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Isle Of Wight Collaboration Leads To Healthcare Innovation

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has designed a new innovative compact personal protective equipment (PPE) station for use on its wards.

Working in partnership with Island based design and manufacture company Inflight Peripherals Limited (IFPL), the Trust's new stations will help support busy staff to meet important infection prevention and control (IPC) measures.

Although the need for a functional PPE station became more urgent during the pandemic, the Trust’s IPC Team had been looking to develop a long-term solution to support staff.

Karen Robinson, head of infection prevention control, said:

“The new PPE stations are a fantastic, innovative solution to better protect patients and health workers from being exposed to infections.

“When the pandemic hit the need for a bespoke solution became even more apparent.

"The stations are now on every ward and have already proved to be invaluable to our staff.”

The prototypes were originally trialled by staff on Appley Ward for five months to help identify any refinements that were needed.

The new stations contain bespoke compartments for gloves, aprons, patient notes, hand gel and bags for soiled linen.

Karen Caramat, Appley Ward Sister, added:

“We previously used metal trolleys and there was not enough space or compartments to keep all the items in one place.

"The new PPE stations are now on every ward and have already proved to be invaluable to our staff and have everything we need in one place and helps us to be much more efficient.”

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