... but there is no apparent correlation between type of trust and extent to which FM services are integrated. Health Integration Professions Surveys During its first 50 years the National Health Service (NHS) in England has seen many changes. While some of these have come about as the result of political...

...Francis Duffy Describes some background to the current status of the architectural profession. Argues that it is undergoing drastic reform to meet modern demands on it. Describes the RIBA Strategic Study and examines its implications for facilities managers: the significance of design for both...

...Jane Bell Considers the relationship between the emerging facilities management discipline and the existing building‐related professions. Defines facilities management and argues that it is impossible for the facilities manager to become expert in every area of responsibility. Facilities management...

...Michael Grimm Discusses the current status of facilities management as a profession. Argues that academia, associations and industry must work together to ensure the co‐ordinated development of facilities management to high professional standards. Focuses on the work of the University...

...Adrian Leaman Argues that, although facilities management is not yet a profession, it has the necessary ingredients to become so. Describes how the business of managing buildings has become more“strategic”, long‐term and knowledge‐based, and how building‐related problems are assuming greater...

...Tony Thomson Argues that the facilities management is really a field dedicated to facility planning – where building design meets business objectives. Considers reasons for the lack of clarity in the facilities management profession. Illustrates the state of the field by formulating a ′generic...