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.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.
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.Answering all the questions to deliver highest standards for endoscope reprocessing .by Lancer

In an exhaustive process which really put suppliers under the spotlight, Moya Alexander has overseen the delivery of CSSD standard facilities for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

With a vision to centralise endoscope reprocessing on each site, Moya Alexander, decontamination lead at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has already overseen the delivery of superb, sterile service standard facilities at the trust’s Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals.

The scheme has set an exacting template for
other endoscope decontamination facilities. Its equipment assessment protocols and detailed financial planning - with “to the penny costing” - have delivered impressive facilities to Class 8 specification, ensuring more than full compliance with imminent, new guidelines, while delivering cost-effective reprocessing.
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.Taming the Environment: Novel approaches to reducing HCAIs ........................... by ASP

On Wednesday 11th May the International Conference Centre in Birmingham played host to Advanced Sterilization Products first National Education Symposium on Healthcare Associated Infections.

Welcoming the 106 strong delegation of Lead Infection Control Nurses, Directors of Infection Prevention & Control and Control and Microbiologists to the event, Martin Kierman, Consultant Nurse at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust stated that the fall in infection rates in recent years has now given the sector time to scruntinise HCAIs and find out exactly what is going wrong.
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.New Certificate in decontamination practice level 3 launched...............by Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park has announced a new work-based certificate in the decontamination of reusable medical instruments.

Confident this new certificate addresses the gap created by the discontinuation of the NVQ level 3 in health (decontamination) Eastwood Park believes it provides a good start for anyone transferring to the new QCF qualification at a later date.
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.New Economy Disposable Face Shield..................................................by McKinnon Medical

McKinnon Medical is well known as a major supplier of the most comprehensive range of face and eye protection products including face shields, eye shields and combined face masks and visors.

The Crosstex Disposable Face Shield (FS100) has been accepted by many as the product of choice, because of its high quality, making it the ideal product to use when carrying out lengthy procedures.
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Track and trace trio integrated services to share data................by Medical Standard 1

Leading track and trace providers FingerPrint Medical, Meditrax and Scantrack are integrating Medical Standard 1 (MS1) services to enable hospitals to share surgical instrument data.

With a collective coverage of more that 90% of hospital sterile service departments in the UK, the opportunity to streamline reprocessing, reduce costs, share instrumentation with continuous traceability is now a reality.

Through the integration of MS1’s data sharing and tracking facilities, customers of these three leading providers of sterile services software in
the UK will be able to directly import trays from other MS1 registered hospital sites, import commercial loan kit information and implement business continuity processes.
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Healthcare cleaning services..........................................................by Rainbow International

Right across the board - hospitals, medical and walk-in centres, dental practices and nursing homes - and across the country, Rainbow International has been supplying the health industry with deep cleaning solutions and disaster recovery and for several years, and in the process become an integral part of many NHS trusts’ and PCTs’ supply chain.

Services include steam cleaning, biohazard cleans, blast cleaning, clean room environment, and ductwork cleaning. The company’s ability to clean, sanitise and deodorize, linked to providing minimal disruption to patients and a highly cost-effective service
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