In October 2020, the NHS became the world’s first health service to commit to reaching net zero carbon. Thanks to the efforts of staff across the NHS, we’re already making progress towards this ambitious goal. Across the NHS, we are developing more sustainable ways to deliver care, reduce waste, electrify transport, improve nutrition, and save

The Industrial Revolution was enabled by some of the greatest feats of engineering innovation. The introduction of new machinery, methods of production and power sources led to large-scale productivity and a rocketing standard of living.  Industrialisation brought transformative benefits that have enabled us to get the life that we know today, but at great cost

IHEEM together with HEFMA, Association for Healthcare Cleaning Professionals, Hospital Caterers Association, Institute of Decontamination Sciences and the Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers are delighted to announce the new annual National Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day, the first of which will be held on 15 June 2022.  With the support of the

Join us this week Monday 18th – Friday 22nd October 2021 with over 120 presentations from over 200 expert speakers, all CPD accredited by the CPD Certification Service. Download a copy of the full conference programme here*. Click here to register for FREE and gain access to the Online Conference. Delegates who choose to attend the

In August IHEEM welcomed new Events and Marketing Support Officer, Yasmin Brewer, who has joined the Head Office team after recently graduating from Havant and South Downs College, where she successfully completed a certificate course in Business Enterprise Level 3. She also has ‘A’ levels in Psychology, Criminology, and Sociology. After leaving Portchester Community School

IHEEM are delighted to announce the first look at the Healthcare Estates 2021 Online Conference Programme. Pete Sellars IHEEM CEO said “We have worked hard to bring together a hybrid event that offers choice for our delegates to engage with Healthcare Estates in a way that suits them. The Institute is undoubtedly breaking new ground

IHEEM continues to deliver on its commitment to provide its members access to a wide choice of professional and technical training opportunities through its Knowledge Partnerships.  Here the Institute provides further detail on some of the training and upskilling now on offer via the online IHEEM Learning Hub. As part of the business plan published

In early 2019 a full governance review across all IHEEMs core business activities was undertaken by IHEEM Head Office. The operation and management of Technical Platforms (TP) and Boards of Registration (AE) ((BOR(AE)) was identified as a corporate risk and this, together with the recommendation to undertake a review, was discussed with and agreed by

The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management has recently updated our CPD policy to reflect the process we operate under our professional registration requirements with the Engineering Council.  It clearly details the conditions that would lead to a member being removed from the Engineering Council register. Click here to download the full document

IHEEM has announced that this year’s Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition will be go head as a “hybrid” event.  The announcement, published in July’s HEJ and across IHEEM and Healthcare Estates websites, sets out the delivery model for this year which includes a 5 day free online and on-demand conference. As part of the development

IFHE 2022 Congress | CHES 2022 National ConferenceSeptember 17-21, 2022Westin Harbour CastleToronto ON Deadline for Submission Extended: 31st August 2021 UNLEASHING INNOVATION: HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE   The IFHE 2022 Congress will be hosted by the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society, at the 2022 National Conference. We are seeking Speaker abstracts for both Domestic and International Submissions

We would like to let all members know that there is planned maintenance and upgrades happening to the IHEEM CPD module happening on Thursday 8th July 18:00-00:00 therefore the system will be unavailable during this time.

New analysis from EngineeringUK has shown 14.5% of those working in engineering are female, which is an increase from 12% as reported in 2018. The latest data is taken from the Labour Force Survey Q3 2020 shows that the proportion of women working in engineering has increased over time both proportionally and in absolute numbers,

Following recent stakeholder engagement and analysis of the current and potential future situation around the COVID-19 pandemic, IHEEM is now able to confirm that Healthcare Estates will go ahead in October 2021. This year’s event will be based on a hybrid delivery model comprising a five day online only conference on October 18-22 alongside a

A legacy of aged and unsuitable assets, limited capital investment with a large backlog of maintenance, ever greater demands on services, with ever-increasing cost pressures, combined with ever reducing funding. Sound familiar? It should, although this description is taken from the utility and rail sectors from some years ago, but could so aptly apply to