Healthcare sector

Medirest, part of the healthcare sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is to continue its partnership with Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust for a further five years. The contract extension has been agreed based on Medirest’s consistent high level ...

Medirest, the healthcare division of Compass Group UK & Ireland and its partner, Royal Surrey Hospital have been awarded ‘Exemplar’ site status, for the early and proficient implementation of the 2021 National Standards for Cleaning. The recognition acknowledges the delivery ...

In Hospice Care Week (October 10 to 14) we learn how fourth-generation family-owned The Cleenol Group, a manufacturer and supplier of commercial and industrial cleaning and hygiene products, has enjoyed a close bond for many years with a much-loved local ...

Hospitals could save more than a billion euros a year in medical and hygiene costs by switching to a new synbiotic cleaning product, which coat surfaces with live probiotics to actively fight off bacteria, instead of using traditional disinfectants. Researchers ...

Sodexo’s team at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton was named the Outstanding team of the year at the 2022 Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (AHCP) Awards. Sodexo’s 106-strong team provides the soft services for the hospital’s five main wards as well ...

By Adrian Gee-Turner, Director, L’Eau Ltd The pandemic forced cleaning businesses to expand their range of services to fulfil a vital role in the fight against COVID-19. Many cleaning companies already offered disinfection, and when the pandemic hit, the industry ...

Sodexo Healthcare today (15 June) celebrates its thousands of colleagues across Estates and Facilities Management as the first national day aimed at recognising the vital work they do starts. Today is the first ever National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day, ...

Skin health and surface hygiene expert, GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd, is encouraging the healthcare industry to join them in supporting the WHO’s annual hand hygiene awareness campaign. As a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Private Organizations for Patient Safety ...

BiocareUV Ltd has commenced its R&D contract with Public Contracts Scotland as part of the HAARSAIN SBRI Competition ‘Reducing Spread of Airborne Pathogens in Healthcare’. BiocareUV Ltd will research & develop new UV technology with associated control software within NHS Tayside ...

Healthcare providers increasingly find certain stubborn pathogens are a constant presence on particular wards. Despite diligent disinfection, certain Gram-negative or emerging pathogens such as persistent fungus Candida auris seem to create recurrent outbreaks with no clear cause. Emerging research shows that dry ...