A very conscientious brand: A case study of the BBC's current affairs series Panorama

The reputation of British current affairs and documentary series such as the BBC's Panorama, Channel 4’s Dispatches or the now defunct Granada series World in Action have rested on an image of conscientious ‘public service’. These popular, long running series have, at various points in their history, acted as the ‘conscience of the nation’, seeking to expose social injustice, investigate misdemeanours by the powerful and take on venal or corrupt vested interest. The BBC’s flagship current affairs series Panorama is Britain’s longest running television programme and, according to the Panorama website, ‘the world’s longest running investigative TV show’. It has provided a template for other current affairs series both in Britain, Europe and around the world while undergoing several transformations in form and style since its launch in 1953, the latest and arguably most dramatic being in 2007. This article will chart the development of Panorama as a distinctive, ‘flagship' current affairs series over six decades. It will attempt to answer why the Panorama brand has survived so long, while so many other notable current affairs series have not. Using research and material from Bournemouth University’s Panorama Archive, the Video Active website, the BFI and other European archives this article explores the development of an iconic current affairs series that has, at different stages in its history, proved a template for other news and current affairs programmes. Various breaks and continuities are highlighted in Panorama’s history and identity, and an attempt will be made to characterise and specify the Panorama ‘brand’ and pinpoint the series’ successes and failures in reinventing itself in a rapidly changing media context

Management of Assets and Compliance through the Application of BIM and Digital Twins: A Platform for Innovation in Building Management

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives asset managers the insight and tools to manage buildings and associated infrastructure more efficiently. BIM is the industry standard model to deliver insight on how a building will perform once built and to manage its performance and asset lifecycles. While BIM processes are established for new buildings, older buildings are not maintained, refurbished, or deconstructed using this method. BIM enables the benefits of efficiency, resource management and compliance. It can overcome uncertainties of building condition and deficient documentation that are prevalent in older buildings. It also acts as a centralised platform, accessible by all stakeholders to hold ‘one version of the truth’. Due to complex built forms and increasing legislative pressure from the government for multiple occupancy buildings, a state-of-the-art overview with an easy to use visualisation of compliance and accountability is required for our existing building stock. From a review a step by step proof of Concept (PoC) digital twin model is proposed. The work will show accountable outcomes that can be validated at each stage, the time and cost saving, as well as Halton Housing’s goals of creating places to be proud of, addressing customer safety, and asset strategy can be achieved. The aim is to assist in creating a healthy organisation by improving IT platforms, making it easier for colleagues to do their jobs and promote brand and reputation, cementing position and maintaining a strong voice in the sector. Furthermore, the review will demonstrate how an existing building can be modelled into a digital twin via a 3D BIM implementation. Starting small with clear phases and utilising data already available, the development proposed offers an exciting innovative cross platform implementation, that aims to explore the ‘art of the possible’ and opportunities to scale-up by adding important assets and integrating IOT sensors to gain further insights. Most importantly, the review highlights the advantages to the business at every stage and can adapt to business assets in an exciting and innovative way

Improving patients' experience of dressing removal in practice

Repeated application/removal of adhesive dressings and tapes can cause skin stripping in and around wounds, resulting in pain, increased wound size, delayed healing, inflammation and increased risk of infection. Adhesive tapes and dressings are also used widely in many care settings to secure tubes, monitors and drains, while the more fragile skin of children and the elderly is at increased risk of epidermal stripping when adhesive dressings are removed. Here, the authors use a series of case studies to demonstrate how Appeel® Sterile Liquid Sachet and Spray applications (CliniMed Ltd), part of the Appeel Sterile Medical Adhesive Remover range, help with adhesive removal, reducing pain and trauma. This article examines how Appeel Sterile removes dressings, tapes and other medical adhesive appliances quickly and easily from both intact and broken skin, resulting in reductions in pain, trauma, use of analgesia, infection risk, cost of dressings and nursing time. |http://www.jcn.co.uk/journal/10-2016/wound-care/1880-improving-patients-experience-of-dressing-removal-in-practic

Value of Lost Load: An efficient economic indicator for power supply security? A literature review

Security of electricity supply has become a fundamental requirement for well-functioning modern societies. Because of its central position in all sections of society, the present paper considers the economic consequences of a power supply interruption. The Value of Lost Load (VoLL) is a monetary indicator expressing the costs associated with an interruption of electricity supply. This paper reviews different methods for calculating VoLL, provides an overview of recently published studies, and presents suggestions to increase the explanatory power and international comparability of VoLL

Technical evaluation of SMETER technologies (TEST) project

This report details work carried out by the Technical Assessment Contractor for the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) during Phase 2 of the Technical Evaluation of SMETER technologies (TEST) Project under the Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Ratings (SMETER) Innovation Programme. The Technical Assessment Contractor, referred to here as the TEST team, comprises experts from Loughborough University, Leeds Beckett University, UCL, and Halton Housing

Technical evaluation of SMETER technologies (TEST) project

This report details work carried out by the Technical Assessment Contractor for the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) during Phase 2 of the Technical Evaluation of SMETER technologies (TEST) Project under the Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Ratings (SMETER) Innovation Programme. The Technical Assessment Contractor, referred to here as the TEST team, comprises experts from Loughborough University, Leeds Beckett University, UCL, and Halton Housing