Conclusion It is reassuring that the market is responding to supporting the elimination of these life threatening and costly infections. Surprisingly though, there were few solutions found and most had their own drawbacks as outlined in the evaluation text in the product overview table. These are summarised below.
The door push plate cover (Product 1) needs to be replaced weekly and is therefore its effectiveness is reliant of this being undertaken. The other products were not reliant on regular maintenance. The product may not provide good user perception and experience, because users are still touching the same surface and may not like touching the wet handle. This is also true for the handle which automatically dispenses sanitising gel (Product 2).
The product information failed to provide any evidence that these two solutions have been deployed successfully into any businesses or organisations.
Toilet door handles can be used every 30 seconds or so in a busy environment and therefore the gold standard is that they remain totally bacteria free 100% of the time. The door handle with anti-bacterial coating (Product 4) and copper door handle (Product 5) have been rejected by the NHS due to taking 15-20 minutes to start working and an hour to fully kill the bacteria.
An effective solution needs to prevent rather than cure bacteria. This philosophy is seen in the Touch free door handle (Product 3), whichis the only solution which is a totally touch free product and therefore its use is 100% effective.
In conclusion, this short analysis of the current market for products which aim to reduce the spread of infection from door handles concludes that the Touch free door handle (Product 3) can provide reassurance of 100% effectiveness for areas where its product is deployed. The Purleve Hygienic Door Handle (Product 3) has already been successfully deployed in both public and private organisations and costs around £80 for every 10,000 people through a washroom.
For more information please contact Paul Guy on +44 7709358606 or email
theteam@freedom-first.co.uk (in partnership with Stream Hygiene Ltd).
www.freedom-first.co.uk
Purleve customer testimonials... Catherine Fourcampre, of Brent Council Leisure centres who are using the solution, stated that: “The installation of the Hygienic door handles has reduced cross contamination within some areas of the facilities. With recent health scares regarding flu pandemic for example and the increased cleaning regimes needed as a result, the handles have provided us with additional measures in providing a cleaner environment for our customers, a move welcomed by all.”
Donna Winter, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Scarborough and Bridlington Hospitals, has provided the following feedback: “One of the things that patients say to us is that they feel uncomfortable touching a toilet door handle that’s been used by someone who hasn’t washed their hands. With this system they feel reassured that the door handles are clean. Any technology which may help us in our fight against hospital acquired infection is always welcomed. The project has been very successful at other Trusts.”
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