INFECTION PREVENTION 2019
Cleaning, hygiene and infection
prevention Diversey is a facilitator for life that offers healthcare providers an extensive range of products which enable and support highly effective cleaning, hygiene and infection prevention strategies using the right choice and combination for their specific requirements. Diversey understands the critical needs and challenges faced by healthcare providers, with the aim of reducing risks, improving patient outcomes and minimising environmental impact. It offers an integrated infection control bundle comprising a combination of intelligent hand and surface disinfection solutions, UVC technologies, robotic floorcare machines, tools and equipment, and expertise in chemicals.
This offer is enhanced with initial and on-going training, and a range of technology-based value-added services, covering food safety and water and energy management. With approximately 8600 employees across 175 countries and 180 dedicated researchers in 20 advanced facilities, Diversey supports its products with unrivalled documentation, technical support, applications expertise and insight that helps customers achieve the highest possible outcomes. To find out more, visit stand 73.
Destroying germs and pathogens
The challenges faced by the NHS have never been greater, hospital acquired infections reach new heights and antimicrobial resistance is of a global concern. The cleanliness of your hospital remains critical to achieving positive patient outcomes. However, this is often difficult to achieve with escalating costs and stretched budgets. Infection prevention teams across the world, and now here in the UK, are recognising that Ultra Violet C disinfection has an important part to play in augmenting current IPC practices. The Introduction of UVC Technologies into the room disinfection process should have the capability of adding value must be
fast, effective and repeatable. Additionally, they should have the ability to be proactively deployable within a protocolled environment, thereby preventing infections by continuously reducing the bio-burden. Finsen Technologies has meticulously considered these factors in the design and development of its shadow reducing and powerful UVC disinfection technology THOR UVC. According to the company, it is the most powerful UVC disinfection robot technology in the world. Independently UK lab tested by HSE, it is proven to destroy the toughest microorganism in hospital environments, repeatedly achieving outstanding log reductions. By utilising the Finsen Strategic Partnership
Plan, the company can help Trusts: Reduce terminal cleaning times· Improve the efficiency of domestic cleaning output·
Improve patient flow times. For further information visit stand 31.
Deb Med brought into expanded SC Johnson Professional organisation
Deb Med, known in the healthcare market because of its specialised skincare products and the DebMed Monitoring System, is now SC Johnson Professional. Part of SC Johnson Professional since 2015, a rebranding exercise marks the company’s continued expansion into the healthcare segment.
The move is bringing together a legacy of leadership in skincare with proven, trusted products from SC Johnson to help protect patients and caregivers in the healthcare setting. SC Johnson Professional is now one brand that includes the same hand hygiene and monitoring
products designed to help reduce infections, increase patient safety and decrease costs. The SC Johnson Professional Healthcare
Programme integrates three key elements: essential products / vital information / highest standards to allow for a tailored hand hygiene compliance and skin care programme to be installed into any healthcare environment. The programme ensures the right products are available where and when needed, enables hand hygiene and skin care best practice and will bring real sustainable health and financial benefits to hospitals, patients and staff.
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WWW.CLINICALSERVICESJOURNAL.COM AUGUST 2019 High quality
hand wash sinks Teal’s range of portable sinks enable healthcare professionals and patients to access high quality, hot water hand wash facilities wherever it’s needed. Hospitals across the UK have been regular users of this service to help to control infection outbreaks and where mains water supply has had to be suspended for maintenance or refurbishment. The Teal Task Force service support includes short or long-term hire and delivering units to site; a cost-effective solution that is increasingly popular. In the past managing this has been challenging but with the Teal service available, often at short notice, wards can continue to function normally with a hygienic, and a safe hot water alternative.
Molecular systems and tests
Cepheid is a leading molecular diagnostics company that is dedicated to improving healthcare by developing, manufacturing, and marketing accurate yet easy-to-use molecular systems and tests. By automating highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, the company’s solutions deliver a way for institutions of any size to perform sophisticated genetic testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases.
Through its strong molecular biology capabilities, the company is focusing on those applications where accurate, rapid, and actionable test results are needed most, in fields such as critical and healthcare-associated infections, sexual health, genetic diseases, virology and cancer.
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