.AERs, service and validation for mobile endoscopy facilities ............................by Lancer

Many trust have brought in Vanguard HTM 2030 compliant, mobile endoscopy facilities to allow them to overcome demand and capacity issues, while also providing additional resources for times of refurbishment. Government targets on cancer screening add to the diagnostic pressure. Vanguard’s self-contained endoscopy facilities can also assist with the challenge of waiting time targets and screening programmes for bowel cancer.

.Producing innovative designs to meet customers' needs.................by Wardray Premise

Wardray Premise has over 70-years experience in the design, manufacture and installation of X-ray, gamma, neutron and RF shielding products. Particular areas of the company’s expertise are RF and magnetic shielding for MRI facilities, completion of medical X-ray installations, and Monte-Carlo neutron shielding calculations for high-energy linac facilities. The company offers a bespoke manufacturing service to meet customer specifications with products made in the UK and installed by experienced craftsmen. It was recently approached by a children’s hospital requesting child friendly X-ray screens that distract a child during a procedure.

.Screen off without closing in ....................................................................by Silentia Screens

Flexible privacy solution is a practical and cost-effective alternative to curtains, allowing you to maximise the use of space in a constantly changing environment Do your wards have curtains? This highly flexible alternative, gives privacy and dignity, with an easy to clean and highly manoeuvrable solution. Ideal for open wards, and segregating genders, Silentia Screens reduce sound travel by around 20%, allowing private conversations to be held a

few feet away from the neighbouring bed. Curtains have been shown to harbour infection and need to be regularly laundered or replaced if disposable.

.Isopak launch new tablet dosing equipment..........................................................by Isopak

Isopak Ltd, the UK's exclusive distributor for Dott.Bonapace, is launching a further product to add to its extensive range of pharmaceutical equipment with the addition of an automatic tablet dosing device. Fully compatible with all Dott.Bonapace capsule filling machines, the new automatic tablet dosing device is designed for applications involving the placement of tablets, oblongs, mini and micro tablets into capsules. Suitable for a wide range of projects including clinical trials, R&D applications and blind trials, the automatic tablet dosing device can handle up to 3,000 capsules per hour. It is easy to use and has relatively inexpensive change parts needed for the accommodation of different tablets. A big feature of the dosing device is that Isopak can, if required, produce the change parts using just

drawings, which is particularly useful where no tablet samples are available.

.New gigazyme first - endoscopy bedside cleaning kit .................................... .....by Shulke

Schülke has just introduced new gigazyme® first – a single use endoscopy bedside cleaning kit, for the stage one cleaning of endoscopes. The BSG states that: ‘decontamination should begin as soon as the endoscope has been removed from the patient.’* The kit comprises of a 500ml tub of gigazyme® first, which is an enzyme based pre-diluted medical grade detergent and comes complete with a handy contoured sponge. Gigazyme® first is designed for convenient use at the bedside immediately after an endoscopy procedure and will begin the process of removing contaminants from the outside sheath and

inside channel of the endoscope, providing optimal phase one cleaning before the endoscope is transported for further manual and automated reprocessing.

.Bluetooth innovation is music to surgeon's ears ........................ ....by Wandsworth Group

Surgeons can now listen to their favourite tracks without risk of leaving their iPod in theatre thanks to a new Bluetooth ‘i-fi’ music streaming station from healthcare technology specialist, The Wandsworth Group. Believed to be the first Bluetooth innovation of its kind on the UK market, the discreet 50mm x

50mm wall mounted-unit is designed to pair with any Bluetooth-enabled phone or music media storage device capable of streaming music data files when the user comes within range.

."An important part of the decontamination process" ................................by Maine Medical

Ultrasonic irrigator used seven days a week Eighteen months on and still going strong, the Soniclean S-2800 ultrasonic irrigator is performing well for the upgraded sterile services department at Southport General Hospital. The ultrasonic cleaner is used to process all cannulated and lumen instruments that are difficult to clean, especially heavily soiled orthopaedic items. Decontamination manager, Robbie Cormie said: “The S-2800 is used seven days a week and is an important part of the decontamination process.” Sterile service supervisor, Debra Gough, added: “Cannulated and lumen instruments, anything that’s difficult to clean, such as the trauma trays and nailing equipment, go into the Soniclean.”

.New gigazyme Plus Points scheme.........................................................................by Shulke

Schülke has just introduced a new Plus Points Reward scheme for new and existing gigazyme® customers. Members of the scheme are awarded points for every purchase of gigazyme® or gigazyme plus® purchased through either NHSsc or directly from schülke. At the end of each quarter a plus points statement is issued and points can be converted into rewards for the unit or saved for bigger rewards the next quarter. Rewards include a day delegate pass to the IDSC annual conference, a chemical safety storage cabinet 10 record of achievement folders for unit staff and an Interactive Lunch & Learn session about Hand Hygiene awareness.

.Online certificate archive.....................................................................................by Anachem

Fast and easy pipette calibration audit trail Nobody enjoys hunting through files of paper certificates to check your pipette’s calibration history. Anachem’s new online archive system takes away that stress, by giving you immediate, easy access to validation and calibration certificates. You can now track the full calibration history of all your Anachem serviced pipettes with this personalised tool, by visiting www.anachem.co.uk. The online certificate archiving system gives you quick, easy and completely secure access to your pipette certificates, whenever you want, which is particularly useful for auditing purposes.