Health Sector News Spire Bushey announces £22.7 m expansion
Hertfordshire-based Spire Bushey Hospital has announced a £22.7 million investment to develop a new ‘state-of- the-art medical centre’.
Planning permission was granted in
January, and the investment forms the first part of the hospital’s two-phase redevelopment strategy. The first phase will consist of the new Spire Bushey Medical Centre, opening in autumn 2017, and offering a musculoskeletal diagnostic and
System’s 50-year pedigree
The ‘world-renowned’ Vernacare system of hygienic patient toileting and washing was invented by Vernacare in the UK over 50 years ago. Vernacare, which claims to be the only company to offer a complete human waste system, designs and manufactures single-use bedpans, urinals, and washbowls, from renewable natural fibre, at its UK production facility in Lancashire. Products are disposed of in healthcare settings via Vernacare’s Vortex range of disposal units, which it says ‘improve standards of patient safety, reduce the risk of infection, save money and nurses’ time, and lower impact on the environment’. The Vortex design includes hands-free opening, an auto-start function, and a self-diagnosing LCD display, ‘to ensure
quick and simple repairs’. Vernacare said: “The Vortex operates using a closed-drum system which also features a manual emptying override. Independent tests have shown that the unit discharges four times more quickly than alternative machines. Supported by a national team of
service engineers, we offer flexible service options, and a first-time fix rate of over 90 per cent.”
‘Golf car’ adapted for trauma patients
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has taken delivery of a ‘bespoke’ electric vehicle for transferring trauma patients from its Air Ambulance landing site on the sports field of an adjacent school to the Ipswich Hospital’s Emergency Department. The vehicle, from
mygolfbuggy.com based in Selston near Nottingham, is a bespoke stretcher carrier based on the chassis of an all-electric E-Z-GO TXT golf car, specially designed to transfer patients
more quickly, and developed after a former Emergency Department employee recognised that the 400-metre transfer from the East Anglian Air Ambulance landing spot could be improved and made smoother for patients. Rob Stanford, MD of the golf car’s UK and European distributor, Ransomes Jacobsen; said: “After fruitless conversations with a major car manufacturer, the staff member began looking on the Internet for golf buggy suppliers.
mygolfbuggy.com topped the list, and a solution became apparent after we had a conversation with the hospital about its requirements.” The ‘customised’ E-Z-GO TXT golf car incorporates a flatbed with padded mattress for the casualty, and a seat for the paramedic or doctor. Storage cabinets for medical equipment were also incorporated. The project has been funded by the HELP (Hospital Emergency Landing Pad) charity, with contributions from
mygolfbuggy.com and Ransomes Jacobsen.
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outpatient centre, located on Centennial Park. Alongside this, an additional operating theatre, an enlarged theatre sterile services department, and 10 extra bedrooms, will be introduced at the main hospital site.
The development will see part of the current outpatient area moved to the new purpose-built site at Centennial Park, close to the now established Elstree Cancer Centre and Spire Pathology Services. This
facility will provide 14 purpose-designed consulting rooms and associated treatment rooms, outpatient diagnostics, and a second MRI scanner. At Spire Bushey Hospital’s main site, the number of bedrooms will increase, while an extension to the theatre block will increase the number of theatres from five to six, and see an enlarged Theatre Sterile Service Unit created. This part of the redevelopment will be complete in summer 2018.
A balanced manifold solution
Pneumatech Medical Gas Solutions says its new automatic changeover medical manifold offers ‘outstanding performance, superior quality, and lower total costs ownership’, having been developed in response to customers ‘looking for a more balanced and valued manifold solution, where additional precision is taken to minimise patient risks’. With a ‘state-of-the art-control’ system,
the PureGAS manifold is also said to reduce installation and ownership costs. It offers a flow of up to 1,750 litres/min. Alexander Losev, product manager, said: “Patient safety cannot be compromised, and this was the basis for development of the new manifold. Incorporating two separate stage pressure regulators gives stable gas pressure over the entire flow range. By using halogen-free polymers in the regulators, we can ensure that zero toxic gases are supplied to the patient in case of overheating. Adiabatic and self-ignition tests certify the safety of the new manifold, while its LED service indication reminds when a service is due.”
PMGS is an ISO 13485-certified company, and
supplies its products CE certified as a Medical Device. The new PureGAS manifold
complies with the latest revisions of medical
standards such as EN ISO 7396-1, HTM 02-01, HTM 2022, and HTM 06-01.
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