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Trust suggests that specialist nurses should help clean wards
10th of August 2022
Proposals in the UK to ask specialist nurses to help clean ward areas and sluice rooms have earned criticism from healthcare workers.
The scheme was mooted at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital to help ease mounting pressures. A document was circulated proposing that specialist nursing teams release staff for hours at a time or for a whole
New copper coating said to kill deadly superbugs
8th of August 2022
A new copper coating that reportedly kills bacteria more quickly and effectively than current coatings could soon be available for use in hospitals and other public facilities.
The coating, developed at Canada's University of British Columbia, incorporates bacteria-killing nanoscale features plus zinc. The nanoscale particles are designed to kill
Ukraine war inspires humanitarian response
4th of August 2022
The war in Ukraine has spurred business owners across Britain to support efforts to ease the suffering of people fleeing into neighbouring countries. And some have literally gone that extra mile … by not just collecting humanitarian aid but delivering it themselves, reports Hartley Milner for ECJ.
Paul Prowse was watching TV news footage
Window cleaning - it's not just about windows
3rd of August 2022
Ann Laffeaty looks at the widening scope of the window cleaning industry and finds out how companies are tackling today’s more specialist tasks.
THE REMIT OF THE window cleaner should be fairly straightforward. The clue is in the name: his or her task is basically to clean windows, usually just the external ones, traditionally with the aid
Dettol Pro Solutions brings targeted hygiene approach to Commonwealth Games
2nd of August 2022
As the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games get underway in the UK, official hygiene partner Dettol Pro Solutions is bringing its multifunctional approach to hygiene interventions based on the science of targeted hygiene to focus on key places and moments which will be most likely to break the chain of infection.
This three-stage approach, says the
Innovation with purpose
1st of August 2022
Colin Shute, group managing director at SBFM discusses why organisations must avoid getting drawn into the industry’s game of ‘technology top trumps’ and instead focus on driving innovation with purpose.
The ever-burgeoning European cleaning market remains extremely competitive; and FMs and commercial cleaning companies alike
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