.AERs, service and validation for mobile endoscopy facilities ...........................by Lancer

Many trust have brought in Vanguard HTM 2030 compliant, mobile endoscopy facilities to allow them to overcome demand and capacity issues, while also providing additional resources for times of refurbishment. Government targets on cancer screening add to the diagnostic pressure. Vanguard’s self-contained endoscopy facilities can also assist with the challenge of waiting time targets and screening programmes for bowel cancer.

..Bringing together expertise to support you through a major incident..............by Zurich

Advice on mitigating and responding to major incidents from Simon Dixon, head of health at Zurich Municipal, the leading provider of risk and insurance solutions to the public sector Two significant fires in NHS hospitals last year demonstrated the impact of a major incident challenging an NHS trust’s ability to provide an immediate continuity of care. Whilst these incidents are low in frequency, the impact can be significant on both the finances and reputation of the trust involved. With the shift towards NHS foundation trusts seeking to generate income through alternative sources, it is important to consider the added responsibility that a foundation trust board has to provide the local community with the required continuity of care.

.Screen off without closing in ...................................................................by Silentia Screens

Flexible privacy solution is a practical and cost-effective alternative to curtains, allowing you to maximise the use of space in a constantly changing environment Do your wards have curtains? This highly flexible alternative, gives privacy and dignity, with an easy to clean and highly manoeuvrable solution. Ideal for open wards, and segregating genders, Silentia Screens reduce sound travel by around 20%, allowing private conversations to be held a

few feet away from the neighbouring bed. Curtains have been shown to harbour infection and need to be regularly laundered or replaced if disposable.

.Royal Marsden keeps it private ...................... .................... ................................ by Intaview

A totally hygienic privacy and dignity control system, that is “a 100% improvement on the old, dirty venetian blinds”, has been fitted to corridor and room side windows of Smithers Ward at The Royal Marsden Hospital. Specialising in the investigation and treatment of patients with breast, lung, and gynaecological cancers, the 23-bed ward is the main surgical ward at the leading cancer centre.

.Bluetooth innovation is music to surgeon's ears..............................by Wandsworth Group

Surgeons can now listen to their favourite tracks without risk of leaving their iPod in theatre thanks to a new Bluetooth ‘i-fi’ music streaming station from healthcare technology specialist, The Wandsworth Group. Believed to be the first Bluetooth innovation of its kind on the UK market, the discreet 50mm x

50mm wall mounted-unit is designed to pair with any Bluetooth-enabled phone or music media storage device capable of streaming music data files when the user comes within range.

.Shedding light on the LED revolution................................by LED Neon Business Solutions

Speaking to Hospital Bulletin, Andy Byers, managing director of energy efficient lighting company LED Neon, answers the questions that many estates and energy managers are asking While many will be aware that modern, energy efficient lighting offers a fast payback, some health sector estates and energy managers have doubts about the claims for LED lighting, perhaps based on earlier experiences of an installation that failed to live up to expectations.

.Waterproof, tough and antibacterial construction board - ideal for healthcare .........by Seal Wise

When it’s wet and hot, and hardwearing the tough get going, and when it comes to furniture and fittings that’s not MDF or MFC, that’s for sure. Paul Huggins, managing director of cabinet maker Woodwise, outlines the benefits of a revolutionary new material that is proving to be ideal for healthcare “It’s amazing really that it has taken so long for a really new material to appear in the cabinet making market,” said Paul, pictured. “Sealwise WCB is a new PVC based board that has recently become available in the UK.

.NEW fully supported cleaning audit management system for the NHS...............by Asckey

Applying the latest intuitive windows based functionality and the results of interactive user feedback groups - the NHS specialist developers at Asckey have taken cleaning audit management to a new level. Following on from the success of Asckey’s flagship CAFM product Eclipse-fm® - fmfirst-cleaning™ brings a new, cost-effective, cleaning audit management system to the healthcare sector. Cleaning Management and Audit compliance to National Standards The effective management of cleaning standards underpins infection control within the NHS. Developed to meet the requirements of the National Specification for Cleanliness 2007 and PAS 5748:2011 - fmfirst-cleaning ™ simplifies and supports the gathering, reviewing and reporting of cleaning audit information.