Infection Prevention

29th September 2021

Clinical investigation shows Herb-Pharma’s ViroStop spray effective in reducing impact of COVID-19

A recent clinical study has shown that the ViroStop anti-viral spray from Swiss company, Herb-Pharma is effective in reducing the impact of COVID-19 for patients with […]
27th September 2021

BioPlx announces focus on developing cure for antibiotic resistant bacteria

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is “one of the greatest threats to society, human and animal health, and economic prosperity.” Those are the unequivocal words regarding the gravity […]
27th September 2021

Presymptom Health receives additional funding to support its trials of an early test for sepsis

Medical technology company Presymptom Health has successfully closed its seed round funding to support the development of its pioneering blood test for the early detection of […]
21st September 2021

Instantaneous low temperature systems, a pathway to reduce carbon in commercial domestic hot water usage

By Biatur Mandia, MEng This module explores some of the key factors that successfully decrease carbon emissions in domestic hot water systems (DHW). The CPD is […]
20th September 2021

Increased antibody testing will avert Plan B, says expert

Increased antibody testing will give a far clearer picture of how well our resistance to Covid-19 is maintained this winter. That’s vital to help the Government […]
13th September 2021

Using octenidine wash mitts in ICU for patient cleansing

Thanks to Anne Savage – Senior Staff Nurse, ICU, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust – and Rachel Crisford, ICU Lead Nurse, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust […]
26th August 2021

Groundbreaking virus destroying face mask & wearables turn people into ‘human virus neutralisers’

Is becoming a ‘variant factory’ inevitable? No – there’s an alternative. They call themselves ‘Transmission Hackers’, they’re democratising anti-viral PPE for the masses and disguising it […]
23rd August 2021

Perfect Ward IPC Poll reports 63.2% of healthcare respondents feel ‘unprepared’ for winter season

Perfect Ward, a specialist provider of digital quality improvement and safety solutions, has announced the results of the company’s recent Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) poll.  Over […]
30th July 2021

Essity signs partnership with IPS and Sodexo to provide critical education to prevent spread of healthcare associated infections

Tork, Essity’s global leading professional hygiene brand, has partnered with the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and global service provider, Sodexo to launch an Environment, Cleaning and […]