Posts Tagged ‘Acute Healthcare’
Save money on air purification with Rediair: A cost-effective solution to expensive alternatives
A comparative evaluation of three different stand-alone HEPA-based air systems has been published in Infection, Disease & Health. The study used a range of measures to put the systems through their paces, concluding that the systems met their technical specification when tested in a healthcare environment, that noise could be an issue (with some units more…
Read MoreHow Rediair can address NHS England’s new air filtration guidelines
In this week’s article, we discuss the newly developed UK guidance for air filtration in the NHS. Why ventilation is important Ventilation is an important component in infection prevention and control (IPC), specifically in the management of airborne infection. Emphasised as a key line of defence for environmental decontamination within the clinical space, demand for…
Read MoreDiscover how East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust increased and improved ventilation with Rediair
Discover how East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust (ESNEFT) increased and improved ventilation across their Trust to deal with respirator organisms by introducing 200 Rediair units across their estate. Earlier this month, we spoke with Michelle Biggins, Infection Prevention and Control Lead nurse from ESNEFT, to find out how they’re delivering improved air quality…
Read MoreWiping out MRSA using Clinell “green” wipes
We discuss how introducing one-step Clinell Universal Wipes at University Hospital Birmingham was associated with a significant 55% reduction in the rate of MRSA acquisition. Clinell Universal led to a 55% reduction in the rate of MRSA acquisition A study published by scientists from University Hospital Birmingham evaluated the impact of introducing the one-step Clinell Universal Wipes (which both clean…
Read MoreUpdate: Briefing on ESBLs, CPEs, & other antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria
We originally wrote this post in 2015 as a briefing on various antibiotic resistant bacteria. It’s one of the most popular articles on the blog, so time for an update! Read on to discover more about “antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria” and why resistant Enterobacterales are a real cause for concern. What are “antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria”? There…
Read MoreImproving hospital cleaning and disinfection
This post shares the findings of a recent study exploring improving hospital cleaning and disinfection through streamlining product and enhanced training. A team working in Lanarkshire, the third largest health board in Scotland, has recently published a study evaluating the impact of an intervention to improve hospital cleaning and disinfection through the implementation of pre-impregnated wipes combined…
Read MoreCOVID-19 transmission: droplet, contact, or aerosol?
There has been lots of recent controversy about the transmission route(s) of COVID-19. Some argue that, like influenza, droplet transmission is the most important route. Others that contact transmission is most important. And others still that aerosol transmission is the key – and that this has been underplayed, so fuelling the pandemic. There is undoubtedly…
Read MoreAssessing the risk of hospital transmission of COVID-19
As hospitals move past the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of hospital-transmission looms large. Elective services will reopen and patients who have not been exposed to COVID-19 as a result of the broadly successful lockdown will come into hospitals and risk exposure to patient (and staff) with COVID-19 infections. How big is this…
Read MoreInflated prices for Clinell products during the coronavirus outbreak
We do not condone inflating prices in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. We want our products to be readily available to protect those most in need. Inflated prices on Clinell products. In light of the coronavirus outbreak, we’re experiencing a very high demand for our Clinell hand and surface disinfection products. We’d like to thank those…
Read MoreAJIC special issue on cleaning, disinfection, antisepsis and sterilisation
The American Journal of Infection Control has recently published a must-read special issue titled: ‘Disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis: Principles, practices, current issues, new research, and new technologies.’ The special issue features a series of ‘State of the Science Reviews’ by experts in the field on cleaning and disinfection, skin antisepsis, the role of the environment in emerging…
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