IHEEM, in partnership with HEFMA, has today launched a new Workforce Strategy for Healthcare Engineering and Estates and Facilities Professions. “Future Leaders – Healthcare Estates & Facilities Management Joint Workforce Strategy” sets out a number of key long-term objectives to support all members in their career development across the many and varied roles within the
Please find below a summary of yesterday’s Budget announcements, including measures in the Treasury Budget book not announced by the Chancellor, which may be helpful for you: Forecast OBR now forecasting a swifter and more sustained recovery than expected in Nov last year – expect to return to pre-Covid level by middle of next year,
IHEEM, the lead professional body, in conjunction with HEFMA, IFHE & IFHE-EU and the Carbon & Energy Fund has commissioned a best Practice Guide to assist Trusts in meeting the Net Zero carbon targets set out in the NHS strategy “Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service”. This guide builds on previous work and sets out
Millions of people have had the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, including the majority of frontline health and social care workers. To ensure no frontline workers who want one are left behind, the NHS has opened the National Booking Service to allow eligible staff to book directly at a Vaccination Centre or pharmacy-led site.
NHS England and NHS Improvement have supplied us with guidance from some Trusts that in the early stages of the current wave saw their oxygen consumption increase rapidly and putting their systems under heavy load. The COVID-19 Pandemic and actions necessary to mitigate its effect on the performance of Healthcare Cryogenic Liquid Oxygen Systems Homerton
IFHE (International Federation of Healthcare Engineers) is urgently looking for volunteers, architects, and engineers to help the WHO rebuild emergency hospitals worldwide. The IFHE has had a partnership with the WHO (the World Health Organisation) for years and together we have been working since the beginning of the COVID pandemic to rebuild emergency hospitals in
We are pleased to announce that IHEEM and HEFMA, in partnership with the Carbon and Energy Fund, have commissioned a guide to assist NHS Trusts meet the Net Zero carbon targets set out in the NHS strategy “Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service”. The guide builds on previous work and sets out a clear
“The EU Directive on MRPQ was established in order to make it easier for EU/EEA countries to recognise each other’s professional qualifications. From 1 January 2021, this legislation will no longer apply to the UK. UK professionals seeking recognition in EU/EEA countries will now be treated as third-country nationals and recognition will be based on
The IHEEM oxygen capacity usage tool is now live within our knowledge portal and accessible via the link below. This assessment tool is designed to allow for analysis of a hospitals current piped oxygen capability based on a series of guideline assumptions. The tool allows the user to create a custom care plan and assess
