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British company ‘protecting life’ via better air quality
With concerns around Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) creating potential issues for throughput in most hospitals, and many areas – such as lung function, radiology, and ENT – having either natural ventilation or very low air changes/hour (ACH), Air Sentry is a modular system than can use a mix of recirculation or managed air to quickly supply increased ACH to any room area. The system uses an ULPA15- manufactured staged cartridge system certificated to the cleanroom standard (EN14644 part 3) as H14 (but can be certificated U15 if requested). Airsentry says this offers ‘an assured 100% stop’ to all pathogens entering the filter, which are trapped and quickly deactivated within it. The company said: “The system has been evolved alongside several NHS departments, and does not try to reinvent the wheel. It uses tried and tested whole room dilution (it moves air in corners) to maintain room air as Ultraclean. A fixed system can be installed within a very short time, only requiring a 3A supply, and a mobile version is also available.” The photo shows the mobile unit with a positive pressure module as the sole
Taking lone
worker protection ‘to the next level’
Reliance Protect, a provider of lone worker solutions, says its latest personal safety device, ID Ultra, builds on ‘the enormous success’ of its previous generations of ID badge devices, and boasts ‘a number of unique features’ that will help maintain the safety of individuals at risk of aggression or hazards in their working environments.
AHU for a small operating room area in London. Air Sentry can also offer negative pressure and operate without recirculation, including acting as a duct outlet for existing air-handling outlets. The system has also been installed for BMS control, and can be specified to meet client requirements.
Framework to facilitate safe return of public sector staff to the office
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched a new procurement framework to help public sector organisations access technology that supports social distancing in the workplace.
The Workspace
Optimisation Framework has been developed to meet the needs of NHS and other public sector employers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS SBS says the ‘ready-to-use’ contracts provide ‘a simple, compliant, and cost- effective way of introducing new measures that promote a safe and secure workspace’. The types of support provided via the framework include sensor systems, for real-time monitoring of workspaces, desks, meeting rooms, and whole building occupancy levels. Sensors can also be linked to online booking platforms to manage usage and ensure effective social distancing, while detailed heat maps reveal high use areas
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and workplace trends to inform decision and policy making. Additional products and services include temperature monitoring stations for ‘quick and easy- to-use fever’ screening – ranging from thermal imaging cameras to fever detection kiosks.
Phil Davies.
Following a comprehensive OJEU-compliant procurement exercise, two specialist suppliers – Flexicount and Matrix Booking – have been awarded to the framework.
The agreement, set to run until April 2024, is expected to provide public sector savings opportunities of 10-20%. Phil Davies, director of Procurement at NHS SBS, said: “The suppliers on our Workspace Optimisation Framework are experts in adapting office spaces and other working environments to attain maximum efficiencies.” For more information, visit
https://tinyurl.com/yagxxlhg or email
nsbs.nhsbusinessservices@nhs.net
Chris Allcard, Reliance Protect’s Lone Worker Services director, said: “Even though our previous generations of ID badge devices have become among the UK’s most popular lone worker personal safety devices, we embarked on an extensive consultation process to ensure that all of ID Ultra’s exciting new features offer genuine benefits out in the field.’
ID Ultra boasts what is reportedly ‘an industry first’ with its dual location positioning technologies. It utilises both GPS and Wi-Fi – the former to identify a user’s location when they are outside, and the latter when they are indoors. It also utilises Bluetooth technology to facilitate integration with other devices – such as wearables and medical devices – and Bluetooth Low Energy beacons for ‘granular level locating’ inside buildings – ‘a level of futureproofing that will enable it to take full advantage of future technologies’.
Like its predecessors, ID Ultra is styled as ‘a traditional, yet discreet’ ID cardholder with easy-to-access buttons and simple status LED lights. ‘Reliable and robust’, it is now dust and water resistant to IP67.
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