Smart Estates Summit: 8 December 2022

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The 2022 Smart Estates Summit takes place on 8 December at the QEII Centre in London.

This Year’s Focus

The focus of the 2022 summit is “Transforming the Public Estate for a Greener and Smarter Future”. This is an opportunity for public sector property professionals to discover the latest policy updates while exploring new initiatives in estate management, sustainability, and smart working tech.

What’s on at this Year’s Smart Estates Summit?

Smart Estates Summit 2022 includes:

  • Expert presentations from leading public sector policy and decision-makers.
  • Numerous case studies exploring how to deliver efficient and sustainable estates that facilitate smarter working practices.
  • Insights into government projects focused on transforming estates, with an emphasis on pushing for carbon net zero.
  • The chance to network, reaching solutions through sharing ideas and strategies with over 250 estate specialists.

The Smart Estates Summit 2022 Agenda

At Cairn Technology, we’re committed to helping hospitals maintain healthy environments for staff and patients alike. Smarter estate management is the key to this. So below we’ve highlighted our pick of the must-see presentations from the Smart Estates Summit 2022 agenda.

Opening Keynote – An Overview of the Government’s 8-Year Strategy Plan

Delivered by Government Chief Property Officer, Mark Chivers, the key question he’ll be addressing is: “What are we doing from 2022-2030 to change the public sector?”

Achieving the Strategy Plan Through Professional Excellence

Government Head of Property Profession, Dr Janet Young, will discuss how property professionals can effectively deliver the government’s 8-year strategy plan to achieve a “smaller, better and greener estate”. She’ll focus on skills and professional development within property teams while explaining how intelligent data analysis can underpin strategic property decisions.

Assessing Facilities Management in a Post Pandemic World

A panel discussion involving DWP Director of Estates, Craig Varian, Tim Warneford of Warneford Consulting, and Angela Harrowing, the Deputy Director of Property Programmes at the Cabinet Office.

The panel will discuss how to improve energy efficiency while managing maintenance costs, as well as how maintenance backlogs must be addressed to improve efficiency, productivity and safety.

Discussing the Shift From Portfolio Planning to Place Planning

The closing panel discussion involves Homes England Director, Danielle Gillepsie, London Borough of Sutton’s Head of Asset Management, Christopher Rhodes, Department for Levelling Up’s Chief Planner, Joanna Averley, and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’s Head of Development, Peter Cook.

The panel will explore what is needed to move away from planning via budgets to planning via regional needs, and how we might make decisions with the specific requirements of people and places in mind.

For more, view the complete Smart Estates Summit 2022 Agenda.

Register for the Smart Estates Summit 2022

There are different pricing plans for the public sector, the voluntary sector, and the private sector.

All tickets include access to CPD-certified content sessions, over two hours of dedicated networking time, lunch and refreshments and, where available, access to presentation slides and one-to-one meetings with exhibitors.

Register for Smart Estates Summit 2022.

How We Empower Estates and Facility Managers

For more than 20 years, Cairn Technology has delivered cutting-edge products and services for hospitals and healthcare settings. We specialise in air quality and workplace monitoring solutions, and we’ve provided products and services to NHS hospitals, private hospitals, and independent clinics across the UK.

Our experts are always on hand to answer any of your questions, and to provide all the help and support you might need. To discuss our advanced solutions for estates and facility managers, call 0333 015 4345 or email info@cairntechnology.com.

 

University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022

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University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation takes place at Cranmore Park, Birmingham, 15-16 November 2022.

It’s an opportunity for the estates directors of healthcare and higher education settings to come together for an open discussion of best-practice.

This year, the conference theme is New Horizons. The various presentations and exhibitors will be focusing on the three E’s:

  • Efficiency
  • Environmental
  • Experience

University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022 – Conference Programme

At Cairn Technology, we’re committed to helping hospital maintain healthy environments for staff and patients alike. So below we’ve highlighted our pick of the must-see presentations from the University & Healthcare Estates and Innovation Birmingham 2022 conference programme.

