RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Following recent news reports that the NHS is likely to miss its MRSA and Clostridium difficile reduction targets, UV disinfection specialist Hanovia has introduced a new range of portable air purifiers.

Kent and Medway Health Informatics Service (KMHIS) has purchased a Touchpaper Connector for Health software package. The new informatics solution will deliver faster and more cost-effective IT support to more than 300 locations and 30,000 staff through Touchpaper’s new service desk integration (SDI) solution.

Eire-based Medray Imaging Systems is now responsible for representing Grahame Gardner’s range of healthcare uniforms across Southern Ireland. The company has appointed Susan Scully to head up the new Medray Uniforms Division.

Portakabin subsidiary Yorkon claims to be the first off-site construction company to introduce environmental assessment software for all its new buildings. The new tool will allow Yorkon to produce the most sustainable solution for each modular building project, using efficient and comprehensive building simulation analysis.

In a survey last year carried out by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) a quarter of the 2,800 nurses surveyed said they had been physically assaulted, with 80% of A&E nurses reporting that they had been assaulted in the past year. The Department of Health confirmed there has been a 15-fold increase in prosecutions for attacks on NHS staff.

Glasdon Manufacturing has extended its Recycled Seating range with the launch of the new Phoenix Jubilee.

Stefan Dräger, chairman of the executive board of Drägerwerk Aktiengesellschaft in Germany, is to provisionally take over as chairman of the executive board of subgroup Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG.

The UK-based specialist diagnostic imaging company MAS Medical, has created a DVD recording system which produces highly effective recordings of X-rays, including cardiac and barium swallow for speech therapy. The system has easy-to-use features which allow for quick and accurate X-ray diagnosis.

A new anti-scald mixing valve for bathtubs has been developed and released by Intatec. The valve is designed to mix hot and cold water to create a comfortable bath temperature and reduce the number of injuries and deaths resulting from scalding bath water.

Connexion2, manufacturer of the award-winning Identicom lone worker device, has launched SoloProtect, a new protection service for lone workers. For a set monthly fee, the new service provides the five-core elements that are essential for a credible and complete lone worker solution.

Grahame Gardner’s new P785 tunic was originally designed for use within the beauty industry but is now available for nurses and healthcare managers.

Decontamination equipment specialist Lancer now offers an underbench washer-disinfector to deliver high quality washing and disinfection of operating theatre shoes and other footwear.

The Process Steam Guide, featured in Health Estate Journal in November 2005, has been re-published as a second edition titled The Definitive Steam Guide. The 100 page book, written by Gary Sowerby Eur.Ing. C.Eng. M.E.I, is now available in a smaller format.

Pulse oximeter sensor supplier PROACT Medical is using the Lightman SpO2 sensor testing microspectrometer in a testing service.

Healthcare construction specialist Yorkon has been named as Innovator of the Year, the fourth consecutive year the company has won a specialist Contractor Award.

Acoustic systems provider CMS Acoustic Solutions has launched Regupol Keraflex, a frost resistant exterior acoustic tiling system designed to attenuate impact sound from general footfall. Regupol Keraflex is available as two systems, Regupol Keraflex XT and Regupol Keraflex FB.

US-based Lantronix Inc has launched its latest device networking solution, the EDS16PR and EDS32PR high density device servers.

Marlin Stainless has added pharmaceutical finish motors to its range of stainless steel AC motors, and a similar option is also available for the company’s gearboxes. This combination enables the company to offer drive packages suitable for the most hygiene-sensitive applications.

Kent-based medical chemicals manufacturer MediChem is speeding up the launch and increasing production of its new nano technologybased bio-security formulation, TriGene ADVANCE, amid fears of the spread of a new and highly aggressive strain of Clostridium difficile (C.diff).

As part of their ongoing product development initiatives, access contractor SGB has enhanced the safety of its range of steel trestles with the addition of the Staybill trestle guardrail system.