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Incision Academy: Revolutionising Surgical Education and Training in the UK

Undergraduate surgical education in the UK faces significant challenges in preparing perioperative students for the operating theatre, further exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a solution exists in the form of Incision Academy.

The Importance of Fit Testing

FFP3 NR masks must provide maximum protection for every individual wearer. It cannot protect the wearer if it leaks. One of the key reasons for leaks is due to poor fit – a proper seal needs to be made to fit securely on the wearer’s face to ensure effectiveness.

Clinical trials set for boost as Cheshire healthcare business secures deal with American partner

EMS Healthcare, a leading mobile clinical research specialist, has announced a partnership with US-based EmVenio Research, with the aim of conducting commercial clinical trials via a network of mobile sites in this country.

TestCard launches ClearScreen on Roche’s Navify marketplace

TestCard signed a collaboration contract with Roche Diagnostics last year to see its scanning technology, ClearScreen, included on Roche’s open digital ecosystem, Navify Marketplace, available to healthcare professionals on Roche’s cobas®pulse system.

Whole blood critical care analyser produces rapid results

Prime Plus, from Nova Biomedical, is a comprehensive, whole blood critical care analyser that offers blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, CO-Oximetry, and 34 calculated results, in a simple, compact device.

Launch of new and improved wet wipe range

Conti has been a market leader in personal hygiene solutions for over 40 years, and now the new and improved Conti Wet Wipes range is coming to market for June 2023.

New high-impact app for operating theatre teams

The operating theatre represents a complex environment where multiple team processes interact every day to achieve a highly coordinated and consistent outcome. Successful teamwide interactions, in turn, are underpinned by reliable information sharing and easy access to curated up-to-date resources. With the right systems in place to deliver the right information to the right people, surgical and perioperative teams are aligned and empowered to perform at their highest level.

Reinventing surgical instruments for all

The award-winning design of Aesculap® SQ.line® orthopaedic instruments considers the needs of both surgeons and Sterile Services Departments (SSDs).

Automated test for levels of BNP

Randox has released an automated test for levels of BNP, which is a protein made by your heart and blood vessels. Elevated levels of BNP are indicative of several comorbid conditions such as Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Chronic Renal Failure and Chronic Respiratory Disease. It has additionally been shown to be associated with ischaemic stroke and pre-eclampsia.

Closing the medication administration loop

Every year in the UK, there are 273 million medication errors costing the healthcare system a staggering £98 million. The pressure of providing quality care is now at an all-time high, with record levels of bed occupancy and patient workloads in the NHS. Clinical teams are over-stretched with tasks.

World Clinical Trials Day signals rebrand for Cheshire healthcare business

EMS Healthcare, the UK’s largest mobile clinical research partner, has unveiled a new look, courtesy of a refreshed visual identity and new website designed to reflect the company’s ambitions.

Improving patients' hand hygiene

Improving patient hand hygiene has been shown to reduce the transmission of MRSA and respiratory viruses. Encouraging hand sanitisation twice a day for patients and their relatives reduced MRSA infections by 51% (Gagné et al, JHI, 2007). Cheng et al (JHI, 2007) showed similar results: where patients sanitised their hands every 4 hours to prevent respiratory virus infection outbreaks.

Upgraded hand wipe range proven to kill 99.999% of bacteria

In a world where maintaining hygiene has become more crucial than ever, PDI International has announced it has upgraded its range of Hygea hand wipes.

Next generation of hand disinfection

With hand hygiene high on the agenda on World Hand Hygiene Day, the focus is on solutions that combine enhanced efficacy with proven skin care for hand disinfection.

Catheter saves NHS over £75k in one Trust alone

A catheter device is transforming patient care and has delivered a significant saving to the NHS, based on a study by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Manage waste medicines: easily, safely, effectively

All Schedule 2, 3 and 4 (Part 1) controlled drugs, as defined by the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001, must be denatured and rendered irretrievable before disposal to protect patients, staff and communities. The Safer Options range of innovative drug denaturing kits helps hospitals, pharmacies, hospices, care homes and other healthcare providers to safely manage waste medicines and comply with this legislation.

App turns mobile phone into a clinical grade scanner

An innovative testing app that turns a mobile phone into a clinical grade scanner and is supporting NHS Trusts to “save money, time and lives” has been rolled out at a London NHS hospital and made available for all NHS Trusts in the UK.

New mobile decontamination unit for Scottish NHS Trust

EMS Healthcare has announced that it will be supporting Borders General Hospital in Melrose, Scotland, with a mobile decontamination unit.

Empower staff to locate and manage medical equipment more efficiently

Idox’s BodyGuard™ T Lockbox enables healthcare organisations to take control of medical asset tracking with a smart, safe and cost-effective way to track BodyGuard T and T34 syringe drivers inside and outside the hospital.

New instrument design brings benefits for reprocessing

Every day, healthcare facilities' sterile services departments handle thousands of reusable surgical instruments and devices. Instrument design can add complexity to reprocessing work – instruments with non-observable joints and narrow gaps make inspection difficult and increase the cleaning time. Inadequately reprocessed instruments can also lead to rework, delays, and increased stress.

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Upcoming Events

Webinar: How to be Compliant and Sustainable In Healthcare

ONLINE
19th March 2024 & 21st March 2024 10 am CET time o

POCT Innovators: The Power to Disrupt Series

Cloth Hall Court, Leeds. UK
20 March, 2024

Central Sterilising Club - Annual Scientific Meeting 2024

Crowne Plaza at Gerrard’s Cross
15th April 2024 – 16th April 2024

DECON UK 2024

National Conference Centre, Birmingham
17th April 2024

Infection Prevention & Control

National Conference Centre, Birmingham
23rd - 24th April 2024

Theatres & Decontamination Conference 2024

Coventry Building Society Arena
16th May 2024

Access the latest issue of Clinical Services Journal on your mobile device together with an archive of back issues.

Download the FREE Clinical Services Journal app from your device's App store

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