Although there has been a flurry of domestic activity aimed at tackling the lack of access to sanitary products, this is a global issue with far-reaching consequences. With 800 million people menstruating at any one time, it is crucial...
There are two colours dedicated to clinical waste in the Department of Health’s colour code for best practice waste disposal. However, as these waste streams are so similar it’s easy to get them confused. But it’s important that you...
Initial’s Guide to Festival Hygiene Thunderstorms, rain and humidity – the UK’s summer festival season is definitely upon us! Whether the weather continues to soak us to the skin or decides to give us the sweltering heat of last...
World Continence Week (WCW) is a global event organised by the World Federation of Incontinence Patients to raise awareness of continence issues and help improve the health, wellness and quality of life of sufferers. In its eleventh year, WCW...
Have you considered why gloves are important to wear in a care home setting? How do you select the type of gloves that are right for you and your residents? Here are some of the different aspects to consider:...
We recently reached the milestone of 2400 Trustpilot reviews from our customers, managing to maintain a dizzyingly high 9.7 rating for the products and services we provide. To celebrate this, we thought it would be a good idea to...
Following years of campaigning for Government help in tackling Period Poverty, activists were rewarded with the announcement in The Chancellor of The Exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement that schools would receive £2 million in funding from the start of...
Hand dryer technology has seen incredible advancements over the last few years. They are now more powerful, more hygienic and more efficient than ever. But what about the commonly raised issue of noise? There is no doubt that the...
All healthcare providers have a duty of care to ensure that medical waste is suitably managed and disposed of in line with healthcare waste disposal legislation. We should expect all staff working with potentially hazardous materials to be aware...
There are many reasons why patients may suffer from a poor immune system. As these patients are more likely than others to contract an illness, it is necessary for professionals to understand which conditions can affect the human immune...