Over the last 18 months we've all seen, on a global scale, the challenges healthcare facility managers are facing as they work to maximize their buildings' operational performance while also maintaining the quality of care and patient and staff safety. [ + ]

Drug Monitoring Checker from Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's knowledge business launches through MedicinesComplete in early 2022. [ + ]

Air that enters a compressor from the atmosphere already contains a certain amount of moisture, the concentration of which increases considerably as the air is compressed. [ + ]

Care comes at a cost for healthcare organisations. When it comes to outsourcing nurse call and critical system management, this cost often includes an exorbitant financial outlay and restrictive lock-in contracts. [ + ]

The hidden costs of not organising your digital records management are many. [ + ]

Hospitals and medical centers are complex buildings. Operational continuity and energy management are of central importance for the reliable and efficient hospital operation. Power outages are not only a nuisance, they can also be life-threatening. Read this guide to find out how to choose and implement the correct electrical systems inside patient area medical locations, according to IEC 60364-7-710 and AS-NZS-3003 requirements. [ + ]

Niagara Health used the Vocera Platform to provide physicians, nurses, and other staff members with a standard means to communicate that could also allow them to seek assistance, and conserve PPE while minimising the spread of infectious disease. [ + ]

Personal protective equipment plays a vital role in keeping healthcare workers safe and healthy from the daily hazards they encounter. [ + ]

The ongoing COVID global pandemic continues to impact daily life and is projected to linger for some time. [ + ]

Demonstrating a clean and infection-free environment has never been more critical. Manual cleaning can miss up to 50% of all surfaces, so how do you validate that both they and the circulating air are in fact germ-free? [ + ]

Hand hygiene is well recognised as one of the most effective initiatives to protect patients from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). [ + ]

Set to hit the market later this year, Malmet is giving Hospital + Healthcare readers a closer look at the latest addition to their range of thermal disinfection equipment. [ + ]

Telehealth services have been on the rise for several years now. [ + ]

Australian healthcare is underpinned by a wide variety of standards. [ + ]

Tourniquets are classified as 'non-critical' medical devices and are one of the most widely used pieces of medical equipment across a number of settings. [ + ]