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Breakthrough in infection control
Royal Solutions has launched a new product, tested to European standards, which, it says, is as effective against C. difficile and safer to the user and the environment than the chlorine based products currently recommended for use for infection control. Sanitor Plus is effective against MRSA (tested to BS EN 1276) and the notoriously difficult C. dif spores (tested to BS EN 13704). Antibak breakthrough delivers major boost for healthcare infection control Hospitals across the UK are winning the battle against killer bugs following a breakthrough in pathogen eradication. The launch of Chemex cleaning product AntiBak - said to be powerful enough to kill Clostridium difficile spores - has given the NHS a powerful weapon to combat the full range of superbugs. Purazone is the revolutionary UVC system that destroys more than 99% of all airborne viruses & bacteria, which is proving a real hit in the healthcare sector. Healthcare disinfectant protects against AIDS virus
Hospitals warned over disinfectant strength Hospitals are being warned to ensure that their cleaners do not to over-dilute cleaning chemicals, following the publication of a US study in the journal Microbiology, which underlines the findings of previous studies that deadly bugs which survive contact with disinfectant can become harder to kill. Crothall First in Healthcare to Achieve CIMS Certification Crothall Services Group, of Pennsylvania, US, has completed the requirements for the Cleaning Industry Management Standard certification programme, and says it is the first company dedicated exclusively to healthcare support services to receive the certification from ISSA. In addition, ISSA has granted Crothall the certification with honours. Groundbreaking product kills hospital infection
Hospital grade antimicrobial proven inert to steel BioNeutral Group announced today independent steel corrosion test results conducted at Criterion Chemical. Following an impartial blind testing protocol, Ygiene hospital grade antimicrobial was found to be completely non-corrosive to steel. Easy clean porter's chair helps prevent spread of infection
NHS Supply Chain provides free SaniPost hand sanitiser stations to NHS trusts
Xenex Healthcare announces new disinfection system for healthcare facilities Germgard Lighting has developed, tested, and confirmed by independent testing that a small UVC dispenser - specifically designed for sterilising bare or gloved hands safely and quickly - achieves -6log10 inactivation of all relevant pathogens, including tough-to-kill Clostridium difficile spores. New technology kills bacteria that cause hospital infections Early results from a comprehensive multi-site clinical trial demonstrated that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care unit rooms resulted in a 97% reduction of bacteria that cause hospital acquired infections.
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 Almost 50% of us would refuse to go to hospital through fear of HAIs The Royal College of Nursing has called for organisations and management as well as individuals to take responsibility for the management of healthcare associated infections. The College warned that concentrating on issues such as hand washing alone will not address the situation and called on the Government to invest in more infection control nurses. Benefits of NHS deep cleans "in danger of being lost," reveals CSSA's snapshot poll of cleaners Four months after the end of the Government's £57 million Deep Clean programme, a snapshot poll of cleaners by the Cleaning & Support Services Association indicates that the deep cleans are in danger of being a waste of money. Irish pressure group calls for more honest recording of hospital acquired infections worldwide
Scotland secures matrons for the 21st century Senior charge nurses throughout Scotland will in future have the same responsibility for ward hygiene as matrons used to have. Suing hospitals for damages just got easier with the US Joint Commission's release of the compendium on combating healthcare-acquired infections. Report shows high C.difficile infection rates in US hospitals The Consumers Union called on hospitals on Tuesday to take more aggressive steps to protect patients from Clostridium difficile infections in light of a new report showing that they are much more common than previous estimates had indicated. As the rate of hospital acquired C.difficile infections has jumped in recent years, an increasing number of patients have developed antibiotic-resistant strains of the infection that are more difficult to treat and more deadly. APIC accused of covering up extent and causes of C. difficile in US The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths has accused the Association for Professionals in Infection Control, of covering up the extent and causes of C. difficile in the US, (see 'Report shows high C.difficile infection rates in US hospitals' in last week's Cleanzine. If you missed it, Click here to read). The number of patients in the EU with at least