RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

With the support of its large international parent, Fresenius Kabi, CALEA has worked in partnership with the NHS, at the heart of high technology homecare, for over 20 years.

FARLA MEDICAL is one of the UK’s and Europe’s leading manufacturers of single-use instruments and procedure packs.

An expert in the provision of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour (HPV) bio-decontamination solutions for healthcare environments, BIOQUELL has developed tried and tested solutions – with over 10,000 rooms disinfected to date.

Now available through the NHS Supply Chain, Difficil-S is a broad spectrum disinfectant manufactured by CLINIMAX.

JANSSEN-CILAG is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies. Operating as part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, Janssen-Cilag is committed to discovering and delivering innovative medicines.

SMART SOLUTIONS FOR HCAI is an exciting project which is being run by TrusTECH, the North West of England NHS Innovation Hub and supported by the NHS Innovation Centre.

THE HCAI TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAMME is an exciting initiative from the Department of Health, which aims to speed up the development and adoption of new technologies to help in the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs).

ISENTIO specialises in 16S direct sequencing identification from mixed clinical samples. RipSeq is an online application enabling direct sequencing from poly-microbial samples, as well as simultaneous dual loci sequencing.

The Skills Academy Core Learning Unit is part of SKILLS FOR HEALTH, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the UK health sector.

MOBIDIAG is a Finnish biotech company specialising in infectious disease diagnostics. Prove-it technology combines PCR and microarray techniques with innovative software solutions for early and accurate diagnosis of pathogenic microbes.

According to INVERNESS MEDICAL UK, a two-step testing algorithm approach will significantly improve C. difficile diagnosis.

The new ECO range of filters will be launched at AfPP, this year, by AIR SAFETY. Featuring a series of filters, HMEs, and HMEFs for use in adult, neonatal and paediatric anaesthesia, with options of straight and angled connectors, the range also comes in colour-coded packaging to improve safe selection.

AMBU will be showcasing the Ambu aScope at AfPP. A single patient use, flexible intubation scope, the Ambu aScope meets all the demands of intubation within anesthesiology.

TIMESCO supplies quality instruments to 90% of UK hospitals, with 80% of laryngoscopes supplied in the UK bearing the Timesco brand.

In these times of financial restraint, reducing expenditure on capital projects has become a priority and this also applies to the decontamination of flexible endoscopes.

BD MEDICAL has launched its latest BD Nexiva Closed IV Catheter System designed to reduce healthcare workers’ risk of needlestick injuries and minimise exposure to blood.

WARDRAY PREMISE is celebrating its centenary anniversary this year. A family run company, it specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of radiation shielding products.

Over the past few years, STERIPHARM has progressively expanded its product ranges. Its standard ranges of surgical gowns, drapes and drape packs are available in economy range and comfort range materials.

DISPOSABLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS is an NHS Approved Supplier of premium quality single-use disposable medical instruments and procedure packs.

The Health Protection Agency estimates that the number of new swine flu cases is currently set to continue increasing, which reduces the number of people eligible to donate blood. At this year’s AfPP Conference and Exhibition, Summit Medical helped to raise awareness of the importance of alternatives to banked blood as the H1N1 pandemic impacts donor supplies.