Coronavirus

Vaccination centre disposables
25 August 2022

Vaccination Centre Disposables

This post aims to provide a checklist of all the essential items and medical provisions you need to stock your practice or vaccination centre with, to help you to expand your capacity and provide as many safe vaccinations as possible.

Do Surgical Masks Work? The Effectiveness of Wearing Face Masks Against Infection Transmission
10 August 2022

Do Surgical Masks Work? The Effectiveness of Wearing Face Masks Against Infection Transmission

Long periods of wear and difficulty reading others’ facial expressions has led people to wonder whether surgical masks work, wanting to know that they are wearing face masks for good reason.

Here, we look at some evidence for the effectiveness of surgical face masks and respirators.

How Accurate are Non-Contact Thermometers?
12 August 2021

How Accurate are Non-Contact Thermometers?

It seems really simple: you point a laser at someone’s forehead and press a button. In a split second, you have a temperature reading. The simplicity of non-contact thermometers has got some people wondering how accurate they really are? 

Find out about non-contact thermometer accuracy in this article.

Safe return to work

Safe return to work practices: The importance of infection control in the workplace

If you employ people, you must do everything reasonable to protect your workers and others from COVID-19. This post aims to help you to outline safe and hygienic practices in your workplace and provide the measures for staff to maintain this.

Back to school: Infection prevention and control in childcare & education settings
31 January 2020

Back to school: Infection prevention and control in childcare & education settings

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the roadmap out of lockdown on Monday 22nd February 2021. Step 1 of the plan included that all pupils will return to school from Monday 8th March 2021, this is welcome news for many students who have not attended school physically since the UK was put into lockdown on January 5th.

This article explores how students and staff can keep safe when schools return, with infection prevention and control measures.