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systems up and running we couldn’t keep the staff away from them because of the ease in which they cleaned. It makes a difference when you can see clearly visible results. I think its human nature. If you pull a load out and you’re not impressed with it you are going to think there is no point in continuing to use it, you might as well go back to using the old ones. It was the opposite in this case. The staff will quite happily use them; like I said, they are our go-to machines.” The Dr Weigert neodisher ALPA system offers micro-dosing, which means that the bottles of highly concentrated detergent are physically smaller; taking up less storage space and negating manual handling issues. This can be beneficial for hospital and healthcare facilities where storage space is at a premium. The weigomatic suction system is said to ensure that the detergent canisters are emptied completely, removing the need to transfer remaining quantities of detergent and with no chemicals being wasted. The concentrated chemicals ensure low environmental impact and the micro-dosing process for the new neodisher ALPHA system can be managed via on online application, suitable for both smartphones and tablets. The app enables users to manage the dosing process, displaying operating statuses and error messages.
RVH: The future
The Sterile Services Department at Royal Victoria Hospital is now a reference site for
It is a pressure to move away from a known system to a new machine and it helps if you have a colleague who is currently using
the system to talk things through with. Neil Christie, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
the neodisher ALPHA system and is planning further improvements. “Quality is of utmost importance in
sterile services as we have a responsibility to our patients,” Neil Christie asserted. To my colleagues in sterile services, who may be looking to upgrade their machines or dosing systems, we are happy to discuss the machines and chemistry set up that we have here at Royal Victoria Infirmary. If they would like a bit of reassurance, I would be happy to talk to them and show them around the department.
“It is a pressure to move away from a known system to a new machine and it helps if you have a colleague who is currently using the system to talk things through with.”
The UK subsidiary of Dr Weigert is based in Hednesford in Staffordshire and has been operating for more than 10 years. Alan Abbatt, managing director of
Dr Weigert UK, added: “It has been great to work with Neil and his team at the RVI.
The neodisher system ALPHA was launched into the UK following the global introduction to the market at Medica.
“I have worked in this area for many years and the advances that Dr Weigert has made with regards to the technology on the ALPHA machine itself and the micro dosing of the chemistry are truly impressive. We have had customers say to us that they weren’t sure that the machines were dosing at all at first as the quantities of detergent are so tiny. But the results in terms of cleaning are obviously visible to the naked eye. “The gentleness of the chemistry is a real factor for consideration as well. We see many instruments in the lab in Hamburg which have been badly damaged by harsh chemicals and need replacing regularly. Our chemistry prevents this and offers a real cost saving in terms of the long term preservation of materials. We are really excited to see where this technology takes us and to see what new innovations are launched in the coming years.”
CSJ
NOVEMBER 2018
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