A £270 million rationalisation of healthcare in Newcastle-upon-Tyne has seen a suite of Rada products installed in two specialist hospitals. The Newcastle Hospitals PFI project involves rationalisation of the city’s currently fragmented clinical services.
Newcastle General Hospital is to close, and its services to be transferred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospitals. The Rada products installed include thermostatic mixing valves for handwashing and showering – the Rada Sense Washbasin Kit T3, Unatherm, Thermotap, and V8/3 L – all NHS Model Engineering Specification D08-accredited. The Rada Meynell V8/3 L thermostatic mixer’s long lever control is designed specifically to assist people with impaired use of their hands, or who would simply Thermotap, and V8/3 L – all NHS Model Engineering Specification D08-accredited. The Rada Meynell V8/3 L thermostatic mixer’s long lever control is designed specifically to assist people with impaired use of their hands, or who would simply benefit from additional leverage. For users with special needs it can be fitted with accessories from the Mira special needs range, which include longer (2m) hoses and a 1.5 m slide bar. Rada Sense is reportedly the UK’s first infra-red, non-touch control panel for both water flow and temperature control designed to help reduce crossinfection. It also reduces the potential for Legionella in pipework “deadlegs”. The Unatherm-3 combined thermostatic mixing valve / surgical tap aids surgical basin tap maintenance by being mounted in front of the panel.