one hospital-acquired infection is estimated at 4.1 million patients - equivalent to one-in-20 hospitalised patients. These infections are often difficult to treat due to antimicrobial resistance of the micro-organisms causing them, and with the increasing mobility of populations within and between healthcare systems and the freedom in the European Union to seek medical treatment outside the country of residence, resistant micro-organisms can rapidly spread between countries. Study shows infectious bacteria growing in 98% of hospital baths Hospital patients may be opening themselves up to infection as a result of bathing practices applied in hospitals. According to a study published in the January 2009 American Journal of Critical Care, baths are a significant source for the transmission of hospital acquired infections, especially to patients that are immune-compromised and those at high-risk. It is estimated that 1.75 million to 3.5 million patients admitted to US hospitals, or 5 to 10% of all patients, contract nosocomial or HAIs leading to approximately 100,000 deaths annually. Study shows effectiveness of new hand hygiene compliance system
High-tech way to track hand hygiene The University of Iowa has created a low-cost, green technology to track the use of hand hygiene dispensers used by healthcare workers. New public sector NVQ for hospital staff A total of 53 staff employed by facilities firm OCS at Lymington New Forest Hospital have been awarded their NVQ level 2 in customer service, including teamwork, health and safety and equality and diversity through The Public Sector Skills Framework (PSSF). UK's first permanent hospital decontamination cleaning unit up and running Naming and shaming improves hospital hand hygiene 300% Hospitals and care homes need to improve communication to prevent infections The Care Quality Commission has set out its concerns around the lack of communication between care homes and hospitals in preventing infections passing between these two settings. The CQC found that there was a need for hospitals and care homes to provide information about infections to each other to make sure that people with, or recovering from, an infection are cared for properly and to reduce the chances of other people being infected. Irish hospital first to fight HAI's with copper
St Francis Private Hospital, a 140-bed facility located in Mullingar, County Westmeath, and its associated nursing home, St Clair’s, made the decision after examining the compelling evidence from the clinical trial at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, which showed that copper surfaces such as taps, toilet seats and door pushplates can reduce microbial contamination by 90-100%. Hospitals install 'gold standard' laundry system as OTEX achieves top NHS status
NHS’s ancillary staff are most at risk from cuts Data gathered by the Royal College of Nursing has revealed that the NHS’s ancillary staff are most at risk from cost cutting exercises. - Extracts from the Report of the findings from the follow-up visit by the Care Quality Commission in March 2010
In addition to driving improvements and to acting swiftly to remedy bad practice, the CQC also has as one of its aims the 'gathering and using of knowledge and expertise, and working with others.' Dr. Betsy McCaughey, Founder/Chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) says that "The 2009 New York State Department of Health’s Hospital Acquired Infections Report (released yesterday) shows that mandatory disclosure saves lives by making hospitals work harder to prevent infections. Statewide, rates decreased for nearly every type of infection measured. None increased." NHS to track wider range of infections Extra investment in cleaning coincides with falling reported cases of MRSA According to the government's latest annual Hospital Estates and Facilities Statistics report, the NHS spent an additional 10% on cleaning hospitals in the past year. The newly released comprehensive estate management data for 2009-10 revealed that spending on hospital cleaning services rose from £820m to £900m, an increase of 9.7%. Canada's Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has declared an outbreak of Clostridium difficile earlier than need be, to allow its infection control team to adopt an aggressive action plan to prevent its spread. more Reduce airborne pathogens and HAIs will drop too, says paper During the recent UK Health Protection 2010 Conference, representatives from Inov8 Science presented a scientific poster which provides a correlation between the reduction of airborne pathogens and the reduction of infection rates in NHS hospitals. Keeping school facilities clean and hygienic is imperative for all cleaning and facilities managers, to reduce the spread of viruses and infections. New research by Queen Mary, University of London and Albany Hygiene Facilities will investigate infection risks in schools, funded by a Knowledge Transfer Partnership. The findings will inform the development of practical solutions to help break the chain of infection and decrease cross-contamination.
