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Portable operating trolleys for emergency use
The Rapido mobile operating trolley – a multifunctional portable trolley or table produced by Merivaara of Finland, which has stepped up production to cope with increased demand as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now available from Bender UK.
Bender UK says Rapido ‘is ideal for use as a day surgery procedure table, with all the characteristics and functionality of a patient trolley’. Sam Parry, the company’s Merivaara representative, said: “This all-in-one patient trolley system enables superb patient flow through the hospital. With a safe working
load of over 160 kg, the Rapido is perfect for ward areas, post- operative, and
emergency departments. Its unique design includes an oxygen cylinder holder, intravenous pole,
basket, and medi-rail as standard. The large dual steer castors ensure easy movement through hospital corridors.” Bender UK, in collaboration with Merivaara, can accommodate a quick turnaround of orders, supporting the coronavirus outbreak, if required. Merivaara operating tables and trolleys are exclusively supplied by Bender UK in the UK and Ireland.
‘Live’ fire alarm upgrade is completed
Static Systems Group (SSG) has successfully completed a ‘live’ upgrade of the fire alarm system at Solihull Hospital.
The contract to replace the acute hospital’s existing closed protocol fire alarm network and panels with an open protocol solution was awarded to electrical contractor, Harrold Jones Services (HJS), which appointed SSG to supply, commission, and maintain, the new system, with the Trust stipulating that existing detection devices be reused where possible.
Matt Thompson, SSG’s senior account
manager (Healthcare), said: “We supported the Trust and its M&E consultant, IBSEC, in formulating the planned scope of works – producing an initial site report of the existing system, and then outlining proposals for moving the project forward. Our engineers’ site visits ensured a thorough understanding of the original system’s ‘cause and effect’, enabling us to replicate it with the new panels, and offer suggestions for improvement.”
The networked fire alarm system comprises 19 sector panels, two repeat panels, and four graphics displays from SSG’s Evo2 product range, plus a BMS interface to the Drax system. One of the areas to be connected was a remote building. To avoid extensive groundwork to install cabling, Static Systems Group provided wireless connectivity between the fire alarm panel in the remote area and the nearest panel connected to the network.
MTX working on Hillingdon and Hereford ward schemes centre that houses the hospital’s
MTX has begun onsite works to provide The Hillingdon Hospital with a 28-bed decant ward.
solution to house six four-bed wards, four HDU single-bed rooms, a nurse base, offices, an interview room, and clinical stores.
Working directly for The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the company will deliver a single-storey, 900 m2
The new facility will be located adjacent to the two-storey Nightingale
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endoscopy department and Acute Medical Unit. MTX will provide a direct link between the two buildings and the rest of the site. By mid-April, the MTX site team had completed the foundations, drainage, and site preparations, ready for the building installation to commence late last month, in a project due for completion by July this year.
In a separate project, MTX has been appointed to provide Hereford County
Components for ‘life-saving’ breathing aid
Industrial steam specialist, Spirax Sarco, has been machining a critical component part for use in the UCL- Ventura breathing aid, a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device being used to provide potentially life- saving oxygen to COVID-19 patients. The company responded to an urgent enquiry from Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains – which is working with University College London – asking if it could produce the component at its Cheltenham plant. The part is a special design quick-fit connector that helps safely manage the flow of oxygen, ensuring that as many patients as possible can receive the vital supply they need. In under a week, Spirax Sarco completed a technical evaluation, wrote the programs required to manufacture the part, produced the first samples, had them reviewed and approved, and commenced around-the-clock production, which will continue until the order is fulfilled.
Spirax Sarco began by producing 300 parts every 24 hours, but quickly increased this to 450 parts. Collections from the factory occur every few hours, to ensure no delay to the assembly and shipment of the completed devices.
Hospital with a three-storey modular ward building with top floor plantroom, to provide 72 new beds within three 24- bed wards. The new facility, set to open early next year, will link into the existing hospital at ground floor, and will house multi-function bed bays alongside single-bed accommodation and ancillary areas. Site establishment has been achieved, and the groundworks have commenced, alongside installation of the main drain runs for the scheme.
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