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Four new bedside furniture designs to reduce hospital infections are available today for the NHS to buy. The furniture received...

Friday 18th November 2011

The use of latex gloves leads to a lack of hand hygiene in hospitals, a new study has indicated. Physicians who use the gloves are...

Friday 4th November 2011

A new study has revealed that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care units cut the amount of bacteria present...

Thursday 20th October 2011

One in six mobile phones in the UK is contaminated, a new study shows, indicating the devices could be dangerous in a hospital...

Friday 14th October 2011

The hospital uniforms of doctors and nurses often contain dangerous bacteria, according to a new study. Research published in the...

Wednesday 31st August 2011

Higher hand hygiene knowledge was found to be linked to a decreased risk of transmitting infection among healthcare workers (HCW)...

Friday 5th August 2011

A rare hospital outbreak of Burholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) in a US hospital has been linked to a nasal spray. Infection control...

Friday 22nd July 2011

Scientists are investigating how hospital microbes have become resistant to the drugs used to those infected with them....

Thursday 14th July 2011

Individuals who wash their hands with contaminated soap could be playing a part in the transmission of bacteria, research has...

Tuesday 3rd May 2011

Increased usage of active surveillance for bacteria and precautions such as gloves and gowns do not necessarily reduce the spread...

Thursday 14th April 2011

A new superbug that is highly resistant to even strong antibiotics has been found in hospitals in the UK. Research published in...

Wednesday 11th August 2010

People with sterile services jobs are to begin working in a new facility at a medical centre located on the Isle of White. St Mary...

Friday 14th May 2010

A project to revamp the sterile services unit at Yeovil District Hospital is one step closer to completion. Contractor Cfes has...

Tuesday 13th April 2010

Sterile services departments may change the way they operate thanks to new research. A team from Glyndwr University in Wrexham...

Thursday 18th March 2010

The sterile services unit at King George Hospital has had controlled access installed. Responsible for the cleaning, sterilising,...

Thursday 23rd July 2009

A private sector hospital group has completed the final phase of a revamp of its sterile services. Nuffield Health has spent a...

Thursday 18th June 2009

"Dramatic" changes to infection control policies at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth have led to a 71 per cent reduction...

Tuesday 2nd June 2009

A new sterile services centre which will be used by two UK hospitals has been constructed, according to reports in the Birmingham...

Friday 15th May 2009

A hospital which was having problems with its sterile services provider has agreed to an action plan with the firm in question....

Thursday 30th April 2009

Medical jobs may be created in Hull after planning permission was given for the creation of a new GP-led centre in the city. Set...

Thursday 23rd April 2009

The sterile services department at a UK hospital has undergone renovations, it has been revealed. New state-of-the-art facilities...

Friday 20th March 2009

Scientists have discovered what they believe may be a way of combating the hospital superbug MRSA. In news which may be of...

Tuesday 27th January 2009

During a recent conference in Cardiff, scientists revealed new technology which they claimed is better than chlorine-based bleach...

Wednesday 10th December 2008

Increased hygiene measures have been introduced in a number of hospitals in Yorkshire following a rise in superbugs. A total of...

Monday 24th November 2008

A new superbug has been increasing in prevalence in UK hospitals, it has been found. Called Acinetobacter (A) baumannii, the...

Thursday 20th November 2008

A new facility which cleans and processes surgical equipment has been opened in Staffordshire, it has been revealed. In news which...

Friday 14th November 2008

The method by which medical equipment is decontaminated has been called into question in one hospital. According to a report in...

Monday 3rd November 2008

In news which may be of particular interest to people with sterile services jobs, a hospital is potentially to begin using copper...

Friday 31st October 2008

A hospital has invested more than half a million pounds in increasing its anti-infection processes. According to reports in the...

Monday 27th October 2008

A UK hospital ward was forced to close to new admissions recently as a result of an infection outbreak. According to reports in...

Tuesday 21st October 2008