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20 March

When personal hygiene is key to caring for patients

Written by Anita Smith

Luke Rutterford, Technical Manager at Rentokil Specialist Hygiene & Dr Peter Barratt, Technical Manager, Initial Washroom Hygiene For both managers and employees in healthcare institutions, it’s of paramount importance to maintain the highest possible standards of hygiene. The UK...

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15 October

Initial Washroom Hygiene supports Global Handwashing Day 2017

Written by Haylee Parker

As a company dedicated to protecting health through better hygiene and washroom practices, we recognise that improving hand hygiene can quite literally be, a lifesaver. Rentokil Initial is a proud supporter of Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day...

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11 August

Waiting Rooms: Where Waste Comes to Stay?

Written by Initial Medical

Hospital waiting rooms have never been known for their modernity. Caught in the limbo between your real life and your medical check-up, sitting in one for half an hour will make you feel as though you’re stuck in some...

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30 June

MERS: As Dangerous As The Papers Say?

Written by Initial Medical

Another day, another pandemic on the horizon. But as MERS spreads its ways across the Asian continent, scientists are far less worried than tabloid headlines might suggest. According to New Scientist magazine, the disease has hit South Korea hard....

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26 January

Hold the Phone: Mobile Obsession Sparks Hygiene Risk

Written by Initial Washrooms

According to a survey carried out by O2 and Sony Mobile, an astonishing 75 per cent of respondents have used their mobile phone whilst on the loo. Gone are the days of newspapers or magazines being the toilet reading...

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20 January

Five Reminders About Hand Hygiene and Personal Protection

Written by Initial Medical

If you work within the healthcare industries, you will be aware of the steps that you and those working with you should be taking to ensure hand hygiene is up to scratch and everyone is being protected from infection....

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06 January

Hygiene holograms – the cleaning helpers of the future?

Written by Initial Medical

We’ve enjoyed projections of Tupac, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and even Mariah Carey – but how would you like a hygiene hologram giving you a helping hand in your medical practice? It’s a move that Tallaght Hospital, Ireland, has...

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