WHAT’S NEW?
REGENCY DESIGN LAUNCHES FACE VISORS FOR ESSENTIAL
WORKERS Award-winning design and manufacturing business Regency Design has launched a new PPE Category 1 Face Visor as part of a series of innovations to support key workers in current and future crises.
The highly-durable visors, which are CE marked to demonstrate conformity with health, safety and environmental protection standards for products sold within the EU, have already been delivered in their tens of thousands to various NHS Test Centres and Trusts throughout the UK as part of the company’s commitment to protecting essential staff.
The product comprises a clear, polycarbonate panel with a soſt foam head-band worn with a Velcro adjustable strap. It has anti-fogging properties and features very high-quality optics with no distortion, enabling it to be used in all vital scenarios, from bus and coach drivers to medics. The visors are designed to be multi-use and can be easily cleaned. They also allow a logo to be incorporated into the headband design, as well as providing a space to write the owner’s name and other important information such as the date on which the visor was issued.
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DEMENTIA SUPPORT LINE North-west care operator, Belong, has launched a specialist dementia helpline run by Admiral Nurses to ensure family members and carers of its customers continue to be supported throughout the coronavirus outbreak.
Admiral Nurse Caroline Cliſton and Admiral Nurse Louise McDonald
Usually delivered through face-to-face home visits or appointments at one of Belong’s seven care villages, the Admiral Nurses work alongside people with dementia, and their families: giving them support, expert guidance and practical solutions. The unique dementia expertise and experience an Admiral Nurse brings is a lifeline. The organisation made the decision to switch to a telephone- based service as part of a number of measures to help families to face the current challenges and to ensure the health and wellbeing of its customers during this difficult time.
Headed up by Admiral Nurses, Caroline Cliſton and Louise McDonald, the free service continues its mission to improve the quality of life of Belong customers who have been medically diagnosed with dementia, alongside those who care for them. This includes helping them live positively with the condition and develop skills to improve communication and
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Zak Manhire, Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We have already delivered more than 50,000 visors and are now looking to significantly increase production to make up for the UK-wide shortfall in essential Personal Protective Equipment.
“Feedback to date on the comfort and performance of the visors has been excellent and we are now looking at using our proven
design and manufacturing skills to innovate other products that will be needed for this crisis and beyond.”
Regency Design achieved national fame in 2018 for its role in the ‘There but not There’ commemorative campaign, producing the ghostly silhouettes for the Royal British Legion to represent The Fallen of the first world war. More recently it designed and produced the ‘footprints’ to commemorate the D-Day landings.
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maintain relationships. They also advise Belong colleagues on best practice for dementia care.
Commenting on the new telesupport service, Louise said: “Our job is to make the lives of those we support easier and that’s exactly what we are aiming to do with this new service. Moving to telephone consultations will enable family members and carers of our customers to contact us from the safety of their own homes, without sacrificing on the support they receive. Whether it’s offering advice and coping strategies, or simply lending an ear, we will do everything we can to provide assistance during this difficult time.”
Stacey McCann, chief operations officer at Belong, said: “Moving to a telephone-based system has been crucial in ensuring our Admiral Nurses can continue to offer expert practical and emotional guidance to those in need during this time of global uncertainty, and we hope it has brought some comfort to our customers and those who support them.”
Dementia UK, a charity that works in partnership with NHS providers and commissioners, social care authorities and voluntary sector organisations, is responsible for upholding the standards of Admiral Nurses nationwide, and will continue to support the work of Admiral Nurses at Belong.
Belong customers, family members and carers can access the dementia telesupport service by contacting their village’s main landline.
Members of the wider community can contact the main Admiral Nurse helpline on 0800 888 6678.
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