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 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust might not seem a promising reference point for hospital cleaning and hygiene standards with the UK's largest outbreak of C-Difficile. But GV Health's Clematis made all the difference to the one hospital in the Trust which was using it during the outbreak and ensured cleaners identified and resolved the problems.
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Clinical waste incineration must be cut if the NHS is to meet its emissions targets. GV Health have responded with a new range of Waste Sortation Labels and Posters to help senior hospital and clinic managers. This case study looks at the background to the new waste management directive and shows how important accurate waste sortation is to reducing emissions...
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GV Health's Clematis Stock Control provides stock control and benchmarking for the Compass Medirest a+ cleaning program. Clematis is deployed at all 20 hospitals in the program. The program was recently given the 'Health Innovation of the Year' award by the Patient's Association.
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Two new Healthcare Commission reports have highlighted the urgent need for detailed cost control, built-in reporting of live data, and clear financial accountability in the NHS. These benefits are simply and cost effectively delivered by Clematis.
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The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge installed Clematis to manage the distribution of dietary supplements to patients on fifty-four wards. As a result they have been able to dramatically improve efficiency and round the clock control while improving patient service. This case study looks at the initial installation but at the time of writing a second phase is planned.
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Recent concerns raised by a little known patient organisation about 'do-not-disturb' tabards worn by nurses on drug rounds triggered a number of articles in the UK's national press followed by a wave of comments on Twitter and on the Nursing Times web site 