Whilst we understand the importance and speed needed in responding to the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also need to make sure the basic principles of fire safety are being maintained. Our IHEEM Fire Safety Technical Platform has produced the following guidance. An appropriate level of fire safety maintenance is a requirement under law.

IHEEM have developed a Medical Gas Cylinder Monitor tool. This has been designed to allow for monitoring and analysis of a hospitals cylinder gas usage at sites where automated management software is not available. The tool allows the user to check the current stock levels and to set thresholds for the minimum number of each

IHEEM has developed a tool to assist Hospitals to understand their current base oxygen flows and understand planned oxygen demands to support various COVID-19 care scenarios. The tool uses recommended diversified flow levels for COVID-19 areas as defined by the Critical Care National Medical Director for England. These flow rates can be modified to be

In response to the rapidly escalating COVID-19 situation, IHEEM has established a COVID-19 Technical Panel. Led by IHEEMs CEO Pete Sellars with support and co-ordination from Bill Millar, Technical Platform Committee Chair, it is drawing on expertise from across the Institute’s broad range of Technical Platform disciplines: Brian Kirk – Decontamination Andrew Poplett – Ventilation

The Royal Academy of Engineering is working with NHS England to call on the technical expertise of engineers in helping the Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic. There are a number of new medical facilities being built in London, Manchester and Birmingham to treat patients with COVID-19. In order to maintain patient care, many clinical

Please see below the latest briefing notes from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine regarding their support for COVID-19 Initiatives IPEM COVID-19 Briefing Ad Notice Considerations Regarding Equipment Donations Advice note Conversion of drive gas v 1.1

With the spread of COVID-19 increasing across the UK, engineers and estates professionals in the NHS are now undertaking their vital role in a rapidly changing and increasingly demanding environment. We have received a number of calls and emails from companies and individuals asking IHEEM how they can offer their services, skills and knowledge to

Until further notice, our Head Office staff will be working differently.  We have developed a rota that limits the number of staff working in the office to two at any one time, working in separate parts of the building.  At all other times, staff will be working remotely from home. The health and safety of

We recognise that many people are yet to be fully exposed to Microsoft Teams so have pulled together a quick ‘how-to-use’ guide to help those who are now working from home. Microsoft Teams includes the Outlook add-in, which lets you create new Teams meetings directly from Outlook. It also lets people view, accept, or join