Overcrowded hospitals, inadequate resources for cleaning, kill thousands each year The standard is intended to provide assurance to the public that risks associated with hospital cleanliness have been fully assessed and that nationally agreed procedures are in place to ensure hospitals are clean and safe for patients. MRSA in the UK National Health Service at a record low MRSA bloodstream infections in the UK's NHS have reached record low levels with fewer than 100 infections recorded in a single month for the first time, new official statistics have confirmed this week.
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 Clostridium difficile grows to an even more dangerous and formidable foe An update by Peter J Sheldon Recent studies have indicated C. difficile has passed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the race to be the most prevalent healthcare-acquired infection in hospitals.
OCS sets higher standards with healthcare contract win
Outpatient infection rates cleverly controlled Cancer treatment leaves patients with weakened immune systems... So it would seem obvious that an outpatient cancer clinic would be a prime breeding ground for infections because of the constantly revolving door of patients, visitors and staff, all of whom could be exposed to bacteria and viruses at home or in the community. After all, infections are among the most common causes of illness and death among cancer patients. Infection prevention success at Shrewsbury Renal Unit
 Royal Shrewsbury Hospital’s Renal Unit has reported excellent results in infection prevention and the unit's manager Sister Nonny Stockdale believes that a novel air disinfection device has contributed to this success. more Hired instrument helps hospitals check swine flu safety masks
Advanced air disinfection technology to fight hospital Norovirus
Proventec Healthcare wins NHS Supply Chain Framework Agreement for manual cleaning and associated janitorial products
GV Health wins NHS Supply Chain framework agreement for spill kits
Key London hospital awards microfibre contract to Vikan
ASP Glosair decontamination technology undertakes deep clean at Royal Liverpool Hospital Floor cleaning to hospital standards
BioVigil improves hygiene with hospital monitoring system Over 99,000 Americans die each year as a result of Hospital-Acquired Infections and the experts agree that hand hygiene is the single most effective way to combat these infections and prevent the unnecessary deaths. As a result, 34 states have implemented standards which require hospitals to improve hand hygiene. Birmingham hospitals improve cleaning standards with Truvox battery scrubber dryers
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NHS trusts will find it easier and more efficient to fight infections as NHS Supply Chain offers SaniPost hand sanitiser stations to hospitals across England and Wales for free.
Figures indicate that Ireland has one of the highest MRSA infection rates in the world. But newly-formed group SIN, (Stop Infection Now) believes the figures are even higher than is claimed. 
Proventec plc, the provider of specialist cleaning and coatings technologies, reports that it has received a substantial order from the Scottish NHS for its specialist OspreyDeepclean Dry Steam Vapour decontamination machines. 
Cleaners, caterers, porters and housekeepers at a Hampshire hospital have been the first to gain from a new training programme aimed at raising skills in public services, which we announced in Cleanzine in June. 
A healthcare cleaning company has launched what it believes is the UK's first permanent decontamination cleaning unit, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, London.
In a presumably sterile environment such as a hospital, diligence of staff washing their hands when moving from patient to patient can easily be taken for granted. Yet, according to The Joint Commission, handwashing failures contribute to healthcare-associated infections that kill nearly 100,000 Americans each year and cost U.S. hospitals $4 billion to $29 billion annually to combat.
An Irish hospital is thought to be the the first in the world to specify hygienic copper door handles throughout in a bid to reduce healthcare associated infections such as MRSA.
MRSA Survivors Network with MRSA survivors, family members and other victims of healthcare-acquired infections will unite across the globe and on World MRSA Day, October 2nd, 2010, in a grassroots movement to raise awareness and push for more mandated reporting of infections, MRSA screening laws, funds to raise awareness and educate the public on prevention, which will save lives.
The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health care and adult social care services in England. 
Milton Keynes Community Health Services' Infection Prevention and Control team is working with local nursing and residential care homes to help improve hand hygiene across the community. 
Healthguard, Ecolab's microfibre system has recently been chosen for use by the East Lancashire Hospital Trust, which covers a population of 520,000 people across East Lancashire. 
