RECENT FEATURE ARTICLES
Infection control for ICUs in the COVID era
Haroon Waqar-Uddin explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ICUs, with particular emphasis on infection prevention and control, and the evolution of personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to nosocomial infection.
What’s next for the Nightingale equipment?
As the process of decommissioning starts, thousands of pieces of equipment need to be moved – but where to? Matthew Pinder discusses the potential strategies.
Reducing harm by empowering movement
Drawing on the latest evidence, Caroline Fallon and Mary Muir provide a critical evaluation of patient safety challenges and strategies for reducing harm.
Increasing endoscopy capacity for Royal Derby
Endoscope washer-disinfectors from Wassenburg have helped the Royal Derby Hospital to ensure the highest standards of patient safety, while increasing efficiency and capacity
Advancing monitoring in critical care
An insight into an innovative imaging device that uses artificial intelligence to provide safer resection of brain tumours.
Never Events: reviewing the criteria
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has called into question a number of clinical incidents which attract the title of ‘Never Events’.
Radiology: coping with rising demand
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, radiologists have been facing year-on-year rising demand. University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust has been using technology to respond.
Role of pure water for effective decontamination
Kalpesh Shah outlines the issues that need to be considered when implementing a purified water system.
Best practice to avoid contamination transfer
Nadine Bellamy-Thomas discusses the best practice approaches to minimise the risk of contamination transfer during reprocessing of medical devices, instrumentation and PPE.
AI becoming ‘weapon’ in fight against HCAIs
John Langton, PhD, argues that AI holds huge potential in infection prevention. The technology could have a major impact on identifying patients at most risk of infections, as well as improving patient outcomes.
Decontamination in the COVID era
Tautvydas Karitonas discusses the critical challenges for healthcare sectors that arose as a result of the pandemic – from reprocessing of PPE to environmental decontamination.
Improving hygiene in endoscopy
At ESGE Days 2021*, Pentax Medical hosted a symposium to hear from key opinion leaders on Scientific Perspectives on Hygiene Innovation in Endoscopy. The majority of the insights shared in this article were presented during this symposium
Good skin health vital for hand hygiene compliance
Healthcare workers’ hands have always been at the forefront of infection prevention, but one of the most common barriers to good hand hygiene technique among healthcare professionals is skin irritation.
Automated technology for infection prevention
Howard Wilkinson discusses the role of technology in infection prevention, from autonomous robots to hand hygiene compliance monitors.
Early detection of pressure injury/ulcer risk
Caroline Fallon provides an insight into the risk factors for pressure injuries/ulcers, current guidance on prevention and management, as well as the importance of early detection.
Post-Brexit: medical device compliance
Ed Ball offers an insight into the post-Brexit implications for medical device compliance.
Driving improvement in infusion safety
Reports suggest that smart pumps reduce but do not eliminate drug infusion errors. So, how can the risks associated with smart pump use be effectively managed and patient safety improved?
Quality improvement during COVID-19
Kate Woodhead RGN DMS provides an insight into quality improvement efforts during the pandemic and the important lessons learned.
Securing a positive technology legacy
The Health Foundation has published research on user’s views on the use of technology during the pandemic. While the responses were largely positive, not everyone was convinced that the increased use of technology represented ‘quality care’.
NHS faces ‘exodus’, IPPR warns Government
A new poll has found that 1 in 4 healthcare staff – equivalent to 330,000 workers – are ‘more likely’ to leave the NHS in England after a year of pandemic pressure.
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