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What is a Legionella "written scheme of control"?

Andy Clews, Senior Consultant and Authorising Engineer (Water), Water Hygiene Centre, walks us through what the Legionella written scheme of control document is and why it exists

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"Our advice is to prioritise your collaboration and patient-centred approaches" - East London NHS Foundation Trust

The East London NHS Foundation Trust provides community health, mental health and primary care services to a population of 1.8 million people. Their commitment and efforts were...
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Addressing water pressure challenges in hospitals

Ross Calder, Director at Dura Pump, discusses the role of modern pump booster technology in addressing the challenges of water pressure in hospitals

Pump expert shares top maintenance tips for hospitals this winter

John Calder, Technical Director at Dura Pump, has drawn on his 15-plus years of experience to share his top maintenance tips to help hospitals minimise downtime and any interruptions this winter

Hygenius achieves Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification for its infection control furniture

The furniture fixtures and equipment specialist for healthcare environments has achieved the Environmental Product Declaration certification for its infection control furniture

How UV-C disinfection tech can enhance safety and sustainability in the NHS

Can implementing UV-C disinfection for surgical equipment help improve both patient outcomes and sustainability goals? Daan Hoek from UV Smart discusses

Serco retains facility management contract with Forth Valley Royal Hospital

The public services provider has retained a contract to continue to provide Soft Facility Management services to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for the next seven years

Fighting airborne threats: The role of air sampling and bioaerosols in the post-pandemic era

David Zaborowski, Group Marketing Manager at laboratory equipment supplier, Scientific Laboratory Supplies, explores what bioaerosols are and the methods being used to sample the air for potential pathogens

I have a positive Legionella count: What do I do?

Peter Gunn, Senior Consultant at Water Hygiene Centre discusses managing Legionella positive sample results

UV Smart launches UV-C disinfection tech in UK hospitals

UV Smart is in advanced talks with several NHS Trusts to launch its UV-C disinfection tech in UK hospitals following successful trials

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Anti-microbial resistance research: Search begins for architect to design Fleming Centre

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Royal Institute of British Architects have launched a design competition for the new Fleming Centre building at St Mary’s Hospital

Hand sanitiser standards: MSL introduces EN 17430 testing service

MSL Solution Providers has added a testing service method for suppliers manufacturing hand sanitiser

Specialist Door Solutions launches healthcare-focused Clariglide sliding doorset

The specialist healthcare doorset manufacturer SDS has released Clariglide, a fully glazed sliding door specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the UK healthcare sector

Light-activated antimicrobial technology is available on NHS Supply Chain for the first time

NHS Supply Chain has made Steriwave's nasal photo-disinfection, light-activated antimicrobial technology available to prevent hospital infections for the first time

NHS facilities: Safety and sustainability are pulling water safety groups in different directions

Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard UK, and Armitage Shanks, discuss how safety and sustainability in water safety are dividing water safety groups in the measures to take for UK healthcare facilities

What is an independent water safety audit and what does it entail?

The team at Water Hygiene Centre explores what an Independent Audit entails and its significance in ensuring water safety compliance

King George Hospital entrusts new build to modular construction expert Portakabin

Portakabin has completed a specialist decontamination building, which links seamlessly to the established endoscopy suite its supports

3M finalises launch date for healthcare spinout Solventum

First proposed in 2022, 3M has announced Solventum will begin operations in April 2024

Chicopee launches rMicrofibre, the first 100% recycled, disposable microfibre wipe

Packaged wipes company Chicopee has launched rMicrofibre (trademarked) the market’s first and only 100% microfibre and 100% recycled disposable wipe

Water disinfection: Minor works in water safety

Jonathan Twaites, one of the Senior Consultants at the Water Hygiene Centre, explains what minor works consist of in water safety along with some options for disinfection

Reimagining Legionella Risk Management with IoT

This article discusses the use of IoT devices and the Sigfox sub-gigahertz network to reimagine the traditional method for effective Legionella risk management in water systems

Why should you complete a water safety project design review?

Jonathan Twaites, Senior Consultant and Authorising Engineer, at Water Hygiene Centre discusses what a review entails and how you can make improvements to reduce the risk of Legionella

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Guardtech Group hoping to end golden year with more success at SME National Business Awards

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Cleancube multi: Guardtech’s container facilities support NHS aseptic pharmacies

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Vale Secure launches new Vale Window System U for mental healthcare settings

The new Vale Window System U is the latest product launch of Vale Secure for the mental healthcare industry

Imprivata digital identity solutions accelerated COVID-19 vaccine delivery

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