Speakers from Tinder Swindler and Biohacking to Microsoft and Google Working Together to Bridge the Gap
What is the roadmap for bringing healthcare technology to the home and why are healthcare providers looking beyond hospital walls for the provision of health services?
The telehealth sector is growing and as a result novel forms of service delivery by healthcare providers are coming to the fore
How can the HFMA’s e-learning suite help improve non-finance managers’ understanding of NHS finance?
When redeveloping and rebuilding, modular buildings can be a temporary choice that become a permanent feature
The Learning Network for Sustainable Healthcare Buildings is making sure sustainability stays firmly on the NHS’ agenda
Staff and visitors sometimes seem to think that because hospitals are caring places, they are immune from the effects of local crime and the ills of society. Sadly they are not
Richard Norman, managing director of Indepth Hygiene Services Ltd, looks at why grease extract systems are a fire hazard and advises on what action to take
Keith J Sammonds, operations director for the Healthcare Facilities Consortium explains how the organisation, which recruits staff from the NHS, can assist facilities professionals
Continuing to be a hot topic, the 37th Annual Infection Control Conference takes place from 24 – 26 September 2007 at the Brighton Centre
A record number of delegates attended AMBEX 2007, the Ambulance Service Association’s annual conference and exhibition which took place in June
A long awaited indicator of quality has been launched by the Meetings Industry Association, which places the sector firmly in the 21st century
The level of research conducted within the health industry is on the increase. This has been driven largely by a desire for more informed decision making
John Wilkinson, director general of the Association of British Healthcare Industries, discusses the UK medical device market and the HITF report
Does your site use air conditioning, heat pumps, or refrigeration? If so, you should read this
The latest on the Safer Parking Scheme (SPS) and why the Park Mark® Awards is a good sign for hospitals
The diary of Paul Featherstone, director of Estates & Facilities at the University Hospital of South Manchester Trust
Vanessa Bourne of the Patients Association explains the work it does to make hospital visits easier on the patient
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Researchers at the University of Nottingham have recently been awarded a £6 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in order to develop a toolkit for 3D printing. HB spoke to Ricky Wildman, Professor in Chemical Engineering at The University of Nottingham
NHS Golden Jubilee has recently performed its 1,000th robotic orthopaedic joint replacement - HB looks at the hospital’s robotics programme
