughout the year.

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Lifetime Achievement Award

The IHEEM Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to a member of the Institute who has given long service to the Healthcare Industry wither within the NHS or in the Private Sector and has made a significant contribution to their particular specialist field. The IHEEM Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually.

Criteria and Nomination Process

The award is open to members of the Institute. The award winner shall be selected by an Award Working Group established by the Council.  The Award Working Group shall consist of the President, a past President and an elected member of the Council who is not also a member of the Executive Committee. The announcement of the award shall be made at the Healthcare Estates Annual Conference and reported in the Journal.

The award shall consist of a medal together with an inscribed certificate. 

The eligibility criteria:

  • The award is for IHEEM members.  In exceptional circumstances the award may be made to a non-member.
  • The award will be made to an individual who has demonstrated an exceptional contribution to the field of engineering and healthcare estates.
  • The award may be given posthumously

    2009 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner - Lawrence Turner OBE

 

John Bolton Memorial Award for Excellence in the Field of Education and Training

The John Bolton Memorial Award commemorates the life of John Bolton, who was President of The Institute from 1985 to 1986. John Bolton spent the majority of his career in the National Health. He was Chief Engineer with United Liverpool Hospital, then Deputy Regional Engineer with the Leeds Regional Hospital Board and from there moved to Regional Engineer with the East Anglian Regional Hospital Board.  Following a reorganisation within the department he was further promoted to the new post of Chief Works Officer with overall responsibility for Works and Estate Management.
John Bolton’s connection with the Institute was long standing; he was a regular attendee at the Annual Conferences and a Guest speaker at the Annual Dinner.  He encouraged the involvement of his technical expert colleagues to attend the Institute’s one day seminars and often participated himself.   He was made a Companion of the most Honourable Order of the Bath in the New Years Honours List in 1985.

Criteria and Nomination Process

The Award is open to members of the Institute.  In special circumstances the award may be made to a non member. The Award is presented annually to a member that has excelled in the field of education and training.

The Award shall be presented at the Annual Conference and reported in the Journal.

The eligibility criteria:

  • A member who has excelled in education and training through their own personal development.  This may include exemplary CPD, gaining a degree, MBA or achieving a status with the Engineering Council.
  • A member who it is felt has contributed greatly to the education and training of others.  This may include becoming a mentor, speaking at a number of seminars and training events or assisting in or the setting up of a training scheme or educational programme.

  • 2009 John Bolton Memorial Award Winner - Alex Black


    Lucas Scholarship Award for Significant Contribution to Branch Activities

    The Lucas Scholarship was created in the mid 1980’s in recognition of Bernard Lucas’ efforts for the Institute and to encourage up to two young members of the Institute to participate in events such as the Annual Conference at no cost to themselves. Dr. B.G.B Lucas was president of IHEEM (The Institute of Hospital Engineering, as it was then) from 1973 to 1975.  As an apprentice Bernard Lucas helped to build the Schneider Trophy Seaplane S6B.  Due to the depression he left aeronautics and studied to become a doctor. On qualifying he joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve and worked on high altitude research projects.  After demobilisation Dr Lucas worked at a variety of hospitals; his main projects involved chest and heart surgery.

    Criteria and Nomination Process

    Nominations will be accepted from branches officers for new members who have been seen to take an active interest in the Institute or established members who have played a significant part in the Institutes activities at branch or national level. This may include new members who have volunteered to sit on branch and national committees or working groups, submitted an article to the journal or spoken at an IHEEM event.

    The award shall be made to two members to attend the annual conference at the expense of the Institute.

    The eligibility criteria:

  • Members who have, ideally, been members of the Institute for 2 years or less.  In exceptional circumstances applications will be considered from established members.
  • Nominations will be invited from branches for new members who have been seen to take an active interest in the Institute or from established members who have played a significant part in the Institutes activities at branch or national level.  This may include new members who have volunteered to sit on branch and national committees or working groups, submitted an article to the journal or spoken at an IHEEM event.

    2009 Lucas Scholarship Award Winner - Keith Feay


    William E Schall Award for Excellence in Medical Technologies

    The William E Schall Award was established by the Society of X Ray Technology which merged with IHEEM in 1990.  The award commemorates the life of William Ernest Schall who was first president of the Society in 1954 and remained an active member until his death in 1965. William E Schall was one of the oldest members of the British X-ray industry, having joined his father as manager of Schall and Son in 1909.  He became Governing Director of Schall & Son in his father’s retirement in 1912.  His career, as Director, later Technical Consultant, continued through various mergers and acquisitions until shortly before his death.  By this time the name was preserved in Solus Schall Ltd which, together with General Radiological Ltd and Solus Electronic Tubes Ltd, had been acquired in 1949 by Murphy Radio and in 1962 by the Rank Organisation.

    Criteria and Nomination Process

    The award is given annually to either a member or non-member who has undertaken the foundation degree course in medical technologies. The award winner shall be selected by an Award Working Group established by the Council.  The Award Working Group shall consist of a representative of the Institute, a representative from the University of Kingston upon Thames, and a representative from Eastwood Park.  The Award Working Group is to inform the Council of its findings. The announcement of the award shall be made at the IHEEM Healthcare Estates Annual Conference and also reported in the Journal.  The winner will be encouraged to publish an article in the Journal based on their work undertaken during the Foundation Degree Course in Medical Technologies. 

    The award will consist of a certificate and a cheque for £50. The winner of the William E Schall Award will receive assistance to travel to the Conference in order to receive the award.

    The eligibility criteria:

  • A member or non-member who has made the best contribution by a student on the Medical Technologies Foundation Degree course.
  • The award assessment is based on a paper with a topic of: Electrical Biomedical Medical Engineering.

    2009 William E Schall Award Winner - Stuart Eccles

 

Northcroft Silver Medal for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Hospital Engineering

Lord Lionel Northcroft was president of IHEEM (The Institute of Hospital Engineering, as it was then) from 1967 to 1969.  This period was during the Institute’s most formative years. Lord Northcroft’s work received public recognition by his appointment as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.  A hall at Eastwood Park Training Centre, Falfield, the Northcroft Hall, is named after Lord Northcroft. The Northcroft Silver Medal was established by Lord Northcroft’s own generosity.  The medal is to be awarded annually to the author of the technical paper published in the Health Estate Journal considered to have contributed most to the advancement of hospital engineering. The award selection is made by the Journal Committee. 

The award consists of a silver medal. The award is made at the annual conference and reported in the Journal.

The eligibility criteria:

  • Open to members of the institute.
  • Given to the author of the article thought to have contributed most to the fields of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management within that year. 
  • The article paper should not have appeared in any publication other than Health Estate Journal, but the paper may have been given at a branch meeting or at an Annual Conference, of IHEEM.
  • The length of the article should be in accordance with the author’s guidance notes.