Day 1

  • 05 – 9.35 – The Post Pandemic Estate – Delivering Efficiencies
  • 10 – 12.45 – Service Transformation and Making Things Happen on Day 1
  • 50 – 15.50 – From Concept to Completion: Water Safety Compliance and Control
  • 25 – 16.55 – The Health Facility Briefing System

Day 2

  • 00 – 10.20 – Brave New World: New Working Patterns and Methods
  • 25 – 12.20 – Discussion with Fiona Daly, National Deputy Director of Estates, NHS England; Gareth Thompson, Sustainability Clinical and Innovation Lead, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; and Claire Hennessy, Estates & Facilities Director, Birmingham Community Healthcare.
  • 35 – 15.25 – Emerging Stronger and Protecting our Workforce: Leadership Lessons on Wellbeing and the Future of Work
  • 05 – 16.25 – Digital Wayfinding to Improve Experience

 

See the full University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022 conference programme.

University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022 – Exhibitor List

Nearly 30 different companies will be exhibiting at University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022, with stands focused on energy management systems, estate strategy, water system safety, and numerous environmental, mental health, and digital wellbeing initiatives.

View the full University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022 Exhibitor List.

Attending University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022

You can register for University & Healthcare Estates & Innovation Birmingham 2022.

Registration is free for the public sector. Private sector representatives pay a registration fee of £99 + VAT, which includes refreshments through the day, lunch, and parking. The fee is the same whether you attend one day of the conference or two.

The conference will be implementing stringent measures to control the spread of COVID-19. They ask that you don’t attend if you’re experiencing any symptoms, and that you present proof of vaccination, proof of a negative lateral flow test, or the presence of COVID-19 antibodies at registration.

For safer networking, the conference will also operate a voluntary traffic light system to allow attendees to demonstrate how comfortable they are interacting with others.

Read the full details of the conference’s infection control procedures.

How We Help Estates and Facility Managers

For more than 20 years, we’ve delivered cutting-edge products and services for hospitals. We specialise in air quality and workplace monitoring solutions, and we’ve provided products and services to NHS hospitals, private hospitals, and independent clinics across the UK.

Our experts are always on hand to answer any of your questions, and to provide all the help and support you might need. To discuss our advanced solutions for estates and facility managers, call 0333 015 4345 or email info@cairntechnology.com.

 

Healthcare Estates Conference & Exhibition: 4 to 5 October 2022

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The 2022 Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition takes place 4 to 5 October at Manchester Central, Manchester, UK.

This is the UK’s largest event for healthcare estates, engineers, and facility management professionals. It’s the only national conference and exhibition that brings together the people who design, build, manage and maintain hospitals and healthcare settings.

As well as a multi-stream conference, this year’s event includes an extensive exhibition space, and a chance to network at a dinner and awards ceremony.

Any healthcare professional invested in creating high-quality patient environments should consider attending the 2022 Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition. You’ll find all the products, services, equipment and know-how you need to solve problems you may not even know you have.

The 2022 Healthcare Estates Conference Programme

Over 40 presentations are planned across the two days, each focusing on one of four key areas: Engineering and facilities, net zero, strategic and capital planning, and workforce.

Keynote speakers include:

  • Sir David Behan, chair of Health Education England
  • Nick Hulme, Chief Executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
  • David Melbourne, Interim Designate Chief Executive, NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
  • Nigel Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, The Nuffield Trust
  • Professor Grant Mills, Professor of Healthcare Infrastructure Delivery, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL

All presentations promise to be engaging and informative, but we’re particularly looking forward to:

  • 00 pm October 4 – Using Portable Air Purifiers to Reduce Airborne Transmission of Infectious Respiratory Viruses
  • 20 pm October 4 – Using Remote Sensors in a Healthcare Setting to Monitor Exposure to Surgical Plume.
  • 15 pm October 4 – Therapeutic Architecture: An Evolving Paradigm of Understanding and Designing Healthcare Environments
  • 00 am October 5 – Equipment Planning for the NHS and NHP Schemes
  • 30 pm October 5 – IHEEM Technical Platform (Ventilation)

See the full 2022 Healthcare Estates Conference Programme.

