Automated handwashing technology: the future of hand hygiene
CleanTech: automated handwashing technology that removes 99.9% of pathogens, reduces risk of infection, and improves hand hygiene performance
Ozone disinfection technology for indoor spaces
The STERISAFE PRO delivers safe, consistent, reliable whole-room disinfection.
Repeatability of results is one of the current challenges in disinfection, especially in healthcare facilities. While...
Investigating bacteria behind hospital infections with SMART Designs Tool
A new tool has been developed using SMART CRISPRi technology which is designed to help identify and tackle causes of E. faecalis-related diseases and...
COVAX to deliver two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of 2021
COVAX has announced the aligning of an advanced purchase agreement for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, meaning it is now...
The economic benefits of UVC sanitisation chambers
Hospital Safety Solutions’s UVC sanitisation chambers could help the economy get back on track.
The impact of COVID-19 across the globe has been staggering, taking...
Research suggests lateral flow tests could allow for lockdown relaxation
Lateral flow devices can detect the most infectious cases of COVID-19, meaning they could help with a safe relaxation of lockdown, say experts.
New research...
Raising the standard: the next step in infection prevention and control
Zoono antimicrobial technology is bridging the gap between routine cleaning cycles by modifying skin and surfaces against bacteria and viruses.
It is well documented that...
UK vaccinates four million people against COVID-19
More than four million people have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, with more than half of those over 80 receiving a...
Fast-tracking the use of copper in the NHS to tackle AMR
Rory Donnelly, clinical research director of Copper Clothing, discusses the need to fast track copper for use in the NHS as an antimicrobial material...
Reimagining UVC disinfection technology with UVHammer
Ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection has been used in healthcare for decades and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a renewed and accelerated emphasis to this...
Spread of new COVID-19 variant across UK revealed
New data has revealed the speed and scale at which the new COVID-19 variant is spreading across the UK.
Scientists at the Alderley Edge Lighthouse...
WHO emergency committee advises on new COVID-19 variants
The WHO Emergency Committee on COVID-19 met to review and advise on the new variants of COVID-19.
The committee met at the request of WHO...
£269m funding boost to support UK social care
Social care in the UK is set to receive a funding boost of £269m to help support staff and testing as a new variant...
Improving infection control with innovation in sheet technology
Hospital linens are a key vector in infection control: ASAP, Norway’s next-generation sheet technology, can protect both patients and staff
Comprehensive UVC disinfection with Finsen Tech
Finsen Tech offers products specifically tailored for disinfection of both whole rooms and individual objects using ultraviolet radiation.
Finsen Tech is an international Environmental Protection...
Carrying out safe dentistry during COVID-19
New research is being used to shape how dentistry can be safely carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The novel coronavirus is easily spread in...
UK to roll out asymptomatic testing this week
As the UK deals with the third wave of COVID-19 and the emergence of a new strain of the novel virus, the government will...
Is the R number the best way to predict the spread of COVID-19?
Researchers have suggested that the R number may not be the best method of predicting the spread of COVID-19 due to national lockdowns.
The traditional...
Preventing airborne transmission of COVID-19
Researchers have said that more attention needs to be given to indoor air in facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes in order to...
Specialist COVID-19 patient care for those with long-term symptoms
Specialist help is being made available for long COVID patients at 69 clinics, across England.
NHS England provided £10m for the assessment centres, which are...
