Wales Branch

Chairman: Graham Jones

 

Tel: 01633 213160

 

Email: iheemwelshbranch@googlemail.com

 

Vice Chairman: Anthony Hayward

 

Tel: 01633 891492

 

Email: arhayward@gmail.com

 

Membership Secretary: Roger Parsons

 

Tel: 01292 616543

 

Email:  roger.parsons@hotmail.co.uk

 

Council Representative:Graham Stanton

 

Tel: 02920 315513

 

Committee Members:

 

Mr G H Jones (Chairman and Honorary Treasurer)

Mr A Hayward (Vice Chairman)

Mr R Parsons (Membership Secretary)

Vacant (Hon Secretary)

Mr G Stanton (Council Member)

Mr J Prendergast (Education Committee Member)

Mr S A Johnson

Mr C Le Breton

Mr G Hopkins

Mr N Pearce

Mr P Eaton

Mr I Campbell

 

Programme of Events 2010

 

IHEEM Welsh Branch/Welsh Health Estates Seminar

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS SEMINAR

Thursday 23rdSeptember 2010

 Antur Gwy Centre, Builth Wells.

 

The day will feature a wide range of speakers and topics on carbon saving issues and also broader sustainability topics that are of key importance to all those involved in the NHS Estate in Wales. Topics will include: CHP, voltage optimisation and renewables as well as other carbon efficient technologies.

 

A draft programme is attached and if you wish to attend please complete and return the booking form by 7thSeptember2010. The details and booking form, in electronic format, are also available on the IHEEM Website Events and Welsh branch web pages. http://iheem.org.uk

All bookings will be acknowledged by e-mail.

For further information please contact Ann Konsbruckon 029 2031 5512 or e-mail ann.konsbruck@wales.nhs.

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IHEEM Welsh Branch/Welsh Health Estates Seminar

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

The difficulties of decontamination of instruments in Wales.

Thursday 21stOctober 2010

Hafod a Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells.

 

The day will be chaired by Dr Mike Simmons, Director, Public Health Wales and the wide range of speakers, experts in their field, will include:

Peter Phillips, Director and Dr Gavin Hughes, Technical Manager, Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory

Dr Jimmy Walker, Principal Investigator – Decontamination, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down

Karen Chell, NHS Supply Chain

Tom Brophy, Lead Medical Engineering Technician, Barts and The LondonNHS Trust

Stuart Line, Lead author of HTM 01-06: Decontamination of flexible endoscopes.

 

There will also be a small trade exhibition of the latest products in the field providing delegates with the opportunity of updating their knowledge.

 

There will be a nominal charge of £30.00 + VAT (currently 17½%) per person and I do hope that you will be able to attend. A booking form is attached and a more detailed programme and further information will be available shortly from IHEEM website http://www.iheem.org.uk

The completed booking form should be returned by23 September 2010.  All bookings will be confirmed by e-mail.

For further information please contact Ann Konsbruckon 029 2031 5512 or e-mail ann.konsbruck@wales.nhs.uk

 

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Past Events

 

Fire Seminar - Getting Out - Evacuation and Escape 

 

The above seminar, co-hosted by Welsh Health Estates and IHEEM Welsh Branch, will take place on Wednesday 7thJuly 2010 at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells.

 The topics covered will encompass the wider aspects of evacuation and disabled escape and issues that are critical to ensuring the safety of patients, visitors and staff when a fire occurs. These include:

  • Firecode requirements
  • Implications of DDA & Fire
  • Technical Solutions
  • Developing Evacuation Strategies
  • Importance of Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPS)
  • Importance of a Coordinated Response
  • Evacuation Exercise Case Study

This CPD accredited seminar will focus on these issues and underline the responsibilities of Health Boards and Trusts in Walesin providing and maintaining safety. Speakers will include:

  • Jean Hewitt, DDA Specialist, Jean Hewitt Consulting
  • Anthony Pitcher, Senior Fire Safety Advisor, Welsh Health Estates
  • Ian James, Fire Safety Advisor, Welsh Health Estates
  • Chris Haseldine, Deaf Alerter
  • Gareth Evans and David Lazano, South WalesFire and Rescue Service
  • Mark Swift, Senior Fire Safety Advisor, Cwm Taf Health Board

There will also be a small trade exhibition of the latest products in the field providing delegates with the opportunity of updating their knowledge, including:

  • Evacuation aids and equipment
  • Systems for alerting deaf and hard of hearing persons
  • 3D evacuation plans/drawings
  • Voice communication / disabled refuge systems
  • Fire detection and alarms

The seminar will be particularly appropriate for those with responsibility for fire and facilitating evacuation of patients, visitors and employees including Board Level Directors (Fire), Fire Safety Managers, Fire Advisors and Health & Safety Representatives and Estates Managers.

 

There will be a nominal charge of £30.00 + VAT (currently 17½%) per person.

 

Please note that places are limited and all bookings will be confirmed by e-mail.

 

For further information: 

 

IHEEM Welsh Branch