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Sodexo partners with IPS and Essity to provide education to prevent spread of infection

Sodexo has partnered up with the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Tork, Essity’s global leading professional hygiene brand, to launch an Environment, Cleaning and Decontamination (ECD) programme to support infection prevention practitioners tackle infections in healthcare settings. Infection control has ...

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CHSA webinar: Break the chain of infection

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the view of cleaning and hygiene forever. Understanding how to break the chain of infection has never been more important. The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) webinar – ‘8 Moments of Targeted Hygiene’ – ...

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ISS drives a new cleaning strategy to support patient recovery and healthcare safety

ISS Healthcare has commissioned an innovative project that will take a scientific and behavioural approach to healthcare cleaning and drive the nation’s healthcare journey in our places that heal. ISS worked closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement in the development of ...

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Ground attack alone will not defeat drug-resistant bacteria

By Christian Hendriksen, Co-founder & CEO, Rensair In the battle against COVID, the biggest threat is transmission from inhaling airborne droplets, not from touching contaminated surfaces. Despite a campaign by the world’s leading aerosol scientists, atmospheric physicists and indoor-air researchers, ...

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Rensair named on Newsweek’s list of Best Infection Prevention Products 2021

Air purification specialist Rensair has been included in Newsweek’s list of Best Infection Prevention Products 2021. Newsweek, in partnership with the Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit that evaluates health care quality, compiles and publishes an ongoing series of ratings for ...

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L’Occitane calls on ICE Cleaning for virus sanitisation

Global beauty brand, L’Occitane, has partnered with ICE Cleaning to mitigate the spread of viruses and bacteria, including coronavirus, throughout its warehouse to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its employees at all times. With over 60 stores across the ...

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GAMA Healthcare launches super hub for infection prevention

Infection prevention and control (IPC) specialists, GAMA Healthcare, has opened new facilities in the UK and China to lower infection rates by training over 10,000 NHS staff members in 2021. GAMA Healthcare has opened two new offices in the UK ...

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Rentokil Initial signs partnership deal with The O2

Rentokil Initial has signed a Specialist Hygiene Services Partnership with The O2 arena in London. The deal, brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, will help provide enhanced health and safety measures at the venue, which is due to welcome the first ...

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One year anniversary of GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, launched its GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation to assist facilities in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from infectious disease risks. The first facilities to ...

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Exclusive Services Group achieves GBAC STAR accreditation to Covid-19 disinfection

Accreditation to the GBAC STAR Facility Program on cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention has been made to UK cleaning contractor Exclusive Services Group. The performance-based accreditation is designed to help facilities establish a comprehensive system of cleaning, disinfection, and ...

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