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Editor’s Voice


Hello there, Welcome to the Tomorrow’s Care Cleaning & Infection Control Supplement.


Circulated four times a year, this supplement is jam-packed with the latest expert advice and comment, as well as product innovations and developments to bring you up-to-date with all the information you need to ensure your care facilities are as clean as possible.


Though it may not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of cleaning, pest control is a crucial element to a ensuring a hygienic environment. Check out page 6 to read pest control service Rentokil’s advice on keeping your building a fly-free zone.


For busy healthcare environments, like care homes and hospitals, an efficient and thorough laundry process is essential to determine the highest standards of sanitation for patients and residents. As such individuals are very susceptible to illness or infection, it is vital that staff pay due care and attention to the laundry process. In this supplement, Amanda Dufrane, Care Segment Manager at Electrolux Professional, explains how the latest technology can ensure a worry-free laundry process for care providers.


Elsewhere in this edition, we also have comment from Deb, Chicopee and more; as well as a look at the latest hygiene products taking the care industry by storm. With all this to get stuck into, there should be something for everyone so get yourself a brew at the ready and have a browse.


Happy reading! Alison Carter, Editor


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Technical Training at Rentokil Pest Control, offers his advice on keeping healthcare settings free of flies.


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ALL HANDS ON DECK Paul Jakeway, Marketing Director


at skin care specialist Deb, explains how care home providers can raise levels of staff compliance, whilst also improving the skin condition of employees.


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CLEANING IS CARING Bob Wood, Director of DC


Warewashing & Icemaking Systems, explores cleaning, hygiene and food safety in care home catering


operations and offers advice for care home operators.


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WASH AWAY YOUR WORRIES Amanda Dufrane, Care Segment


Manager at Electrolux Professional, explains how the latest technology can ensure a worry-free laundry process for care providers.


KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL The Healthcare Division Service


Delivery Manager for cleaning provider Indepth Managed Services looks at the importance of using specialist cleaning services for infection control in the UK healthcare sector.


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