http://www.mediplacements.com/sterile-services_news-rss.xmlSterile Services News from Mediplacementsen-gbFri, 10 Feb 2012 04:16:16 GMTCopyright: (C) Mediplacements60http://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifhttp://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifFour new bedside furniture designs to reduce hospital infections are available today for the NHS to buy. The furniture received praise from patients and staff, and was tested for user-friendliness by ward staff, patients and visitors. A patient chair, bedside cabinet, over-bed table and commode make up the new bedside furniture set. The vast...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801215646-new_bedside_furniture_designs.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801215646-new_bedside_furniture_designs.htmlFri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesThe use of latex gloves leads to a lack of hand hygiene in hospitals, a new study has indicated. Physicians who use the gloves are much less likely to wash their hands before and after treating patients, according to a study published in journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidermiology. This hand hygiene failure could be adding to the spread of...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800787398-latex_gloves_lead_to_lack_of.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800787398-latex_gloves_lead_to_lack_of.htmlFri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesA new study has revealed that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care units cut the amount of bacteria present by 97 per cent. This measure also resulted in a 41 per cent reduction in the hospital acquired infection rate, according to the study, which is to be presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800770560-antimicrobial_copper_surfaces.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800770560-antimicrobial_copper_surfaces.htmlThu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesOne in six mobile phones in the UK is contaminated, a new study shows, indicating the devices could be dangerous in a hospital setting. Scientists believe that people failing to properly wash their hands after going to the toilet could have resulted in the faecal matter which was found on a large proportion of handsets. Brits also have a tendency...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800759699-mobile_phones_source_of.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800759699-mobile_phones_source_of.htmlFri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesThe hospital uniforms of doctors and nurses often contain dangerous bacteria, according to a new study. Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control found that more than 60 per cent of hospital doctors and nurses' uniforms tested positive for a potentially hazardous bacteria. Authors noted that while the uniforms themselves...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800715733-doctors_uniforms_contain.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800715733-doctors_uniforms_contain.htmlWed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesHigher hand hygiene knowledge was found to be linked to a decreased risk of transmitting infection among healthcare workers (HCW) in a new study. The research, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, assessed the hand hygiene and beliefs of 71 nurses, infection prevention professionals and hospital environmental services managers....http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800691887-hand_hygiene_knowledge_linked.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800691887-hand_hygiene_knowledge_linked.htmlFri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesA rare hospital outbreak of Burholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) in a US hospital has been linked to a nasal spray. Infection control researchers traced the outbreak back to a nasal decongestant spray, which they believe was the root cause of the problem. Although tests of the spray did not initially find any bacteria, there were some peculiarities...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800631840-infection_outbreak_traced_back.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800631840-infection_outbreak_traced_back.htmlFri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesScientists are investigating how hospital microbes have become resistant to the drugs used to those infected with them. Researchers at Harvard Medical School reported that multi-drug resistant bacteria are now able to fight off the effects of daptomycin - a relatively new antibiotic used to treat such infections. The recreated the development of...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800622573-researchers_investigate_drug.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800622573-researchers_investigate_drug.htmlThu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesIndividuals who wash their hands with contaminated soap could be playing a part in the transmission of bacteria, research has revealed. A study, published in journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, revealed that the washing of hands with contaminated soap contained in bulk soap-refillable dispensers can increase the number of disease...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800517846-liquid_soap_risk_in.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800517846-liquid_soap_risk_in.htmlTue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesIncreased usage of active surveillance for bacteria and precautions such as gloves and gowns do not necessarily reduce the spread of bacteria in hospitals, research has suggested. A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that these preventative measures did not reduce the transmission of two significant antibiotic-resistant...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800500965-extra_precautions_do_not_stop.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800500965-extra_precautions_do_not_stop.htmlThu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesA new superbug that is highly resistant to even strong antibiotics has been found in hospitals in the UK. Research published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal revealed that 37 cases have been seen in the country. According to the scientists who carried out the report, the new strain of superbug originated in India and was more than likely...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800021189-new_superbug_discovered_in_uk.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800021189-new_superbug_discovered_in_uk.htmlWed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesPeople with sterile services jobs are to begin working in a new facility at a medical centre located on the Isle of White. St Mary's Hospital is to open the Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit, which cost £4. 5 million to complete, the Isle of Wight County Press reports. The decision to create the unit was made after the medical...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19778656-new_sterile_services_unit_to.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19778656-new_sterile_services_unit_to.htmlFri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesA project to revamp the sterile services unit at Yeovil District Hospital is one step closer to completion. Contractor Cfes has finished the mid-project phase of the work, HeatingandVentilation. net reports. A total of 15 off-site fabricated modules were recently craned into position at the medical centre, which is run by Yeovil District Hospital...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19717968-sterile_services_project_a.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19717968-sterile_services_project_a.htmlTue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesSterile services departments may change the way they operate thanks to new research. A team from Glyndwr University in Wrexham found that by attaching a vacuum vessel to a microwave oven, atomic oxygen and ozone can be generated. This can in turn be used to clean medical equipment and it is inexpensive, the team note. Led by senior research...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19676667-new_technique_may_change.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19676667-new_technique_may_change.htmlThu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesThe sterile services unit at King George Hospital has had controlled access installed. Responsible for the cleaning, sterilising, checking, packing and distribution of medical equipment at the medical centre, the department is under the control of Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospitals NHS Trust. The decision to have the additional safety...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19279196-access_control_installed_in.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19279196-access_control_installed_in.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesA private sector hospital group has completed the final phase of a revamp of its sterile services. Nuffield Health has spent a total of £27 million on the developments, which have seen the rollout of a national network of six hospital sterile service units over a period of two years, Health Insurance and Protection Magazine reports. According...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19225584-sterile_services_development.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19225584-sterile_services_development.htmlThu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMTSterile Services"Dramatic" changes to infection control policies at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth have led to a 71 per cent reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections over the past five years, according to a report. Figures from Derriford's draft Infection Control Annual Report, which covers April 2008 to March 2009, show there were 28 MRSA bloodstream...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19199010-dramatic_changes_cut.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19199010-dramatic_changes_cut.htmlTue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesA new sterile services centre which will be used by two UK hospitals has been constructed, according to reports in the Birmingham Post. The facility, which cost £3. 2 million to create, is to serve Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot and Wexham Park Hospital in Slough. It has been developed using space made redundant by previous theatre upgrades....http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19172112-new_sterile_services_centre.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19172112-new_sterile_services_centre.htmlFri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesA hospital which was having problems with its sterile services provider has agreed to an action plan with the firm in question. Over the last three months, staff at Wythenshawe Hospital had to cancel six operations because of delays in the process of cleaning surgical instruments, according to the Manchester Evening News. Among the problems...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19148645-hospital_agrees_to_plan_over.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19148645-hospital_agrees_to_plan_over.htmlThu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTSterile ServicesMedical jobs may be created in Hull after planning permission was given for the creation of a new GP-led centre in the city. Set to cost £15 million, the facility is expected to open in 2011 and construction will commence this summer. The centre will provide healthcare services for registered and non-registered patients. Chief executive of NHS...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19136291-medical_jobs_may_be_created_in.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19136291-medical_jobs_may_be_created_in.htmlThu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTSterile Services