RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

With oil-free medical compressors used in many applications where clean air is an absolute requirement – such as the food and pharmaceutical sectors, BeaconMedaes says there is strong case for such technology’s use in hospital medical gas supply, ‘where clean breathing air is so vital’.

The Quattro from Haigh is a ‘top-of-the range’ macerator that ‘builds on years of engineering and manufacturing expertise’, with infection control considerations ‘at the heart of every aspect of the design’

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has installed Vernacare’s Vortex human waste disposal units across its University Hospital Wales site.

Hygienic processing of laundry is particularly important in healthcare facilities, and indeed infections could be traced back to the processing of contaminated laundry not thoroughly cleaned.

Medical Air Technology (MAT) recently completed a project at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) – the world’s oldest school in the field – increasing laboratory capacity to accommodate a new machine for counting and profiling cells.

Every day in Europe, one patient in 18 contracts at least one hospital-acquired infection, a 2011-2012 European survey conducted by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reveals

Designed very much with infection control in mind, Bristan’s ‘new and improved version’ of its ‘iconic’ H64 tap includes a removable spout (with an angled waterway to help drain excess water) to assist in the cleaning regime, with an in-box choice of either open flow outlet or laminar flow straightener for greater flexibility.

To aid infection control in high-risk areas, medical gas systems specialist, BeaconMedaes, embeds Addmaster anti-microbial protection into components including its terminal units, alarms, and valve boxes

Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers tick all the right boxes when it comes to fire safety and are particularly well-suited for installation in all types of healthcare facilities.

Against a backdrop where ‘the feelgood factor is growing in importance both in healthcare and education facilities’, and with a trend towards the use of more authentic materials, nora systems’ new noraplan valua rubber flooring ‘combines warm colours and natural surface structure’.

To ‘break away from the utilitarian designs typically associated with contract safety flooring’, Gerflor has ‘coupled its technical expertise with excellence in designing’ in creating its latest safety flooring innovation, Taralay Impression Control.

Four designs and eight colourways from Forbo Flooring Systems’ Marmoleum floor collection have created a durable, design-led, resilient surface flooring solution for NHS Tayside’s new CAMHS unit in Dundee.

Reportedly ideally suited to a range of applications in healthcare buildings, Sika’s ‘seamless’ ComfortFloor range of resin flooring is said to offer ‘true quality, durability, and versatility’ as an ‘attractive alternative’ to traditional vinyl flooring, carpet, or timber.

Against a backdrop of a potential £30 bn shortfall in NHS funding by 2020/ 2021, long-term value, durability, and flexibility, are paramount when specifying products for refurbishment.

Danfloor says its Economix carpet combines ‘advanced performance features’ including Maedical i-Link – the company’s anti-microbial coating, a soil and stain-resistant yarn, and an impervious membrane, with ‘the latest trend colours’, ensuring ‘a flooring solution that is fit for the demands of the healthcare sector, while also facilitating the creation of stunning interior design schemes’.

Eighteen months ago, Whittington Health, which provides general hospital and community services to 500,000 people in north London, opened a new £3m Ambulatory Care Centre and a Rapid Assessment Unit.

Decorative Polysafe safety floor from UK vinyl manufacturer, Polyflor, was installed at Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s new Jigsaw Building – now the location of the hospital’s Oncology, Haematology, and Women’s Health departments.

Estates managers responsible for ensuring that healthcare centres comply with current fire safety regulations can now have a centralised view of all incidents – including unwanted alarms – and the status of all fire detection and alarm systems, even across multi-location sites.

DORMA is encouraging anyone responsible for specifying or installing fire doors to ensure that all individual elements of the doorset have been third party accredited and certified.

BAFE, the not-for-profit third party certification registration body for the fire industry, recently hosted a fire safety reception at the Scottish Parliament to highlight continued efforts to improve quality in fire safety through third party certification.