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Servicing & maintenance


separate Covid-19 area where mattresses that come into contact with Covid-19 are held for 72 hours before they are treated. These mattresses are double-bagged to ensure safety when transported and the workshop where they are treated is regularly cleaned with industrial disinfectant spray. High internal infection control


procedures are important, but a supplier being able to adapt to the specific care home’s infection procedures is equally paramount. Suppliers should actively seek information regarding a care home’s infection prevention and implement these into their normal procedures when servicing the care home to ensure peace of mind of the care home.


Conclusion Although countries are beginning to ease the lockdown restrictions and it is all starting to look a bit brighter, it is highly unlikely that life will go back to normal any time soon. It is clear we need to adapt to a ‘new normal’ and develop new plans to live life with Covid-19. Care homes should analyse their behaviours, run risk assessments, and re-evaluate current servicing and maintenance suppliers to ensure that they are being


supplied in a safe and efficient way. This article suggested various


aspects to consider when evaluating current suppliers or selecting new ones. The ability to create effective communication, the degree of flexibility, the level of proactiveness, of innovation and compliance with regulations are all extremely crucial aspects to consider when care homes evaluate different suppliers.


References 1 ‘WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard’, World Health Organization, 2020. https://covid19.who.int/


2 ‘‘Managing Outbreaks of Acute Respiratory Illness in Care Homes: Information and Advice for Health Protection Units’, Health Protection Agency, 2012.


3 ‘‘A coronavirus vaccine cannot be reasonably expected until the end of 2021, professor says’, CNBC, 2020. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/04/a- coronavirus-vaccine-wont-be-ready-until- the-end-of-2021-professor-says.html


4 ‘‘Carrying out thorough examination and testing of lifting and pressure equipment during the coronavirus outbreak”, Health and Safety Executive, 2020. https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/work- equipment-coronavirus.htm


Martin Cook


Martin Cook is national service manager at Spearhead Healthcare. Martin has 20 years of experience, specialising in the servicing of moving and handling equipment in the social care sector Having worked his way up through the ranks, Martin has an in-depth knowledge of what it takes to provide that incredible level of service that the care industry demands.


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Clean. Sleep. Protect. Repeat.


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between the patient’s skin and the mattress


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