RiskUKOctober2017

Healthcare Sector Security: UHEI 2017 Event Preview
Where Education Meets Healthcare
Following on from the
huge success of the
inaugural University
and Healthcare
Estates and
Innovation Conference
and Exhibition last
year, organiser Ascent
Events has mapped
out an even bigger
and bolder
programme for 2017
that runs over two
days at the University
of Birmingham on 14
and 15 November.
Brian Sims previews
the content on offer
for delegates
*To learn more about UHEI
2017 and register your
attendance, access the
event’s dedicated website at
www.ascentevents.co.uk/
uhei-birmingham-2017.php
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The similarities and distinct parallels
between the higher education and
healthcare sectors are striking. Both
manage large, complex and demanding sites.
Both manage compliance, deliver projects and
control diverse property portfolios. The two
worlds tackle many of the same issues, use
many of the same suppliers and procure,
construct and maintain at scale.
Bearing this in mind, the University and
Healthcare Estates and Innovation (UHEI) event
– for which Risk UK is an Official Media Partner
– offers a unique opportunity for security and
risk management practitioners to meet and
hear from sector experts, network and share
solutions and experiences.
Designed to build upon 2016’s highly
successful inaugural gathering, the fervent
hope is that this year’s event will lead to even
closer future collaboration between the sectors
by stimulating opportunities for shared
thinking and mutual benefits.
Last year, upwards of 50 separate NHS Trusts
and more than 30 universities visited the event,
while over 250 visitors attended on the day
itself. The quality of the attendees was very
high, with large numbers visiting from the NHS
and education sectors including security,
facilities and operations-based professionals.
Run in partnership with AUDE, UHEI 2017 is
supported by ASIS International’s UK Chapter,
the British Institute of Facilities Management,
BESA, BIM4 Health, Brighton and Sussex
University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Carbon &
Energy Fund, Carbon Trust, CIC, Digital 2 All, the
University of Birmingham, the University
Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and the
University of Liverpool.
This year’s exhibitors are Built Off-Site,
Clarke Energy, Clearview Intelligence, Cortech
Developments, Ecophon, Estate Strategy Group,
Extraspace Solutions, Fusion, Healthcare
Estates and Facilities, HJA Recruitment, Hydrop,
IHEEM, Jewson, Integrated Environmental
Solutions, Langley Design, Micad, MWA
Technology, Paxton, PPL Training, SFG20, Shire
Controls, Smart Environmental Products,
Synapsis and Search Higher.
Conference programme
Day One of conference on Tuesday 14 November
is kick-started by a welcoming address from
Trevor Payne (director of estates at the
University of Birmingham), who informed Risk
UK: “We’ve put together a timely, relevant and
comprehensive educational programme.”
From 9.30 am until 10.00 am, the focus is on
collaboration and innovation, with Simon
Corben (director and head of profession at NHS
Estates and Facilities) at the lectern. This
presentation is followed by perspectives from
AUDE and IHEEM (for whom the latter’s
chairman Pete Sellars is the speaker).
In the wake of coffee and networking, IHEEM
CEO Julian Amey chairs a session running from
11.35 am until noon, during which Andrew
Burgess (deputy chief operating officer at
Loughborough University) offers his thoughts
on the potential impacts of Brexit upon the
Higher Education estate.
Prior to luncheon, there’ll be detailed
presentations from Kevin Oxley (director of
estates, procurement and ICT at South Tees
NHS Foundation Trust) and Steve Banister
(managing director of Northumbria Healthcare
Facilities Management) on – respectively –
property management and an alternative
delivery model for E&F services within the NHS.
The afternoon session from 2.40 pm through
until 3.20 pm concentrates on campus
masterplanning in the education sector, with
one of the presentations being made by Karen
Johnson (operations director at University
Hospital in Birmingham).
Emergency preparedness
On Day Two of conference, the pre-luncheon
sessions should be of particular interest for
practising risk and security management
professionals. Between 12.45 and 1.00 pm,
Ashley Kirby (policy and planning advisor at the
University of Aberdeen) looks at this topic from
the Higher Education perspective, with Anthony
Searle (commercial manager at access control
solutions specialist Paxton) delivering his
thoughts on the matter from the point of view
of NHS Trusts and hospitals.
From 3.35 pm until 3.50 pm, ‘Sharing
Processes and Resources: How a Common
Process Can Work for Disparate Organisations’
is the subject of John Scarry’s presentation.
Scarry is business excellence manager at
Medirest (part of Compass Group).
Conference closes at 4.20 pm with a
summary of the two days delivered by Robert
McNamara MBIFM (director at Capitec).