With a global population set to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 and the expectation of longer, healthier and more active lives, we recognise the importance of engineering in helping people achieve this. It is vital that we invest in the health of our population, not only because good health is desirable, but also because it is an important determinant of economic growth and competitiveness.
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We are campaigning to raise awareness of the work and value of engineers within the NHS. We are calling for a Chief Healthcare Engineer to be appointed in every hospital. This would be a position of professional parity with roles such as the Head of Surgery, Chief Nurse and Chief Pharmacist.
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In this report, IMechE examines the healthcare sector's substantial contribution to climate change, the sustainability challenges and how engineering can, and already is, contributing to the sector's transition to Net Zero.
This report examines the importance of engineering in the world of sport and how the UK can capitalise on its leadership in the field.
Exploring the collaborative tradition in engineering; how engineers have, and do, collaborate; what the key challenges to international collaboration are and how to address them.
Predictions on the future of the manufacturing engineer as foretold in a joint IMechE/IET member survey
Healthcare services across the globe are under increasing technical, financial and political pressures, regardless of size or wealth of the nation.
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