Thursday, December 22, 2005
Dalek machine
Dalek deals death to microbes!
Following my post yesterday about the shocking findings on cleanlines in British hospitals, I came across this article in The Times describing trials of a dalek like machine which is inserted into a pre-emptied hospital ward. Having sealed all doors and windows the machine then emits a fine spray containing hydrogen peroxide, a powerful oxidising agent. When the mist passes the dew point, a near-invisible film is deposited on all surfaces. It kills bacteria without damaging materials. The agent degrades into water and oxygen, so requires no cleaning up. In a few hours the ward is clean and ready for patients to move back in.
Of 210 tests in four wards, 51 proved positive for either MRSA, C. difficile, or VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci). After treatment, 190 tests were done but none showed any trace of any of the three bacteria.
Unfortunately the National Health Service has ignored this British technique for eliminating dangerous infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile from hospital wards.
I have not been in direct contact with our Council representatives on South Tyneside Healthcare Trust or the members of the Social Care and Health Scrutiny Committee regarding this matter, I am hoping that they will read about it directly from here and take the appropriate action.
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