Healthcare cleaning and disinfection: what is best practice?

More emphasis should be placed on daily cleaning of high-touch surfaces at the point of care, according to Ivan Obreza from Diversey Care, Australia.

7 August, 2017

Saraya Australia eyes new markets in Australia and NZ

INCLEAN speaks with Mark Davies, Saraya Australia’s national relationships and marketing manager, about Saraya’s recent restructure and its next venture.

24 July, 2017

Passing the clinical cleaning test

Gordon McVean, international sales and marketing director of Truvox International, shares some tips for an efficient and effective healthcare cleaning regime.

17 July, 2017

Hand hygiene compliance in healthcare

Greg Whiteley shares his thoughts on a recently published paper in the American Journal of Infection Control on hand hygiene compliance.

10 July, 2017

Cleaning health facilities will test your processes

Mark Jones looks at the considerations to get cleaning teams and processes up to speed when cleaning health and aged care facilities

6 July, 2017

Green cleaning for health: why it matters

GECA has seen an increase in the number of cleaning and personal care products seeking certification in recent years, suggesting that manufacturers are responding to increased demand for low-impact cleaning solutions.

29 June, 2017

Collaboration key in fight against healthcare associated infections

Many HAIs are preventable with current recommendations, yet only 30 to 38 per cent of hospitals are fully compliant, with only 40 per cent of healthcare personnel adhering to proper hand hygiene.

22 June, 2017

Hospital floors may pose a larger health risk than previously thought, study finds

Industry experts weigh in on new study that suggests hospital room floors may be an overlooked source of infection.

7 June, 2017

How poor cleaning processes can impact the bottom line

Murray McDonald, director of Duplex Cleaning Machines, examines impacts of poor cleaning processes.

22 May, 2017

Spotless buys Victorian laundry business

Acquisition includes a number of new multi-year healthcare laundry contracts, including an initial 10-year contract with Cabrini Hospital.

9 May, 2017

Qld govt calls for new health powers

State health officials to be given new powers to investigate, shut down and fine facilities putting people at risk of serious infections.

7 March, 2017

GJK takes further step into healthcare

GJK awarded the cleaning services contract for the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

13 January, 2017