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Ten steps to preventing infection in hospitals... Award by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency to BIOQUELL BIOQUELL Enhances Patient Safety DoH & PASA Publish report on Success of BIOQUELL System in Showcase Hospital Programme DOTMED Business News Article BIOQUELL assist with clean up BIOQUELL Launch new Clarus L2 HPV Generator Contamination cleanup at Genzyme Briefing on the outbreak of Swine Influenza Virus BIOQUELL takes top prize at the Department of Health HCAI Technology Innovation Summit USA Today reports on patient protection and lax attitudes that spread hospital infections BBC News Films 'New Weapons Against Hospital Bugs' at Lewisham Hospital Don't Skimp on the Gym Because of MRSA BIOQUELL moves to newly renovated production facility Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Article - Impact of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor Room Decontamination on Clostridium difficile... BIOQUELL technology showcased in seven NHS hospitals "Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor can control Nosocomial MRSA Outbreak" - Clinical Infectious Diseases Article Rapid Review Panel upgrades BIOQUELL technology to Level One Status Department of Health Post BIOQUELL Case Studies as "Best Practice" on website Award of Joint Material Decontamination System (US military) sub-contract |
Your questions answered... How is this different to BIOQUELL’s previous offerings? BIOQUELL primarily offered service in the past. The Q-10 suite is the first product designed specifically so hospitals can purchase and operate the equipment. BIOQUELL has partnered with healthcare workers to produce a system incorporating rapid cycles, increased user efficiency and excellent value. Can’t we achieve the same result by cleaning? Cleaning is an essential part of infection control, which can be greatly improved upon by the BIOQUELL system. Taking C.diff as an example, 25% of surfaces were found to be contaminated after bleach cleaning. BIOQUELL reduces environmental contamination (e.g. MRSA, VRE, C. diff, Acinetobacter) to ZERO resulting in reduced HAI risk for subsequent room occupants. Will it block rooms? Rooms are completed in approximately 2 hours*, the quickest proven high level room sterilization technology on the market. With 1000 hospital rooms being decontaminated each month, BIOQUELL has been shown practically, and in research, to be viable in busy hospitals. As infection rates decrease, the average patient stay will drop, allowing hospitals to treat more patients per year. How does the use of this technology impact on hospital accreditation? Use of BIOQUELL’s technology is a demonstration that the hospital is committed to providing the safest possible patient environment. BIOQUELL research, and the data produced by our Quality Assurance Data system, can be used to demonstrate best practise. How does it work with housekeeping? BIOQUELL negates the need for terminal cleaning with bleach and decontaminates all surfaces and equipment in hospital rooms. Issues related to staff exposure to cleaning agents are negated by the use of BIOQUELL’s system. Are there other systems out there which do the same? No other system has shown reductions in infection rates. This is unsurprising as published literature demonstrates a significant difference in efficacy between BIOQUELL and alternative, “room decontamination” technologies. BIOQUELL achieves a 6-log spore reduction in approximately 2 hours* – no other system can match this. Further, some other systems have been shown to present Health and Safety risks. Does it have an effect on infection rates? Yes. Published data shows that a 53% reduction in C.diff was associated with a long term BIOQUELL intervention showed that there were 5.8 fewer C.diff cases in months where BIOQUELL was deployed. Using published costs for C.diff the projected cost benefit was over 300% of the investment value. Will it get in the way of patient care? Staff surveys have been overwhelmingly in favour of BIOQUELL, with over 80% of staff “strongly positive” intervention, and none of the respondents worse than “neutral”. Isn’t a partial contamination reduction good enough? Put simply, the presence of a pathogen in any concentration on a surface may represent a risk for transmission, which is reflected by proposed hygiene standards. Further, using technologies that achieve partial kill selects those organisms which exhibit higher resistance, and is likely to breed pathogens with resistance to the chosen method of disinfection. Aren’t rates coming down? There has been recent success nationally and internationally in reducing infection rates, most experts would agree that considerably more can be done to reduce MRSA, C.diff and other infections. Improvements in hand hygiene have undoubtedly helped to reduce infection rates, but experts now consider a “bundled” approach, including environmental interventions, the best strategy in reducing nosocomial infection, perhaps even to zero. Can BIOQUELL’s technology sterilize soft fabrics or are you restricted to hard surfaces? Due to the vaporous nature of the system, the technology is able to penetrate fabrics and soft furnishings. BIOQUELL’s peroxide, when used with the Q-10, is a registered sterilant for porous and non-porous surfaces. Will the system damage my electronics? BIOQUELL’s technology has been extensively tested against materials found in hospitals, and found to have excellent materials compatibility characteristics. As well as 10 years’ use in the pharmaceutical industry, BIOQUELL has now been used for over 5 years in hospitals. Who can I talk to about BIOQUELL? BIOQUELL are very happy to provide references on request and arrange visits to hospitals utilizing our technology. * depending on room size, materials and starting environmental conditions. 
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