Royal London Hospital has been piloting an innovative infection control solution with integrated support services company Carillion. The six-week pilot, which commenced this summer, features a UV-C light triple tower technology system never before used in the UK.
Carillion’s Cleaning Centre of Excellence completed research into using UV-C disinfection to control healthcare associated infections (HCAI), which identified a new system that overcomes the shortcomings of existing UV-C disinfectors. Carillion is working with US manufacturer Surfacide to trial its automatic non-touch UV-C room disinfection system in the UK.
The technology allows all areas of the patient environment to be disinfected, overcoming obstacles such as shadows and distance that are inherent issues with using single-emitter UV-C systems. The system involves placing three articulating UV-C towers in a patient room, which is equipped with laser validation to ensure the area is completely covered during a 30-minute process. Carillion will capture, collate and analyse data based on infection log reductions, time per application and exposure times needed for efficacy. The team will determine its effectiveness with a view to rolling out the technology if successful.
