Hot water hand unit going strong

Hand hygiene specialist TEAL is celebrating the success of its portable Hygienius hot water hand wash unit which is providing an 'instant ablution solution' in over 80 hospitals all over the UK.

Since launching the product two years ago, the company says more and more Acute and Primary Care Trusts have invested in the equipment which has a variety of applications within a medical environment.

The units are being used: to supplement existing hand washing facilities on wards to provide emergency back up for outbreaks of swine flu and other super bugs to give hospital visitors a high visibility place to wash their hands as a training aid for infection control nurses. The Prowash and Hygienius models require no fixed plumbing, are operational within minutes and don't have the potential pitfalls associated with Legionella that can come with conventional sinks and pipe work.