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Merivaara Q-Flow now available in three variants
The award-winning Merivaara Q-Flow range of LED operating lights is now available in three model variants to simplify specification for new-build theatre projects or upgrades. The range is distributed by Bender UK, and is also available via the NHS Supply Chain Framework. Bender UK said: “The LED lights deliver
outstanding optical performance and illumination, and best-in-class colour rendering, while the unique ring design optimises air flow above the surgical area. Designed to improve efficiency in operating theatres by reducing staff fatigue, heat output, and energy consumption, the lights offer a unique shadow reduction system, and can incorporate HD cameras for observation or teaching.” Offering an illuminance intensity
of up to 160,000 lux, Q-Flow surgical lights deliver a deep column of light to the surgical site with three colour temperature options. All Q-Flow theatre lights offer a green or white ambilite for easy viewing on screens and monitors. Bender UK says Q-Flow surgical lighting delivers colour rendering with Ra, R9, and R13 values of 98, enabling surgeons to more easily visualise
tissue and vascular colours. The three model variants are Q-Flow Fluent, Vision, and Intelligent. Q-Flow Fluent ‘provides a cost-effective solution’, and is suitable for day surgery and elective procedures, ‘providing excellent optical performance and sterile surgeon control features for brightness or field size’. The mid-range Q-Flow Vision can be used for a broad range of surgery, and integrated with a full HD camera to deliver video streaming, while the highest specification Q-Flow Intelligent is designed for complex surgical procedures. The range is available in configurations including ceiling or wall-mounted, in addition to mobile, with solo, duo, trio, and quad arm options. Each option is easily manoeuvred by clinical teams. and is compatible with OpenOR, MeriMote, and Bender CP9 theatre control panels.
Linac at Oxford’s Churchill to provide ‘state-of-the-art’ cancer therapy
A new Varian radiotherapy treatment machine has been installed by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). The Varian TrueBeam Linear
Accelerator with HyperArc capability – a new technique that reportedly allows Radiotherapy teams to treat patients with brain tumours faster and more efficiently – is a specialised Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) machine which uses precisely targeted, high intensity radiation beams to treat brain tumours. The new linac will also treat people with a range of other cancers under the care of specialists at OUH’s Cancer and Haematology Centre on Oxford’s
Churchill Hospital site – one of a handful of NHS centres in England that delivers this highly specialised treatment. Varian says SRS is ‘more complex than standard radiotherapy’, with its ‘pinpoint targeting’ destroying the tumour while protecting the surrounding healthy brain tissues. OUH’s specialist engineers work with manufacturers to maintain the machines and repair any faults, while clinical scientists in Medical Physics test the imaging equipment, performing radiation shielding tests and calculations in line with UK radiation protection legislation. Carol Scott, OUH Lead therapeutic
radiographer, said: “To date, almost 1,000 patients have received stereotactic radiotherapy to the brain and base of the skull at OUH. The new equipment will result in quicker and more comfortable stereotactic radiotherapy treatments for patients, while ensuring highly accurate sub- millimetre precision.”
16 Health Estate Journal April 2023
Bringing simplicity and savings to the sluice room
Haigh Engineering says it has received ‘overwhelmingly positive feedback’ to the latest iteration of its bedpan machine, Panaway DS, following its initial roll-out ‘across multiple healthcare facilities’.
The company said: “The Panaway DS is delivering great value for money through improving sluice room uptime, while equally ensuring that patient waste disposal is undertaken in a compliant manner. Users have consistently commented on its ease of use and dependability when it comes to disposing of medical pulp items and patient waste. With the intuitive interface and easy-to-follow instructions, sites can perform routine maintenance ‘in house’, reducing the need for specialist technicians, which means more efficient, timely, and cost- effective maintenance. Additionally, the machine’s backwards compatibility has made the transition from older models seamless, with little or no need for costly sluice room re-configuration and staff re-training.”
Haigh says Estates and Facilities managers have been particularly impressed with the Panaway DS’s ‘focus on ensuring sluice room uptime’. It said: “With simplified installation, lower maintenance costs, and our well-known product reliability, the Panaway DS helps departments meet challenging Service Level Agreement criteria that are critical to keeping the ever-present infection risks associated with waste management under control.” Haigh says its online cost calculator has also shown many customers ‘how many thousands of pounds they can save annually’ by using a macerator such as the Panaway DS, compared with washing bedpans, pots, and bottles, with steam and hot water, ‘with the associated high energy costs’. Complementing Haigh’s ‘movables’ approach to sluice room equipment, the company says the Panaway DS is ‘proving to be the logical step forward for existing and new customers alike, meeting the demanding needs of everything from busy NHS acute wards, to private elderly care sites, where immobile, at-risk residents require the highest standard of care’.
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