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Goodies for Nurses are UK suppliers of tourniquets, Nurses Watches and other professional equipment and other products chosen by hands on Nurses. These products have been chosen primarily because of their quality and suitability for the job. They can be ordered directly from this site. |
Infection control watches. Myth or Reality?We recently had a Nurse tell us that her Hospital was restricting the use of metal fob watches. This really got us thinking, where is the evidence? Are gel watches really more infection control compliant than metal ones? Yes, you can wash the gel outer casing in soap and water but do Nurses really go home after every shift and wash their watch?We all know about the below elbows campaign. The aim of a fob watch is that you can see it in-situ and touching is kept to a minimum. The watch would rarely ever touch the patient. But do they harbour bacteria and can you effectively clean them? We decided to commission an independent microbiological study on a range of metal, fabric, plastic and gel watches. We used 12 different fob watches including the Daisy, the foot, the owl, the plain metal fobs and the gels. We even included the ones with fabric straps. The lab coated them with a range of micro-organisms. The key ones being - Staph Aureus, E.Coli and MRSA. The watches were left to dry and then cleaned with alcohol Gel. The conclusions were that all the watches appeared to be successfully cleaned using the alcohol gel. Most of the watches achieved a 97% or above reduction in organisms following cleaning. This study has been an exciting and interesting project for us. We used quite a small number of watches for this first study and to confirm the results fully we need to do a larger study with a a bigger sample size. |
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VAT & Post.All prices shown are inclusive of VAT at 20% (with the exception of books - there is no VAT on books)Jo started this business because she was unable to buy a single pair of scissors without either being charged a high postage and packing fee or having to place a minimum order. We charge postage and packing of 52p (plus VAT) for all orders under £3.75. For orders between £3.76 and £50 we charge £2.95 (plus VAT and postage and packing is free for all orders over £50. |
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We charge postage and packing of JUST 75p for all orders under £3.75.
For orders between £3.76 and £50 we charge ONLY £2.95.
Postage and packing is FREE for all orders over £50.
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