New to the IHEEM events calendar this summer

This one-day Regional Conference and Exhibition is being held at the Village Hotel Cardiff on Thursday 8 September and will be open to delegates from both the public and private sector.

The conference raises the question: ‘How Safe Is My Hospital?’ – challenging attendees to look at their hospital with renewed vigour.

Every day healthcare estates are under attack in one form or another from both internal and external sources affecting patient safety and the patient environment. Is your hospital safe from government and public scrutiny? Do you keep up to date with legislation as it continues to be revised and are able to demonstrate compliance? How safe is your water supply? In addition to this, the threats to hospital security systems is rising. With information being an essential asset within the hospitals, sensitive or critically important data can be lost in a number of ways – including system failure, data theft, inappropriate usage, unauthorised access and cyber-attacks using computer viruses.

In response to these questions, a plethora of expert speakers from across the healthcare estates sector will be leading discussions on key themes: Water Safety, Governance and Compliance, Hospital Resilience and Hospital Security of IT Systems.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Mike Simmons – Consultant Microbiologist, Public Health Wales
• Phil Ashcroft – Principal Buildings & Facilities Management Services Engineer, Department of Health
• Dr Jimmy Walker – Scientific Leader for Water and Decontamination Biosafety, Air and Water Microbiology Group
• Chris Northey – Associate Director, Chapman BDSP and IHEEM President
• Geoff Walsh – Assistant Director of Planning, Capital, Estates and Operational Services, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
• Greg Markham – Technical Director, EMCOR UK and IHEEM Past President
• Eugene Conroy – Managing Director, ETA Projects LTD
• Graham Marsh – Governance and Compliance Technical Platform Chair and Chair of the South West Branch, IHEEM
• Julian Amey – Chief Executive, IHEEM

Download the full Conference programme

IHEEM WALES 2016 is a joint venture between IHEEM and the IHEEM Wales Branch who have been working closely to produce an innovative event, that shares best practice and technical knowledge.

This regional event will feature a variety of expert speakers from across the UK presenting sessions that will have a universal appeal for attendees from across the UK.