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5 Step Guide: Legionella Risk Management - Education Estates
by Daniel Pitcher, on 16-04-2025
What is the appetite for risk amongst managers of education estates with responsibility for health & safety? We would expect such organisations to operate on the basis that risks to health and...
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Legionella– What’s the risk for Children?
by Jonathan Twaites, on 16-04-2025
If you If you follow news feeds on the topic of Legionella then you will notice that there are several headlines relating to Legionella in our schools.
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Legionella and Flexi Hoses
Flexi hoses and Legionella risk they may carry
by Roy Sullivan, on 08-04-2025
What is the infection risk in water systems when using flexi hoses? In 2010, the Department of Health issued an alert regarding the use of flexible hoses in healthcare environments. This followed a...
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Energy Saving v Legionella Risk
by Andy Clews, on 26-03-2025
Going green’ is not just a focus on using de-carbonised energy to generate hot water. It’s a combination of efficient generation and reducing waste.
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Legionella Risk in Care Homes
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 18-02-2025
The term ‘care home’ may describe a wide range of properties of varying size and complexity catering to people with a wide range of needs. Whilst care providers tend to specialise in a particular...
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NHS Estates Technical Bulletin (NETB) No.2024/3 Summary
by Roy Sullivan, on 11-02-2025
What are the implications for healthcare clients from the ‘NHS Estates Technical Bulletin 2024/3’ issued August 2024?
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Water Safety: An Overview for those Responsible in Healthcare
Legionella: An overview for those in Healthcare
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 04-02-2025
In 2002, the UK’s largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease occurred in Barrow in Furness (B-i-F). The investigation report identified six key failures. Continued sporadic cases and evidence of the...
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A Legionella Checklist for Private Healthcare
by Peter Gunn, on 28-01-2025
The private or independent healthcare sector in the UK is largely made up of hospitals and clinics run independently of the National Health Service (NHS). Commonly administered by a commercial...
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How to reduce legionella risk in your hospital
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 23-01-2025
Estates and Facilities teams continue to strive for compliant water systems. Whilst the relatively simplistic tasks we have undertaken for many years, broadly -temperature monitoring and condition...
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Water Coolers in Healthcare Environments
by Peter Gunn, on 21-01-2025
Despite Summer seeming a very long way off post the Christmas period, adequate indoor hydration remains necessary throughout the year.
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