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Supporting the State-of-the-art surgical lights
MERIVAARA has unveiled its latest state- of-the surgical lights, marking its 120th anniversary. Available through BENDER UK, the new Q-Flow 2021 surgical light has been improved to incorporate a number of new, smarter features to bring even more comfortable working conditions to surgeons. These include:
Improved resilience: The new Q-Flow light is equipped with a low voltage detection feature, which means that when the hospital encounters a mains power outage and battery back-up sources are consumed, the user/surgeon is notified. This new feature is also available on the mobile device. A small internal battery in the light head minimises disturbances during blackouts. Even during transient faults in the electric grid, the Q-Flow light can be controlled. The device is immediately useable while the mains power returns. No reboot is needed, meaning no interruptions.
Extended autonomy: This enables ex- tended operating time under battery backup. When the device is running on the hospital’s back up power system, a light detects that there is lower voltage to reduce the light’s
Implementing effective hand hygiene strategies
PDI EMEA has extensive experience in implementing patient hand hygiene strategies to support the reduction of HCAIs within clinical environments. A dedicated team of field-based representatives works in collaboration with facilities and mutually agree on a strategy to follow. This includes: l Identifying the programmes objectives and intended outcomes.
l Establishing the method which would be required to implement the agreed changes including timescales and the number of wards which would be implicated as part of the test of change.
l Communicating the level of support PDI will provide during the test period.
l Determining how the facility would like the results to be presented and communicated.
Throughout the entire implementation programme, PDI provides comprehensive support bespoke to each individual facility, which may range from auditing services, in-situ and online staff training, to visual aids on correct product usage, literature, patient handouts, posters, and any other additional requests made by the healthcare establishment.
PDI’s range of Hygea hand hygiene solutions have been trusted by healthcare facilities in the UK and Internationally for decades as part of their efforts in reducing preventable infections.
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illumination. The benefit of this means the operating time of the device is extended up to six hours.
A new touch screen on the control
monitor: This brings increased clarity and increased touch accuracy for the user. Improved colour temperature: This provides a wider range of colour adjustments and includes the addition of a new natural white tone (closer to natural sunlight colour 5100K). This helps surgeons to distinguish between different tones of tissue colours while performing surgery, which has huge implications for patient safety. Improved optics offer greater focus: The highly engineered optic element enables an increased depth of illumination and creates a precisely controlled and longer light column. This means surgeons are free to move the light head away from the patient but still benefit from the same quality of light. Green ambient feature: This provides an enhanced illumination background for the surgeon. Research has shown that the green backlight reduces headaches, light sensitivity and fatigue. It also offers better image quality and less reflection.
vaccine effort WARWICK SASCO supplies over 2 million items of medical polyware, annually, to NHS hospitals throughout the UK. In August 2020 the company was contacted by the COVID vaccination project for advice on trays for the national programme. In anticipation of a vaccine being approved, the team were already sourcing the components needed to vaccinate everybody in the UK. Soon after, Warwick ramped up production of injection procedure trays. When the news finally arrived in December that MHRA had approved the first vaccine, NHS Supply Chain depots were ready to supply the first sites. The blue tray, well-known by sterile services, suddenly became an essential item for the project. More than 100,000 trays alone have been supplied to vaccination sites, pop-up clinics, hospitals, doctors’ surgeries and pharmacies. Warwick continues to support the project as more sites are added.
Peripheral nerve block range
SMITHS MEDICAL has launched its EchoGlo peripheral nerve block range. This addition to the Portex portfolio of pain management products offers customers a complete solution for regional anaesthesia from pump to patient. The Portex EchoGlo needle has been engineered for echogenic brightness under ultrasound even at extreme angles, which can enhance visualisation and accuracy in delivering medication. This proprietary technology helps clinicians to confidently place local anaesthetic, which may reduce post-operative dependency on opioids.
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