The Changing Scene of Health Care and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Hospital Engineering, June 1990, London, UK

R.G. Kensett

Taylor & Francis, Jul 15, 2005 - Architecture - 224 pages

This book provides an excellent opportunity to review developments in health care technology, many facets of which are just as applicable to professionals in the wider field of building services as to those working in health care facilities. This book reflects the adaptation of strategies in health care to economic and demographic change in both developed and developing countries.

Contents

• Energy Strategy in English Hospitals: 1
• Steam Raising Solar Array: 8
• Efficient Energy Use in Hospitals Trend and Emerging Technologies: 13
• Energy Management with Information from Building Energy Management Systems: 21
• Automation with Coal Firing: 27
• Unconventional Site Energy Strategy: 32
• Cogeneration in a Public Hospital: 36
• Cogeneration and Its Application in Hospitals: 43
• New Integrated Gas Turbine CHP and Incincerator Plant: 55
• The Design and Construction of Hospitals in Developing Countries: 60
• Training Service and User Personnel in Developing Countries: 67
• An Assessment of Training Requirements for Health Care Technology in the Developing World: 73
• Training at NHSTA Falfield: 78
• A Systems Approach to Documenting Hospital Commisioning and Operating Policies: 84
• The Westminster and Chelsea Hospital Project: 93
• Integrated Resource Based Planning and Design for Primary Health Care Buildings: 100
• Planning a Regional Burns CentreThe Trials and Tribulations: 109
• Hospitals Should be Beautiful As Well As Functional: 116
• Estate Management: 120
• Contract Labour in Hospital Maintenance: 125
• Third Party Maintenance of Medical Equipment: 131
• Modernising Health Care Buildings: 136
• Works Information Management System WIMS: 143
• Facility Management in Health Care: 151
• What Future for Old Hospitals?: 161
• Fire Safety in Health Care Premises: 166
• A Review of Current Practice for Fire Alarm Detection Systems in UK NHS Hospitals: 170
• Fire Safety Evaluation System for Canadian Hospitals Phase I Report: 176
• Constructing A Hospital Around A Hospital: 182
• An Updated Communication System at the New Pietralata Hospital in Rome: 187
• Staff and Patient Communications Trends and Technologies: 194
• ISDN Telecommunication in Hospital: 204
• The Use of Communication Systems in Planning HospitalsThe Example of Bologna: 212
• The Application of Modern Nurse Call Systems to Flexible Nursing: 214
• Computerisation of Hospital Engineering: 219
• Engineering Aspects of Aeromedical Transport: 230
• The Key to Good Management and Design: 238
• Hospital Lift Refurbishment: 240
• Hospital Transport Systems General Background: 248
• Quality Assurance of Medical Equipment: 255
• The Safety of Electromedical Equipment: 262
• Systems of Security and Methods as Applied to Hospital Environments: 268
• Piped Medical Gas Services: 275
• Prevention of Airborne Transmission of Infection Past Present and Future: 279
• Legionnaires Disease Aspects of Prevention: 285
• Hot Water Service Systems and Risks of Legionnaires Disease: 287
• Air Flow Control Systems for Hospitals and Hospital Laboratories for the 1990s: 292
• Sterilisation in UK Hospitals: 299
• Gas Sterilisation in the Medical Field: 304
• The Way Ahead for Refrigerants and Sterilisation Mixtures: 306
• Present and Future UK Legislation Governing Waste Disposal: 313
• Incinerator Process: 323
• The Private Sector Alternative: 329
• The Control of Pollution: 332
• Clinical Waste Disposal in the NHS: 343

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Changing Scene of Health Care and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Hospital Engineering, June 1990, London, UK
• Editor: R.G. Kensett
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2005
• ISBN: 1135830142, 9781135830144
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Methods & Materials