title: Conference highlights complex challenges.
abstract: The importance of a clean, well-ordered, healthcare estate in meeting ever-higher patient expectations, the growing recognition of the strong link between a well-maintained estate and clinical excellence, and the increasing emphasis on sustainability, were among the main themes of both the presidential address and the two keynote presentations at this year's Healthcare Estates conference. Jonathan Baillie reports.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baillie
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D006113:United Kingdom