Assura says the ‘Designing for Everyone’ kit – which brings together best practice on design aspects including colour, lighting, acoustics, fixtures and fittings, wayfinding, artwork, and use of space – gives primary care sites the chance to assess their environments, and ‘find small, low-cost actions to make them better for everyone’. It explained: “The tools

The company said: “Information stored within the app enables buildings to be safely and effectively designed, constructed and operated. Openings Studio is a cloud-based, custom configuration tool for the creation, visualisation, modification, and management of door openings. The unique BIM application provides access to complete doorset information at all stages – from product concept to

A topping out was held on 8 November, with staff and key stakeholders signing the concrete stair core. Several pathology staff were invited to celebrate the completion of the highest point of the build, and to see where they will be working in the future.  Footage captured by the Trust’s time-lapse camera shows the roof

The joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Moorfields Eye Charity, which will see services move to a -new integrated centre on the St Pancras Hospital site, has now been given final NHS and government approval. The project partners say this ‘significant milestone’ – which follows Camden

Campaigners, scientists, academics, and engineers, led a global social media campaign and ran a series of international events demonstrating how good ventilation reduces exposure to deadly viruses and pollutants. World Health Organization (WHO) child health advocate, Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah,, told an event organised by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) that children will continue to

The Electrical Technical Platform (ETP) is a group of electrical engineers working in all aspects of healthcare engineering. Currently the ETP provides representation and comment on numerous documents on behalf of IHEEM, examples of this being representation in the development and maintenance of BS 7671 along with national representation in international documentation including IEC 60364-7-710

FIVE school teams who reached the final of a national competition designed to get more young people into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers have been offered the chance to have their winning designs turned into real tools to help children in hospital. Through a partnership with the New Hospital Programme, finalists of the

Read more to see the actions we have put in place to mitigate the impact of the rail strike on 5th October 2022

IHEEM’s latest HEJ survey is now available to fill out online. The survey will take approximately 1-2 minutes to complete. Please click the link below or scan the QR code to fill out this HEJ Magazine Survey

Given the sad passing of Her Majesty the Queen last week, as a mark of respect the New Hospital Programme planned Industry Day scheduled for Tuesday 20 September will not be going ahead.  All those who have registered have been informed and the new hospital programme team are currently working on plans to rearrange the

A statement from IHEEM President Paul Fenton MBE on behalf of the Institute. IHEEM National Council, members and staff of the Institute are deeply saddened to hear of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. We would like to acknowledge her lifetime of dedication, commitment, and service to people of the United Kingdom and the

The IFHE has just circulated the July Newsletter with information on activities and events around the globe with interesting information about organisations similar to ours in other countries. This includes information and promotion of the upcoming IFHE Congress in Toronto, Canada in September, an update on the IFHE Global Energy Awards including some lessons learned

News release: 29 June 2022 Students from St Aidan’s High School in North Lanarkshire, have won the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) national Faraday engineering challenge, securing £1,000 for their school. The top five school teams from the season league table attended the IET Faraday Challenge Day National Final on Wednesday 29 June 2022

Dear Colleague, It is with the greatest pleasure that I write to you today to inform you of the official publication of our NHS Estates and Facilities Workforce Action Plan. It is apt that we are publishing this on the first National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day, a day that brings us together as a