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Fighting for a life unlimited with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Dr Lucy Allen, Director of Research at the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, speaks with HEQ about cystic fibrosis research, treatment and innovation. Founded in 1964, the...
Warewashing and decontamination for infection control

Warewashing and decontamination for infection control

HEQ explores cleaning protocols for communal care equipment. Much of the focus of infection control reporting has been on the public-facing areas of hospitals and...
Currency UK: CBD, currency, and COVID-19

Currency UK: assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the CBD sector

Currency UK Head of Sales Ben Kohler assesses the impact of COVID-19 on foreign exchange within the CBD sector. With CBD still being a relatively...
What happened to mobile tracking in the UK?

What happened to mobile tracking in the UK?

HEQ explores the failure to launch the NHS Track and Trace app. One key challenge for policymakers and healthcare authorities in countries affected by the...
Exploring applications of ultraviolet disinfection technology

Exploring applications of ultraviolet disinfection technology

HEQ explores some real-world applications of ultraviolet disinfection technology. UVC light energy in the germicidal wavelength range between 200nm and 280nm has an array of...
COVID-19: UV radiation and infection control

COVID-19: UV radiation and infection control

Ultraviolet radiation may be a key component in preventing the spread of COVID-19. The tactical application of ultraviolet (UV) radiation to disinfect surfaces, objects, water...
Point of care technologies in focus

Point of care technologies in focus

Can digital innovation boost infection control, treatment and testing at the point of care? The response of healthcare systems and policymakers to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Telehealth and mental health in lockdown

Telehealth and mental health in lockdown

Jo Hillier, Digital Clinical Lead at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, speaks with HEQ about digital remote mental health support provision during the pandemic. Health...
Air quality and infection control: airborne infection in hospitals

Air quality and infection control

How can we minimise the risk of airborne infection in hospitals and at home? On average, people in the UK and much of Europe spend...
Innovation, technology, and evidence-based treatment for spinal cord injury

Innovation, technology, and evidence-based treatment for spinal cord injury

HEQ explores innovation in the treatment of spinal cord injury. Injuries to the spinal cord, whether they are caused by an acute trauma such as...
Control the spread of COVID-19 infection with Reaction Nine Ltd

Control the spread of COVID-19 infection with Reaction Nine Ltd

A shift in consciousness is needed to prevent and control the spread of infection. The current pandemic has turned the world as we know it...
Rising to the challenge of patient safety in a new era

Rising to the challenge of patient safety in a new era

Proactive patient safety and risk prevention are key to helping healthcare organisations surveil and mitigate global and local risks. Currently, the world is in crisis...

Epidemiological data: re-examining infection control practices 

A large population-level study has revealed an unacceptable risk of infection following transvaginal and transrectal ultrasound procedures. Nanosonics is intent on ensuring that vulnerable...
Ensuring wellbeing and productivity in a healthcare workforce

Ensuring wellbeing and productivity in a healthcare workforce

Levell helps the healthcare workforce and leaders communicate about how they are feeling and what drives them, in order to increase wellbeing, protect quality,...
An holistic solution for mobile diagnostics – from sourcing to point of care

A holistic solution for mobile diagnostics – from sourcing to point of care

Diagnostics and analysis specialist firm iSTOC offers innovative testing protocols for all major infectious diseases. ISTOC’s Immediate Diagnostic and Analysis Platform digitalises and analyses lateral...
SleepAngel Medical: soft surfaces in the chain of cross-infection

SleepAngel Medical: soft surfaces in the chain of cross-infection

Coronavirus cannot enter pillows and mattresses that are equipped with SleepAngel PneumaPure filters. Silver Türk (PhD, medical microbiology) explains the infection control benefits of...
Innovating care pathways in 2020

Buddy Healthcare: innovating care pathways in 2020

Markus Lind, Chief Sales Officer at Buddy Healthcare, shows how surgery clinics can restart elective surgeries safely and automate care co-ordination processes. As the global...
COVID-19 and effective cohorting: rapid point of care triage testing

COVID-19 and effective cohorting: rapid point of care triage testing

FebriDx® rapid point of care triage testing can help prevent the spread of infection and reduce risk in clinical settings. The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...
“Metabar’s products and services are game-changing”

“Metabar’s products and services are game-changing”

Metabar founder and CTO & Design Jarmo Lehtonen tells HEQ about game-changing smart washing technology. Metabar Technology Oy develops and produces intelligent cleantech solutions like...
Remote patient monitoring: medical IoT as-a-Service from Medisanté

Remote patient monitoring: medical IoT as-a-Service from Medisanté

How can providers streamline the collection of patient data remotely while protecting patients’ privacy? Swiss innovation champion Medisanté aims to streamline the collection and collation...

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