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Post-COVID healthcare


Has COVID-19 changed cleaning across healthcare environments for the better? OspreyDeepclean investigates.


Price differences between standard and validated technologies are minimal and inconsequential when considering the results.


Validated technologies


Dry Steam Vapour:Manual disinfection, especially by untrained employees, is susceptible to mistakes that can have deadly consequences.


We’ve created our dry steam vapour range to tackle bacteria and viruses on three fronts with thermal and chemical disinfection and decontamination. Through the mechanical action of surface penetration and extraction, eliminating all contaminants.


Healthcare environments – GPs, hospitals, hospices, respite centres and nursing homes – should represent the best environmental hygiene standards.


Cleaning operators have done their best to deliver clinical levels of environmental hygiene under huge levels of risk, often without the right training, tools or precise government guidance, all while the deadliest pandemic in generations rages on.


Recognition for cleaning operators


There were thunderous Thursday claps for carers, showing support for all NHS staff, and societal sentiment suggests that cleaners are getting more appreciation. Yet little has been said on the efforts of cleaning operatives, who are just as much at risk of infection.


A study surveying British hospitals at the peak of the pandemic last year found intensive care cleaners and other healthcare workers were significantly more likely to have been infected with COVID-19 than their medical colleagues.


Outside of hospitals, there’s a growing expectation for untrained staff to provide expert cleaning services, rather than outside contractors, like supermarkets deciding to move cleaning responsibilities inhouse.


Healthcare settings provide care for our most vulnerable population, and need professional levels of cleaning. We need to bridge skill gaps and provide the best tools before staff can confidently clean and disinfect surfaces and entire areas.


Knowledge reduces mistakes


A quick search into healthcare cleaning gives troubling insight into where the focus lies – bleach, chlorine tablets, disinfectant wipes, etc. While these can play important roles in the process, reaching for chemicals before understanding the basics of good cleaning forces costly mistakes.


A study by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention discovered over two-thirds of soap buckets and 93% of cleaning towels in US hospitals harboured bacteria. Statistics like this show how poor education, practices and tools can exacerbate danger.


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Our mix of super-heated dry steam and disinfectant destroys 99.99% of bacteria and viruses, including the enveloped SARS CoV-2.


HEPA filter vacuums: Everyday vacuum cleaners are designed to suck up visible dust, debris and microscopic particles. Instead, these vacuums unsettle particles, blasting them back into the air through the motor exhaust filter.


True HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) filters are tested against a specific standard, ensuring quality. They capture at least 99.97% of particles, down to at least 0.03 microns.


NASA published a study that proved even better results, showing that HEPA filters can catch ultrafine particles down to 0.01 microns – SARS-COV-2 particle size is 0.125 microns, highlighting HEPA standard filters’ efficacy.


Combining validated tech


OspreyDeepclean has engineered validated technologies that tested and met the most stringent European standards. Our dry steam vacuum range – combining dry steam vapour and water-based HEPA filters – is depended on by UK hospitals to stop the spread of diseases and viruses.


The latest expert opinion underlines the ground-breaking research the company embarked upon 10 years ago with its TNO/UCLH study for validating the efficacy of dry steam for the safe removal of harmful pathogens from the hospital environment.


Time to step up


We can’t afford to experiment when untrained staff are asked to deliver clinical cleaning regimes, especially when the lives of our most vulnerable citizens are on the line. It’s time for healthcare owners, managers and industry leaders to step up and invest in validated technologies.


Working in collaboration with specialist technology companies and healthcare equipment providers, OspreyDeepclean has advanced the performance standards to support and maintain safe, clean healthcare environments and the highest levels of environmental and patient safety.


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