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Volume six - July 2008

Volume six - July 2008

Welcome to the latest edition on ‘The Source’ I hope you enjoy this edition and as always please give us your feedback on the contents.

Featured Article…

Making a difference

Making a difference

With over 350 delegates, 19 guest speakers, 62 exhibitors, four award winners and one Falklands hero, this year’s 11th annual HefmA conference debated, discussed and challenged ideas that pushed those within the NHS to strive for much more than they have before, reports Clare Riley More…

Contents…

  • Chairman Kevin Oxley
  • In the balance
  • NHS 60th Anniversary
  • HefmA History
  • Hospital Design
  • Infection Control
  • Hospital Bugs
  • Case Study
  • HefmA Conference
  • New Products
  • Product Profile
Welcome to the latest edition on ‘The Source’

Welcome to the latest edition on ‘The Source’

At the time of writing this column I have been reflecting on this year’s Annual conference held in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The conference has continued to go from strength to strength but I feel that this year there was an almost unique feel and vibrancy to it. I spoke to many delegates and exhibitors and without exception the feedback from them was excellent. I would like to place my thanks on record to the West Midlands for organising such a fantastic conference. More…

Patient care in the balance

Patient care in the balance

Hospitals could potentially save hundreds of thousands of pounds in litigation costs by ensuring their weighing equipment is accurate, fit for purpose and regularly maintained. Here’s how More…

In the beginning...

In the beginning...

The majority of the population is too young to know what life was like before the NHS. It has always been there. On its 60th anniversary David Hurst traces the start of Britain’s biggest social experiment More…

Long and winding road

Long and winding road

As the NHS celebrates its 60th birthday this year, it’s worth pausing to reflect on how our own organisation has grown and developed alongside it. HefmA President Bill Murray offers his thoughts More…

Back to the future

Back to the future

A better balance between function and the creation of patient, staff and visitor well-being through the environment is the future of hospital design in the UK, writes Marc Sansom, a director of the International Academy for Design & Health More…

Keep it clean

Keep it clean

Bill Tansley, Technical Specialist BREG with JohnsonDiversey UK, discusses approaches to preventing and controlling infections More…

Bug battle

Bug battle

The NHS is looking to industry for new technology to beat hospital bugs More…

Contrast delivery

Contrast delivery

Hemel Hempstead Hospital is making use of an advanced contrast delivery system More…

Steam cleaning

Steam cleaning

A good news story about hospital cleaning More…

Latest News…

27 August 2008
Eat Safe reaches 500 kitchens milestone

The ‘Eat Safe’ award scheme is celebrating success in Northern Ireland, with the number of eateries awarded the Eat Safe logo reaching a landmark 500.… More…

26 August 2008
Hospitals still not tackling malnutrition

Many hospitals are still not doing enough to stop older people from going hungry on hospital wards, according to new findings revealed today by Age Concern.… More…

26 August 2008
New battery regulations encourage sustainability

New Regulations that set the framework for businesses wishing to put batteries on the UK market from 26 September 2008 have been published after being made by D… More…

Forthcoming Events…

01 September 2008
Food Micro 2008

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC)… More…

08 September 2008
Northern & Yorkshire Branch Meeting

Hollies Meeting Room 1 Darlington Memorial Hospital… More…

09 September 2008
Managing Your Pest Control Contract – Acheta Training Course

The Mill House, Middleton, Staffs… More…