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Raigmore Hospital in Inverness invests in QA3 Patient Stretchers with powered drive as part of their commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

The benefits of using an operating stretcher (efficiency of theatre time and reduced manual handling for staff and patients) are well documented, yet some practitioners continue to have concerns that the practice carries an inherently greater risk of infection (and consequent post-operative complications) because they deem it to involve the introduction of a non-sterile piece of equipment into the operating theatre.

This year, British clinical equipment manufacturer, Anetic Aid, is celebrating quite a milestone: for it is 50 years since the roots of the company were first established by an enterprising engineer who spotted an opportunity to open a workshop fabricating stainless steel medical furniture in Hampshire on the south coast.

NHS Fife was already using Anetic Aid’s QA4 Mobile Surgery System in the Day Surgery Centre – procedures included orthopaedics, urology, ENT, OFMS, breast, plastics, and general surgery as well as two high volume ‘Jack and Jill’ model theatres dedicated to cataracts.

Like many Trusts, Rotherham has changed emphasis by moving to make day case the default approach to many elective surgery procedures, asking: ‘what are the only procedures it really isn’t feasible to plan as day cases?’

Looking for a way to reduce one aspect of the financial and environmental impact of plastic waste

The new QA3 Ophthalmic Stretcher combines outstanding surgical access with patient comfort

Over half a million people in the UK are currently waiting for trauma and orthopaedic procedures (including upper and lower limb surgery), which is over 42,900 more than in 2019: almost 35,000 have been on the waiting list for longer than 12 months.

Over half a million patients in the UK are waiting for trauma and orthopaedic procedures, including upper and lower limb surgery – over 42,900 more than in 2019 – almost 35,000 have been on the waiting list for longer than 12 months.

A key element of the government’s initiative to reduce the waiting list backlog for elective surgery in NHS foundation trusts is the focus on High Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) procedures which can be carried out as day cases.

Pressure care and infection control are top priorities in a patient mattress – even low tech Continuous Low Pressure (CLP) versions used on patient trolleys, stretchers and operating tables.

Healthcare professionals continually strive to minimise the risk of pressure sores for their patients, not only because of the discomfort they cause, but also because of the inherent infection control risks they carry. Key aids come in the form of Continuous Low Pressure (CLP) support surfaces such as mattresses – which are a familiar feature of operating tables, hospital beds, patient trolleys and stretchers.

With resources at full stretch because of the pandemic – staffing costs escalating due to payment of overtime cover for sickness or essential self-isolation, plus pressure to deal with the well-documented backlog of patient treatments – it’s understandable that equipment maintenance may have dropped down the priority list.

There was a touch of déjà vu for one of Anetic Aid’s Service Engineers a few weeks ago…

On the 1st November 2021, we will be migrating to a new internal CRM system called SAP

High Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) is an initiative launched in the NHS in 2021 and designed to help drive down waiting lists for elective surgery. It is led by Professor Tim Briggs and the GIRFT (GETTING IT RIGHT FIRST TIME) team in partnership with NHS Improvement

Register for free today and join us at this year's Future Surgery Show!

The Anetic Aid team 'Wearing it pink' to raise awareness for breast cancer

Infection control has always been a key consideration in the design of medical equipment – and the pandemic has emphasised its importance even more.

Anetic Aid Distributor OZG Healthcare was invited to work with planners of a new 240 bed public hospital in Solothurn in the North West of Switzerland.

Over half a million patients in the UK are waiting for trauma and orthopaedic procedures, including hip replacements – over 42,900 more than in 2019 – almost 35,000 have been on the waiting list for longer than 12 months.

Dedicated to the success of UK industry

Enabling a “Green” Pathway

Our green commitment to sustainability with patient stretchers.

Anetic Aid’s International Sales Manager, Mike Pritchett, has been appointed as an Export Champion for the Department for International Trade’s Northern Powerhouse.

The history of tourniquets is one that stretches back, possibly as far as the Neolithic age.

Anetic Aid – brand of the British designer and manufacturer of equipment such as the QA3 Patient Stretcher – has had a face lift.

Anetic Aid’s DRIVING ambition to overcome the challenges of patient transport in today’s economic climate

Anetic Aid has developed a new model in its popular QA3 Patient Stretcher and Emergency Stretcher range

What’s the connection between The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy this autumn and UK medical equipment manufacturer Anetic Aid?

Keeping theatres and other clinical areas clean and minimising the risk of infection and cross-contamination has always been a priority

Three new examples have recently been added to the company’s portfolio, all of which complement its existing range.

One of the most long-standing of these is with Amatech – part of the US-based Allen group – and spans more than 20 years.

We were delighted to feature this landmark achievement in the most recent edition of our magazine, Clinical Essentials.

Medical teams across the world are continuing to analyse techniques and practices to support Covid-19 patients

One of our first international contracts for our new QA3 Powered Patient Trolley

An update from Anetic Aid’s Quality & Regulatory Department