The 2022 Healthcare Estates Exhibition & Zones

Over 250 companies are exhibiting at Healthcare Estates 2022, so you’re sure to find all the information you need about all the products, services and equipment that’ll help you design and deliver top-tier healthcare services.

See a complete list of all of this year’s exhibitors.

The Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards

The event closes with a ceremony to recognise and award excellence in innovation in the healthcare sector. These awards are judged by experienced experts from both the NHS and the commercial healthcare sector.

Categories include:

  • Estates and facilities champion of champions
  • Staff wellbeing initiative of the year
  • Estates and facilities team of the year
  • Product innovation of the year
  • Healthcare supplier of the year

The shortlists for each category will be announced in August 2022.

The award ceremony will include a dinner, making this an ideal opportunity to network with other forward-thinking individuals from the world of healthcare estate management.

See the shortlist and book your place at the Healthcare Estates IHEEM Award Dinner.

How We Help Estates and Facility Managers

For more than 20 years, we’ve delivered cutting-edge products and services for hospitals. We specialise in air quality and workplace exposure monitoring solutions, and we’ve provided products and services to NHS hospitals, private hospitals, and independent clinics across the UK.

Our experts are always on hand to answer any of your questions, and to provide all the help and support you might need. To discuss our advanced solutions for estates and facility managers, call 0333 015 4345 or email info@cairntechnology.com.

 

Come see us at the NHS Estates and Facilities Conference 2022

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The NHS Estates and Facilities Conference 2022 is just a matter of days away and we can’t wait to see you there if you are coming along.

Aimed at estates and facilities managers, directors and leaders, the event provides policy-led updates based on the current challenges and issues being faced by the sector.

Key topics covered at the NHS Estates and Facilities Conference include:

  • Capital Investment Strategy
  • Delivering a Net Zero NHS
  • Leadership and Workforce management
  • Maintenance backlog: Innovating to overcome.
  • New Hospital Development programme: plans and best practice
  • Governance

You will be able to take advantage of best practice sessions to get ideas and solutions for driving productivity and improving outcomes in your organisation.

What’s more, if you are an NHS estates manager or leader, you are provided with a fully funded and CPD accredited pass to attend this session.

Just click here to find out more

How we help Estates and Facilities Managers

If you are looking for help with workplace exposure monitoring or chemical spill training, then our consultants will be at the conference to discuss the various ways in which we can support you.

Cairn Technology carries out workplace exposure monitoring for a wide range of harmful chemicals. This includes monitoring staff exposures of:

  • N2O and/or the anaesthetic agents in theatres, anaesthetic rooms, recovery areas and anaesthetic workshops,
  • Peracetic acid and acetic acid in Endoscope Decontamination areas, and
  • Inhalable and respirable dust in plaster rooms and estates workshops.

 So, if any of the above areas are of concern to you, please don’t hesitate to come and chat with us on our stand.

We will also be exhibiting our new Blueair HealthProtectTM air purifiers, which are specifically designed for treatment rooms, waiting rooms, laboratories and other poorly ventilated spaces in hospitals.

In addition, you might be interested in discussing our range of chemical and cytotoxic spill stations, which we supply to hospital Trusts across the UK.

Visiting us at the NHS Estates and Facilities Conference 2022

Just come and visit us on our stand at 15Hatfields Conference Centre in London on 23rd June and we will be happy to discuss how we can help you.

Or, if you won’t be able to attend, feel free to call our team on 0333 015 4345 or email us at info@cairntechnology.com. You can also see our range of products and services at www.cairntechnology.com

 

Come see us at BADS Conference 2022 – 16 and 17 June

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If you are planning to attend the British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) 2022 Annual Conference, then come along and see our selection of top-quality surgical instruments.

From Stille’s hand-crafted Swedish orthopaedic instruments, warrantied for 30 years, to Lawton’s machine engineered German instruments for breast surgery, vaginal surgery and joint replacement, we can help you source the instruments for your needs.

What else is on the agenda at BADS Conference 2022?

