Healthcare award finalist

"We are honoured to have an opportunity to compete with the UK's most innovative businesses in the national awards," Vernacare's Emma Sheldon said. "We must pay tribute to the support of NHS Trusts in helping us to develop and bring to market our pioneering new VernaFem disposable female urinal, which is improving continence care for immobile patients."

As a single-use pulp product VernaFem helps prevent cross infection, increasing patient safety and helping to reduce the spiralling cost of healthcare acquired infections.