Hospital furniture to beat the bugs

Source:  Design Council
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Date of publication: 2009
Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: A project which aims to help control the risk of healthcare associated infections by challenging top designers to design everyday hospital furniture and equipments that is easier and quicker to clean.

The Department of Health commissioned the Design Council to lead a ‘Design Bugs Out’ project as part of its HCAI Technology Innovation Programme.

Top UK designers and manufacturers collaboratively developed and prototypes five new pieces of furniture including an intelligent mattress, a self-timing cannula and a moulded bedside cabinet.

Length of publication: Web page
Acknowledgement: BBC news

From deep clean to keep clean: learning from the deep clean programme

Source: Department of Health

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Year of publication: 2008

Publication type: Best Practice

In a nutshell: A compendium designed to identify areas of good practice arising from the national deep clean initiative and become a basis for sharing learning across organisations.

Length of publication: 29 page report

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