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HEALTH SECTOR NEWS Oxygen supply first at Charing Cross Hospital


Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has recently developed an innovative way of supplying oxygen at Charing Cross Hospital in London in response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In what is believed to be a first for UK mainland hospitals, the Trust utilised specialist contractors to implement the new oxygen concentrator plant in record time. As the COVID-19 pandemic began to bite, Charing Cross Hospital, like many other hospitals, was facing unprecedented oxygen demands, which the existing medical gas plant could not meet. Shane King, the Trust’s head of Estates Operations, initially looked at upgrading the site’s existing vacuum insulated evaporators (VIEs – oxygen storage vessels), or purchasing new such units However, owing to the extraordinary national demand, none were available


Shane King.


at short notice. Supported by Ron Bryant from ETA Projects, he thus instructed SHJ Hospital Pipelines, the hospital’s long-standing medical gas pipeline contractor, to procure an oxygen concentrator plant. A concentrator generates oxygen from the ambient air, whereas a VIE utilises stored liquid oxygen. Although common overseas, concentrators had never been used in a UK mainland


hospital before.


The team began sourcing all the plant, pipelines, and electrical supplies required, at the beginning of April. The plant was housed in shipping containers installed in the hospital car park, a technique SHJ has used at other hospitals to offer a speedy and flexible way of getting new systems up and running fast. Working around the clock, seven days a week, engineers were able to begin Quality Control


‘New generation’ of hygiene flush boxes The technical requirements for the


implementation of automated flushing processes are as varied as the influences of building use on drinking water installations.


So says Kemper, which has developed ‘a new generation’ of hygiene flush boxes ‘to provide flushing measures that are both economically viable and effective’. The company said: “A choice from the Pro, Pure, and Lite models means users can select the optimal controller concept for the type of building.”


The Pro variant is designed particularly for large buildings that require ‘tailored


pharmaceutical testing less than four weeks later. On the last day of April, final testing verified that oxygen production met the requirements of European Pharmacopeia Monograph 2455 and ISO 10083 for Oxygen 93 (oxygen purity of 93% +/–3%). The new system went into service at 4 pm that day.


SHJ said: “There has been considerable subsequent interest in the innovative approach taken at Charing Cross Hospital from other NHS Trusts, as hospitals look to upgrade their oxygen delivery mechanisms at this extraordinary time.” Shane King added: “A considerable quantity of specialist engineering services have been installed in a very short time, with much of the plant sited adjacent to occupied and operational patient areas. This has been achieved through innovative working practices, with minimum disruption to services or impact on patients, and is a credit to the ‘can-do attitude’ of those involved, who have delivered the project against very tight time deadlines.”


flushing strategies’, explains Thomas Spöler, Product manager for the Kemper Hygiene System KHS. He said: “Potential applications include hospitals, care homes, and nursing homes.” With the more ‘simply designed’ Pure model – which is particularly recommended for schools and nurseries – usage can be maintained by time- controlled interval flushing. Meanwhile, the Lite is designed for buildings such as industrial premises, where a separate


Helping dentists get back to work Eschmann Technologies has launched a


‘a revolutionary’ air disinfection system to help protect dentists against the spread of airborne viruses such as COVID-19.


The portable air disinfection units use patented plasma technology to eradicate pathogens. Eschmann said: “Novaerus reduces the amount of bioburden in the air, in turn reducing surface bacteria, infections, and odours.” Air is drawn into the units by the internal fan, where contaminants ‘are rapidly and safely destroyed at DNA level’ by an ultra-low


flushing schedule is not required, and where control is via the building management system. The housing on all variants has an exchangeable cover to allow either concealed installation, or ‘elegant surface mounting’. The hygiene flush boxes feature ‘ultra-quiet’ water


exchanges, making them suitable for buildings where noise levels need to be minimised.


energy plasma field generated by an internal coil. ‘Healthy air, free of all contaminants’, is then returned to the room.


The technology has been independently tested to reduce MS2 Bacteriophage, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), by 99.99%. It is also proven to reduce other pathogens and airborne bacteria, including measles, influenza, C. difficile, mould spores, dust mites, and pollen. Developed and manufactured in Ireland by Novaerus, the air disinfection units are compliant with EU regulations.


The technology is available in three configurations – the largest takes in 900 m3


of air in an


hour, the smallest 80 m3


. The units can be free-


standing, or, in the case of the two smaller units, wall-


mounted or placed on any surface, and used in clinics, reception areas, bathrooms, and staff rooms.


June 2020 Health Estate Journal 13


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