The Importance of the role of an IHEEM Authorising Engineer

The purpose of the day is to highlight the importance to all those who are professionally responsible for disciplines including Water, Electrical, Medical Gas, Ventilation and Decontamination, and those who are in charge of appointing Authorising Engineers, as well as for all registered AE’s present and future, Regulators and Governance bodies to highlight the importance of the role of an IHEEM Authorising Engineer and the importance of the disciplines to the healthcare infrastructure.

NB: The IHEEM Annual Authorising Engineer Conference has been postponed until March 2022, and we expect there to be a number of in the coming months so please keep an eye out for these.

Session 1: 9:30-11:00 – The Institute’s role in supporting IHEEM Registered Authorising Engineers:
Speakers:
– Paul Fenton, IHEEM President, Director of Estates and Facilities, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
– David Harper, Public Health Officer, Hospital Engineer, IHEEM Registered AE(Water)
– Maz Daoud, Fire Safety Lead, NHS England & NHS Improvement
Chaired by Pete Sellars, IHEEM CEO

Session 2: 12:00-13:30 – The benefits of being an IHEEM Registered Authorising Engineer:
Speakers:
– Tania Davies, IHEEM Chief Operating Officer
– Helen Sturdy, Project Director, Turner & Townsend
– Stephen Palmer, IHEEM CPD Moderator, Retired Head of Estates
Chaired by Paul Fenton, IHEEM President, Director of Estates and Facilities, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Session 3: 14:00 – 15:00 – The importance of AEs from the clients perspective:
Speakers:
– Nigel Keery, Head of Estates Operations, Belfast Trust
– Eddie McLaughlan, Assistant Director Engineering, Environment and Decontamination, Health Facilities Scotland
– Paul Fenton, IHEEM President, Director of Estates and Facilities, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
– Adrian Eggleton, National Estates Operational Lead and Covid-19 NHS Estates Lead
Chaired by Pete Sellars, IHEEM CEO

Session 4:  16:00 – 17:00 – A panel discussion regarding AE’s professional contribution to support patient safety and the legal responsibility of the NHS critical infrastructure:
Speakers:
– Bill Millar, IHEEM Technology Platform Chair
– Eugene Conroy, Electrical Design Managing Director, ETA Projects Ltd
– Dermot Smyth, Authorising Engineer (Decontamination), EUsterile
– Ian Sandford, Authorising Engineer (MGPS), Ian Sandford Associates Ltd.
Chaired by Eddie McLaughlan, Assistant Director Engineering, Environment and Decontamination, Health Facilities Scotland