You will have access to a wide range of sessions including:

  • Day surgery in Nottingham
  • Day case mastectomy, pyeloplasty and vaginal surgery
  • Day surgery performance – how can it be improved?
  • A clinical sabbatical in day surgery
  • Day case foot & ankle surgery
  • BADS grants updates
  • Free paper sessions

Along with these sessions, there’ll be a series of workshops, including:

  • Optimising pre-assessment
  • Enabling change in your day case unit
  • Wellbeing within the day surgery workplace

Head here to access the full BADS 2022 Conference Programme, which includes details of the venue, travel, registration and payments.

Who is BADS 2022 For?

BADS 2022 is for all healthcare professionals, but obviously it’ll be most relevant to anyone involved in day surgery, including:

  • Hospital managers
  • Doctors in training
  • Allied health professionals
  • Students

How Much is BADS 2022?

You can get an early bird discount if you register by 30 April 2022. BADS members also get a discount.

There’s a tiered pricing system to ensure that all delegates pay what they can afford. Prices start at £60 for student day delegates, ranging to £435 for a non-member hospital manager.

Head here to register for BADS 2022.

CAIRN Technology at BADS 2022

We’d love to see you at BADS 2022 Conference to discuss how we can help you source the right surgical instruments for your needs.

But if there’s anything you’d like to discuss in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to get in touch! Our experts are always on hand to answer any of your questions, and to provide all the help and support you might need.

Get in touch to talk to a Cairn Technology Ltd expert today.

And if you want to know more about us first, just visit our website: www.cairntechnology.com You’ll see that for more than 20 years, we’ve delivered cutting-edge products and services for NHS hospitals, private hospitals, and independent clinics across the UK. In fact, many of our clients have relied on our products and services for more than 10 years.

More Information About BADS 2022 Conference

The BADS 2022 Conference takes place 16 – 17 June at the Nottingham Trent University Conference Centre.

For more information about BADS 2022 Conference, and to register, head to the BADS website.

You can also follow the activity on social media with the #BADS2022 hashtag.

We’ll see you there!

Decon UK 2022: Decontamination Conference for Healthcare

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Presented by The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, this is the UK’s first ever specialist healthcare decontamination conference.

The event will host more than 100 healthcare professionals from various fields within the decontamination sector.

Where and When is Decon UK 2020?

Decon 2022 takes place on 6 April at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton.

Cairn Technology will be there to discuss our bespoke infection control services and our state-of-the-art products.

Decon UK 2022 – What’s On The Agenda?

Decon 2022 has a full programme of speakers, including Sharon Fox, Peter Hoffman, Professor Jean-Yves Maillard, Martyn Wilkinson, Tim Wafer and Jim Tinsdeall.

The topics of the day will include:

  • Automated room disinfection.
  • What can go wrong in decontamination services?
  • Ventilation: The basics.
  • Endoscopy waters and reprocessing.
  • Water microbiology.
  • The role of the authorising engineer.
  • Biofilms, and how to remove them.
  • How to make facilities clean for healthcare.
  • Choosing the right cleaning products.

On top of this, more than 100 healthcare professionals will be on-site to discuss how they can make life easier and safer for all delegates.

Who is Decon 2022 For?

Decon is for all healthcare professionals, though it might be of specific interest to:

  • Sterile service managers.
  • Decontamination leads.
  • Operating theatre staff, including surgeons, anaesthetists and theatre nurses.
  • Infection control specialists.
  • Endoscopy staff.

How Much is Decon 2022?

Decon 2022 is free for healthcare workers but £55 for industry attendees.

Cairn Technology at Decon 2022

Cairn Technology Ltd will be on-hand to discuss how we can help you deliver top-of-the-line hygiene standards for staff and patients alike.

For more than 20 years, we’ve delivered cutting-edge products and services for hospitals. We specialise in air quality and workplace monitoring solutions, all tailored to meet the needs of Endoscope Decontamination Units, operating departments, and more.

We’ve provided products and services to NHS hospitals, private hospitals, and independent clinics across the UK. Many of our clients have relied on our products and services for more than 10 years.

