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Using a QA4 Mobile Surgery System for Transport,
Treatment and Recovery aids infection control
The bene昀椀ts of a stretcher that can be both patient transport and operating table
are being increasingly recognised for day surgery and mainstream theatres.
Manual handling – and all its inherent risk to patients and practitioners – is massively reduced when a
patient can get onto a stretcher themselves, ready to be wheeled through the anaesthetic room, on into the
operating theatre and from there to recovery.
Removing the requirement for patient transfers also saves time, and so helps maximise theatre throughput.
Built-in infection control
Anetic Aid’s QA4 Mobile Surgery System offers all this, but perhaps less well recognised is its integral infection
control bene昀椀t, due to the reduced contacts and transfers and fewer items of equipment required for the
patient journey.
The QA4 has other built-in infection control measures too: its innovative design incorporates smooth moulded
surfaces and acrylic capped vac formings to enclose the stretcher mechanics, thus minimising dirt traps and
making it easy to clean.
The mattress construction is also an aid to infection control as it combines high density foam and thermally
responsive gel-feel memory foam, both of which have antibacterial and microbial fungistatic properties.
This foam core is encapsulated within a latex-free, four-way stretch Polyurethane (PU) outer cover made from
an anti-microbacterial, water resistant, vapour permeable material. This means it is not only contaminationresistant, but it allows the patient’s skin to breathe – for greater comfort.
The mattress’ memory foam construction and design are also an aid to pressure care, which is another
important factor given that the patient’s immobility during their operation and the use of anaesthesia can
increase the risk of developing pressure sores - which are vulnerable to infection - during longer procedures.
Surgical versatility
All this is in addition to the QA4’s surgical access which is superior to any other surgical stretcher on the
market. With powered functions including a traversing platform and lateral tilt, it can be used for a wide
range of specialisms from ophthalmology and ENT to orthopaedics, gynae, urology, vascular and general
surgery. What makes the QA4 so versatile is its unique combination of Build Options, developed to enable
purchasers to tailor their QA4 model for different types of procedure, plus an extensive range of Optional
Extras and Operating Table Accessories which can be attached to the main platform.
These include Lift-AssistTM Lithotomy Stirrups for gynae procedures, arm supports and tables, the lateral
brace and the Hip FixTM system for orthopaedics.
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Inside this issue
Using a QA4 Mobile Surgery
System for Transport,
Treatment and Recovery
aids infection control
P3
Greener Allied Health
Professional hub
P3
End of an Era
P4
The post-anaesthetic care of
a patient following impacted
wisdom tooth extraction
P8-9
New hospital theatre
reception set to transform
experience for children
P10
First ODP Apprentices
complete their studies
P11
Aston University launches
SPARK The Midlands to
support health tech
innovation
P12
Dr Rob Orford OBE named
new Chief Executive of
Moondance Cancer
Initiative
P13
New inquiry: NHS Leadership,
performance and patient
safety
P14
BU apprenticeship courses
to support NHS
recruitment drive
P15
Vasectomies rising in
popularity among young
men in Belgium
P16
New £15m operating theatre
‘immune to cancellations’
P17
Greener Allied Health Professional hub
Pensioner goes home within
hours of having heart valve
replacement surgery
P18
As the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS, Allied Health Professionals
(AHPs) play an important role in Delivering a Net Zero NHS.
A students re昀氀ection on an
experience within the
Obstetrics theatre
P20-21
The Greener AHP hub aims to provide:
1. Information on the importance of environmental sustainability for both
population health and the health of the environment.
Professor John Wallwork
retires
2. Examples of the ways in which AHPs are already doing things which improve
environmental sustainability.
3. Suggestions of how AHPs can contribute in relation to environmentally sustainable practice, digital, food
and diet, use of equipment and public health and prevention.
This resource complements Delivering a Net Zero NHS and provides clear actionable steps which AHPs can
take to improve their own environmental sustainability. It includes ‘what good looks like’ for individual
AHPs and their teams, as well as wider examples demonstrating how AHPs can lead this work in their
organisations.
P23
Hospital planning to expand
maternity department
P25
Advanced airway management
in patients with a known
complex disease
P25
Sustainability will remain a priority for AHPs going forward. The Greener AHP hub marks the start of a
journey, and these pages will continue to develop over time.
Multidisciplinary clinical hub at
Cardi昀昀 Met o昀昀ers new vision
for healthcare delivery
P30
Further information: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/greener-ahp-hub/
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