Showcase Hospitals Product Evaluations
The following videos detail the practical experiences of NHS staff working with the first group of RRP 1 approved technologies as they undergo evaluations in the Showcase Hospitals around the country. These videos require the latest Adobe Flash player to be installed. You can download Flash Player here.
BARDEX® I.C. - Bard
The BARDEX® I.C. indwelling urinary catheter from Bard is coated with a hydro-gel which contains ions of silver and is intended to reduce the incidence of urinary catheter infections. In this film Tom Ladds, the Showcase Project Lead at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust introduces the catheter and outlines its intended benefits. Clinical staff from The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust discuss their experiences trialling the catheter in their intensive care unit and on their wards.
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Contributors
Tom Ladds, Showcase Hospital Project Lead, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Sue Smith, Consultant Anaesthetist,The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust; Jayne Tipper, Ward Manager,The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour System - BIOQUELL®
The BIOQUELL® system uses hydrogen peroxide vapour to decontaminate side rooms, wards and medical equipment. BIOQUELL® engineer Garry Heather, working at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust explains how the process works and demonstrates how a room is prepared for decontamination. Clinical staff from Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust discuss their experiences working with BIOQUELL® and some of the issues related to its deployment in a busy clinical environment.
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Contributors
Garry Heather, BIOQUELL® Engineer, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust; Amit Amin, BIOQUELL® Engineer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Mary O'Leary, Showcase Hospital Project Lead, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust; Matthew Reid, Showcase Hospital Project Lead, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust; Paul Dunkley, Ward Manager, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust; Tracey Cooper, Consultant Nurse, Infection Prevention, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
ChloraPrep® - Enturia Ltd.
The ChloraPrep® skin decontamination system is designed to provide a gold standard skin preparation system using 2% Chlorhexidine in 70% alcohol solution in a disposable sponge. Anna Tilbury a Medical Assistant at Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust demonstrates the use and application of each of the ChloraPrep® products, while staff from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust discuss the usefulness of the product in a clinical setting.
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Contributors
Anthony Sewell, Showcase Hospital Project Lead, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Tracey Galletly, Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Anna Tilbury, Medical Assistant, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust; Jayne Tipper, Ward Manager, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust; Jane Lawrence, Clinical Nurse, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Clean-Trace™ Hygiene Monitoring System - 3M
Clean-Trace™ is a hand held monitoring device that provides a quick and easy to use means of measuring the levels of ATP on any surface and thereby assessing the levels of cleanliness. Mark Oakley, Senior Charge Nurse AMU at Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust demonstrates the operation of the device and staff from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust discuss how they have used the device to enhance their cleaning and monitoring regimes.
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Contributors
Mark Oakley, Senior Charge Nurse, Acute Medical Unit, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust; Andrew Gallini, Lead Nurse Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Tracey Cooper, Consultant Nurse, Infection Prevention, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Flexi-Seal® and Zassi
Flexi-Seal® and Zassi are bowel management systems that enable the containment of infected waste, reducing the risk of airborne spores and also enhancing patient dignity. Ursula Sullivan, Zassi Nurse Specialist, demonstrates the system to a group of nurses at Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust, while nursing staff at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust discuss the benefits of each system in an intensive care setting.
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Contributors
Ursula Sullivan, Zassi Nurse Specialist, Hollister UK, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust; Kevin Ullah, Senior Charge Nurse ITU, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Anna Kearny, Critical Care Unit Manager, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust; Dr Sue Smith, Consultant Anaesthetist, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
