Hospitals are hives of activity, with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people moving in and out of their doors each day. In every hospital, the priority is always to provide healthcare services for their patients.
Hospitals are busy places, often with thousands of patients moving in and out of their doors each day. It's critical that these essential facilities are well equipped with a comprehensive, high-quality list of hospital supplies that are fit for purpose, safe and easy to use, and will not run out when emergencies strike.
We cover the essentials of an airway management equipment list and help you understand the most common types of airway management devices in use today to enhance patient care.
A huge part of a doctor’s job is to diagnose a wide range of health conditions as quickly and accurately as possible. We explain the diagnostic process and take you through the most widely used medical diagnostic equipment used throughout the healthcare sector.
As a surgeon or surgeon’s assistant, it’s important to know the names and uses of all the different surgical instruments. So if you’re studying for your MRCS exam, here’s a handy guide to general surgical instruments with names to help you stud
Intravenous (IV) equipment is used to administer fluids and medicines via a piece of tubing directly into the bloodstream via a vein. IV equipment commonly uses gravity to deliver fluid via a bag into a vein in the hand or arm. See the diagram for the usual IV administration set-up.
42% of all plastic in Europe is incinerated rather than recycled back into use. How can we reduce the vast amount of plastic going to landfill every day? Here are some cutting edge materials and inventions that have been created with a view to managing the levels of plastic waste coming our of healthcare facilities.
Just 7% of healthcare plastic waste is recycled. This percentage can be increased with a few simple steps. In this article, we look at the steps to increase recycling in healthcare and how to find sustainable alternatives to plastic use.
Detailed guide for the safe and effective storage of clean supplies in hospitals. We cover HCAIs, the chain of infection and how to break it, and a detailed guide for hospitals’ clean supply room management, including useful tips for the storage of clean linen and cleaning supplies.
Non-contact thermometers have become an essential component of an infection control plan for many businesses. But lack of knowledge about how to use an infrared thermometer with a laser pointer correctly could mean you’re recording temperatures wrong, making your efforts futile.
Follow this guide, or show it to your staff, for how to use a non-contact forehead thermometer correctly.
