News: Inditherm secures largest ever NHS order
Following a difficult year's trading, Rotherham firm, Inditherm have announced that they have secured their largest ever single order from an NHS hospital.
The project covers all of the hospital's operating theatres and Inditherm will supply over 30 complete patient warming systems that use their energy efficient polymer technology.
Implementation will begin in April and will allow all patients undergoing surgery in the hospital to be warmed automatically as soon as they lie on the operating table. It is estimated that the forward-thinking NHS Trust will also realise annual cost savings of around £200,000 and reduce environmental impact at the same time.
The Inditherm system helps hospitals to meet the UK's NICE guidelines on hypothermia during surgery, where traditional patient warming systems such as disposable blankets and forced warm air blowers are putting a significant extra burden on budgets. In comparison, the Inditherm system ensures that every surgical patient can be warmed, at the same running cost as a light-bulb.
In this deal, the very low power usage is set to lower the hospital's annual electricity consumption by over 25,000 kWh and the hospital should also see an immediate and substantial reduction in the amount of clinical waste created, estimated at well over a tonne per year.
Inditherm Chief Executive, Nick Bettles, said: "This order comes at the end of an exhaustive evaluation and procurement exercise. Inditherm is the only manufacturer of specialist patient warming systems in the UK, and whilst the clinical considerations are always the driving factor behind any decision to change, it is good to find a British technology that delivers financial and environmental savings at the same time.
"Sometimes customers think the benefits our product can offer are too good to be true, but we have over 50 NHS hospitals using the system now who can confirm that there isn't a catch. At a time of severe budget constraints we hope that many other NHS Trusts will also take up the opportunity to substantially reduce costs and at the same time measurably improve patient care."
At the recent Community Partnerships Awards, the award for Suppliers Delivering Sustainability, recognised the contribution of Inditherm systems to improving patient care, affordability and reducing environmental impact.
Inditherm website
The project covers all of the hospital's operating theatres and Inditherm will supply over 30 complete patient warming systems that use their energy efficient polymer technology.
Implementation will begin in April and will allow all patients undergoing surgery in the hospital to be warmed automatically as soon as they lie on the operating table. It is estimated that the forward-thinking NHS Trust will also realise annual cost savings of around £200,000 and reduce environmental impact at the same time.
The Inditherm system helps hospitals to meet the UK's NICE guidelines on hypothermia during surgery, where traditional patient warming systems such as disposable blankets and forced warm air blowers are putting a significant extra burden on budgets. In comparison, the Inditherm system ensures that every surgical patient can be warmed, at the same running cost as a light-bulb.
In this deal, the very low power usage is set to lower the hospital's annual electricity consumption by over 25,000 kWh and the hospital should also see an immediate and substantial reduction in the amount of clinical waste created, estimated at well over a tonne per year.
Inditherm Chief Executive, Nick Bettles, said: "This order comes at the end of an exhaustive evaluation and procurement exercise. Inditherm is the only manufacturer of specialist patient warming systems in the UK, and whilst the clinical considerations are always the driving factor behind any decision to change, it is good to find a British technology that delivers financial and environmental savings at the same time.
"Sometimes customers think the benefits our product can offer are too good to be true, but we have over 50 NHS hospitals using the system now who can confirm that there isn't a catch. At a time of severe budget constraints we hope that many other NHS Trusts will also take up the opportunity to substantially reduce costs and at the same time measurably improve patient care."
At the recent Community Partnerships Awards, the award for Suppliers Delivering Sustainability, recognised the contribution of Inditherm systems to improving patient care, affordability and reducing environmental impact.
Inditherm website
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