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Alsico and Care England for menopause support in UK care sector

Alsico and Care England have teamed to drive improvements in menopause support throughout the UK care sector

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Digitisation, sustainability and social value: Flashback to the 2024 BBH Awards

Relive the Building Better Healthcare Awards with us!
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BitePRO launches anti-ligature clothing range STRONGTEX

STRONGTEX has been designed to hinder the wearer’s ability to create a long enough piece of ligature to attach to an anchor point, or from swallowing a ligature

Bouygues UK partners with inclusive PPE company OnSite Support

Construction giant Bouygues UK has announced a partnership with OnSite Support to bring inclusive PPE to its workforce

3M finalises launch date for healthcare spinout Solventum

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

Considerate Constructors Scheme mandates inclusive PPE for women in construction

The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has mandated a new requirement for the provision of inclusive PPE for female construction professionals

£210m to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance

Up to £210m of funding announced to partner with countries across Asia and Africa to tackle antimicrobial resistance and reduce the threat posed to the UK

Construction worker dies at Scottish hospital site

52-year-old man suffers head injuries while working on the new Baird Family Hospital in Aberdeen

Passive or active delivery devices in diabetes administration?

New evidence on the balance between healthcare worker safety and patient wellbeing

Low-tech gadgets have the biggest impact for older people

Research by the University of Stirling reveals that low-tech interventions have a transformative effect on wellbeing and safety of older people living in retirement communities

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Face shields do not give high-level COVID protection, study shows

University of East Anglia researchers provide much-needed evidence of efficacy of PPE

The importance of choosing the right workwear in the fight against infection

BBH speaks to Charlie Benson of Kara about the impact of workwear selection on infection prevention and control practices in hospitals

New online system launched for provision of PPE

New website ensures continuity of distribution to frontline health and care staff

Why a change in respiratory protection practice is vital for healthcare

Dr Andy Davies of Mackwell Health argues that UV-C disinfection could provide a more-sustainable and cost-saving solution for decontaminating safety equipment for healthcare staff

New PPE portal protects health and social care staff

Health and social care providers will be able to order PPE online to meet the increased need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Renowned artists help design scarves for patients with respiratory illness

CW+ launches arts in health project, #ScarfUp, to create scarves for vulnerable patients this winter

Government delivers 250,000 clear face masks to support people with hearing loss

Deal with US firm addresses communication difficulties posed by traditional face masks

Omnicell introduces COVID-19 item forecast report to help frontline healthcare staff

This report will provide customers with a real time view of stock items including COVID-19 related medicines and supplies across their Omnicell installations, as well as live reporting medicine usage on COVID-19 wards

New UK deals will bring millions more PPE items to frontline healthcare staff

Millions more visors, aprons and gowns will be delivered to frontline health and social care workers treating coronavirus patients, manufactured in response to the UK Government’s call to arms

The trouble with the NHS - why changes to procurement methods are urgently needed

Lack of PPE during the coronavirus pandemic highlights ongoing problems with the way the NHS buys goods and services

Government issues infection control guidance for hospitals and health providers in light of COVID-19 outbreak

Good hand hygiene, the use of personal protective equipment, and decontamination of medical devices and care environments 'crucial' to containing spread of virus in health and care settings

New research on hand hygiene in healthcare settings

The French Society for Hospital Hygiene has published research recommending single use paper towels as the most effective method to minimise the spread of microorganisms

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Hospital implements pioneering healthcare comms

New BEACH Building in Bournemouth will feature digital smart nursecall and infant tracking systems

Nordics health technology provider joins Innovation Pop-Up in Leeds

Sensio AS works with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to launch its safety sensor into UK health and care sector

Partnership creates sustainable decontamination solutions for re-usable PPE

Mackwell Health partners with Whitebox to enable healthcare institutions to reliably disinfect and reuse PPE and other critical equipment

New transparent face mask shields your smile, without hiding it

Newly launched Smile Shield has a transparent panel to aid communication, whilst offering medical grade protection1, and meeting all elements of the government’s...

Great Western Hospital selects Ingenica Solutions for PPE stock management

Trust uses technology to ensure sufficient levels of PPE across the hospital

Fifty year old product makes dramatic comeback to help beat the virus

The Melaphone Speech Unit not only offers protection from air-borne viruses and pathogens, it also enhances and clarifies the frequently muffled sound when people speak...

Alpha Solway to manufacture £53m worth of PPE for NHS Scotland

Deal will ensure protective equipment for frontline NHS staff

Wolverhampton trust builds reports to measure and predict PPE demand

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust uses TeleTracking technology to measure patient-staff interaction with COVID-19 patients

Wolverhampton trust builds analysis reports to measure and predict PPE numbers

Using TeleTracking patient and staff tracking and RTLS technology, trust is measuring patient/staff interaction with possible and confirmed COVID-19 patients

Panasonic produces prototype breathing devices to assist COVID-19 patients

Employees work around the clock in response to Welsh Government request to procure parts and produce units for use in clinical trials

Bristol Maid shifts focus to combat COVID-19

The company has released the 2020 Essentials Brochure, a pared-down brochure of essential equipment for frontline workers, both nationally and globally

Amtico modifies manufacturing facilities to produce life-saving PPE equipment

Coventry flooring specialist now capable of producing up to 20,000 parts for protective face shields every day

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