DECONTAMINATION
Mobile unit boosts reprocessing capacity
In 2019, mobile medical unit provider EMS Healthcare announced the launch of the UK’s largest mobile decontamination unit, in partnership with Cantel (UK). Introduced at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust’s (UHL) Glenfield General Hospital, the Quad Mobile Decontamination Unit is currently supporting theatre and endoscopy reprocessing while the hospital commissions and builds a permanent facility.
With Glenfield General set to benefit from an exciting multimillion-pound investment in new endoscopy facilities (as part of a wider redevelopment of hospital estates throughout Leicestershire, with physical work set to begin in 2021), UHL recognised the need for a flexible solution to provide a reliable stepping-stone during this period. Following the unit’s introduction, the hospital has seen an immediate boost to reprocessing capacity (by an additional 240 scopes per day). This has allowed Glenfield General to continue to deliver its endoscopy service, and also support the Alliance. The solution is the result of a collaborative and growing relationship between EMS Healthcare and UHL, who first partnered in 2018 on the Quest+ Decontamination unit for Leicester General. Since its launch, Quest+ has proven central to the hospital’s continuation of service, with onboard equipment providing vital support to the urology department which faced growing capacity demands.
Quest+ represented a first-of-its-kind solution for the endoscopy market. Previously, healthcare providers facing disruption to decontamination services had to look to external decontamination services – often requiring additional investment in scopes – or move the existing decontamination suite to a new location within the estate, often resulting in ward closures.
There was a clear gap in the market for a solution that could save both time and money, which EMS Healthcare recognised; the company commenced a partnership with reprocessing equipment provider, Cantel (UK) and RO plant provider, Veolia Water Technologies, to bring the Quest+ solution to life. This initial unit has inspired
Linda Fletcher, Claire Jones-Manning, Keith Austin, Rebecca Brown.
a domino effect and has since helped NHS Trusts across the UK to safeguard over £5million* through responding directly to decontamination capacity challenges.
An expanded service
The Quad Mobile Decontamination unit provides the greatest endoscopy reprocessing capacity of any unit in EMS Healthcare’s fleet and is specifically designed to support larger Trusts and alliances in maintaining capacity during equipment upgrades, refurbishment, or – in the case of Glenfield General –
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centralisation of existing facilities. When designing Quad, a number of
important factors had to be taken into consideration in order to meet Glenfield General’s immediate needs. The Trust required a forward-thinking solution that would maintain scope reprocessing ahead of the eventual rebuild, while also planning for increased capacity as service demand steadily rises over the coming years. There was also a need to support scope reprocessing across the wider Trust. UHL prioritised keeping services onsite
AUGUST 2020
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