“I am pleased to be exhibiting at DECONUK22. It will be a great opportunity to catch up with our existing customers from within the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and share our expertise with prospective customers”. Alex Florensa, Monitoring Consultancy Manager

Here are just some of the things we’ll be talking about at Decon 2022:

  • Monitoring services – Including workplace exposure monitoring, sterile services cleanroom testing, bio-burden testing, spill kit training, and face fit testing services.

 

  • Infection control products – Including chemical spill kits and Bluerair air purification systems.

We’d love to see you at Decon 2022 to discuss all of your monitoring and infection control needs.

But if there’s anything you’d like to discuss in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to get in touch! Our experts are always on hand to answer any of your questions, and to provide all the help and support you might need.

Get in touch to talk to a Cairn Technology expert today.

More Information About Decon 2022

For more information about Decon 2022, and to book your place, head to the Decon 2022 website.

You can also follow the activity on social media with the #DeconUK22 hashtag.

 

Infection Prevention and Control Conference 2022: Cairn offers hospitals breath of fresh air

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State-of-the-art air purification technology will be taking centre stage on the Cairn Technology stand at the Infection, Prevention and Control Conference 2022.

Blueair HealthProtect™ 7740i Air Purifier

Using patent-pending filtration technology, the Blueair HealthProtect™ 7740i Air Purifier provides complete filtration of hospital rooms of up to 62 m² at the industry recommended rate of 4.8x an hour.

The purifier combines electrostatic and mechanical filtration to catch 99.97% of particles down to 0.1 microns, including viruses and bacteria. What’s more, its HEPASilent Ultra™ filtration technology delivers 50% more clean air (1), uses 55% less energy and has a 10% lower noise than traditional true HEPA filtration (2).

Even while left on standby, the 7740i proactively monitors your room and kills (3) viruses and bacteria, whilst the system’s omni-directional airflow circulates clean air to every corner of the room.

The purifier’s SmartFilter consists of one particle filter layer and one active carbon filter layer, which combine to remove gas, odours, smoke, VOCs, exhaust, smog, and chemicals from the air.

The SmartFilter’s performance is tracked through the Blueair App, which notifies staff when it is time to replace it. The app also allows staff to set speed control options, enable Auto and Night modes and change the On/Off timer.

An intuitive 5-colour indicator bar on 7740i purifier also gives quick updates on particle and gas levels, and a numerical display quantifies the levels for PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 particles.

Absorbent floor mats for operating theatres and scrub rooms

In addition to the HealthProtect™ 7740i Air Purifier, Cairn Technology will be exhibiting its absorbent floor mats for operating theatres and scrub rooms. These include the innovative T-Mat which is the most absorbent floor mat on the market. Turning up to 8.5litres of fluid to gel within seconds, these non-drip mats avoid cross-infection, allowing for safe and easy disposal in clinical waste.

Also helping to control infection, Cairn Technology’s DryMax Sterile mats are useful for burns, endoscopy and arthroscopy departments that are looking for a mat that can safely be used next to the patient’s body.

In addition, information will be available on Cairn Technology’s Biohazard Spill Kits, Body Fluid Spill Kits and Sterile Services Cleanroom Testing.

Come see us at the Infection Prevention and Control Conference 2022

If you are visiting IPC 22, which takes place at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, then please come and see us on our stand, no. 16. You can also arrange an appointment if you want to meet up with us at a specific time. Just call us on 0333 015 4345.

References:

  1. Based on testing of particle Clean Air Delivery Rate (pCADR according to GB/T18801-2015) in HealthProtect™ 7700 model at the same fan speed, compared to using H13 true HEPA filtration in the same unit.
  2. Based on testing of energy consumption (W) and noise levels (dB, according to ISO 3743) in HealthProtect™ 7700 model with the same particle Clean Air Delivery Rate (pCADR according to GB/T18801-2015), compared to using H13 true HEPA filter in the same unit.
  3. Deactivation of bacteria (Staphylococcus albus) and virus (MS2 bacteriophage).