Product news Rinnai runs hot amid lockdown easing


Hot water systems outfit Rinnai is maintaining direct operational support to care homes amid the easing of Covid lockdown. The services include Rinnai’s Runcorn UK HQ weekend sales support being open for any


emergency or essential equipment provision of new units and for spares. In addition, Rinnai is running a weekend


operational and technical support helpline. Call 01928 531870 and select sales and if the call is not answered immediately leave a voicemail and the company will respond within an hour. Rinnai has also made provision for


collection of new units or spares from the Runcorn HQ for Saturday and Sunday. All Rinnai representatives adopt safe distancing in any contact for this or deliveries. Emergency delivery is available on working


days and weekends/out of hours under essential works circumstances and, where possible, Rinnai will readily offer a delivery service to site.


Miele offers big savings on Little Giant


Miele has slashed £200 off the price of its Little Giant commercial washing machine range while stocks last to help care homes cope with the cost of tackling Covid-19. The Little Giant range includes a machine


that offers one of the shortest washing cycles of just 49 minutes with a load capacity of 6.5kg, making it ideal for care homes who are operating the laundry several times a day in order to cater for demand. The Little Giant range can be stacked with


a Miele dryer in a footprint less than one square metre. That means care homes, who often lack


the space for a commercial washing machine, can now take advantage of


DDC Dolphin dives into infection


control advice Infection control specialist DDC Dolphin is advising care homes how to make best use of £600m government funding to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Owners are contacting DDC Dolphin for


expert technical advice on how to upgrade their infection-control equipment to safeguard residents via the government’s £600m Infection Control Fund for care homes in England. DDC Dolphin helps care homes, hospitals


and sheltered accommodation to purchase sluice room equipment more affordably. Monthly bills spread the lifetime cost of the machines. In addition, DDC Dolphin offers discounts


innovative features previously only available to larger businesses and laundries. More information about the offer can be


found at https://www.miele.co.uk/professional/little- giants-big-savings-2049.htm


of 5-15 per cent on chemicals and discounts on parts. For more information, contact marketing director Zoe Allen on 01202 731555 or info@ddcdolphin.com.


Tunstall turns on care tech


Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group have enlisted the support of healthcare technology from Tunstall Healthcare to help protect residents, staff and clinicians in 34 of the town’s care homes. Tunstall’s ‘triagemanager’ and ‘myKiosk’


MEDsan passes Covid staff test


Staff antibody test kits provided by MEDsan UK have helped normal operations to resume at The Clavadel care facility in Guildford. The Clavadel, a specialist centre for


post-operative rehabilitation and convalescent care close to the Surrey Downs, ceased usual operations and focused on supporting the NHS by taking non-Covid patients from local hospitals


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to help free up acute beds for emergencies. MEDsan UK’s rapid ‘finger-prick’ antibody


test kits are manufactured in Germany by SanPharma and have an accuracy of 97.1 per cent, making them among the most accurate on the market. They are simple to use and generate results


within ten minutes, meaning there are no hospital visits and no waiting for laboratory results.


systems were deployed in the Bolton care homes. Both systems enable closer monitoring of the health of vulnerable residents, while reducing the need for clinical staff attendance thus reducing the risk of cross infection. By alerting clinicians to symptoms such


as rising temperature at an early stage, care staff and clinicians can enable faster interventions. That can help to avoid the need for


more complex care, improving outcomes and for Covid-19 patients, enabling them to be isolated and treated as soon as possible.


www.carehomeenvironment.com • August 2020


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