RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Sidhil claims to have “re-written the hospital bed rule book” with its new Independence Innov8 range, developed and manufactured in the UK “to meet the researched requirements of patients and hospital teams”.

Marshall-Tufflex says its new Bio Trucking Solutions antimicrobial trunking system has “created a huge amount of interest”, with a number of healthcare Trusts discussing its potential with the manufacturer.

Part of the Carmarthenshire division of Hywel Dda NHS Trust’s hard-hitting infection prevention measures includes introducing Vernacare’s new Tuffie 5 wipe – said to eradicate the major five major groups of pathogens such as Clostridium difficile, MRSA and E. coli.

Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has significantly reduced its energy consumption by upgrading over 1,000 existing lighting fittings using Chalmor’s EasiFit T5 kit.

Greenstock says its long-life incandescent lamps are “guaranteed to last up to 16 times longer than standard incandescent lamps while providing an alternative to low-energy fluoresecent light bulbs”.

Claiming that, until now, it has only been possible to effectively disinfect water softening equipment during normal servicing,

JAOtech’s new Arie is an 18.5 inch widescreen “smart” patient bedside terminal, the company’s largest to date, designed specifically to support high resolution graphics for exceptional image quality, allowing clinical and diagnostic images, including X-rays, to be viewed with the required clarity.

Southend University Hospital has worked with interior surfaces specialist Altro to create 68 hand gel stations at the hospital, as a highly visible reminder to staff, patients and visitors to “always clean your hands”.

The installation of Philips’ Ambiscene lighting within a “pioneering” £12.5 m Treatment Centre at Leighton Hospital, mid-Cheshire has helped create a calm, relaxing atmosphere designed to put patients at ease.

A lease finance arrangement has enabled Manchester’s Trafford General Hospital to introduce the Jonmaster ultra microfibre trolley cleaning system and reduce reliance on chemicals and disposable items.

Customers signing up to Dalkia’s new Eco2Synergy combined heat and power (CHP) financing scheme “need incur no significant capital investment or risk”.

Sodexo has announced the appointment of Neil Murray as managing director for its facilities management division in a newly created role.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) has signed a seven-year managed service contract with Azzurri Communications for its entire estate of fixed-line and mobile communications across its six hospital sites.

St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington has equipped its new intensive care suite with a novel “foot-of-bed” pendant solution, developed by Brandon Medical to meet specific requirements for an integrated patient information system.

A new facility in Filton, Bristol which will house what is expected to be the world’s largest blood processing centre, has been fitted with Gradus wall protection systems.

Berchtold’s latest E generation surgical lights feature a complete redesign of the reflector system, providing “unrivalled” spot performance, up to 34 cm in size, with a uniform spread of light across the entire spot.

Architectural aluminium systems specialist Technal’s new MX Acoustic is a new design option for its MX curtain walling range, to help architects and specifiers satisfy more demanding acoustic requirements.

Leading self-testing emergency lighting company to the health sector, P4, has appointed Brian Slingsby (pictured) as its new technical sales manager.

Internationally-renowned heart and lung centre The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust has deployed an Alcatel-Lucent wireless local area network (WLAN) as the core component of its IT strategy.

Raychem self-regulating electrical heat-tracing systems are providing frost protection to exposed water service lines at Cranfield University’s new state-of-the-art health sector research and teaching facility on the University campus in Essex.