Medical clothing

Tender description

Single use theatre protective clothing products that are designed to protect both clinicians, staff and patients from cross-contamination covering single use gowns, drapes, face masks, eye protection, headwear and overshoes. The products in this category are part of a mega-category; sterile intervention equipment and associated consumables which covers both medical equipment and commodity type products used in operating theatres, day surgery in acute/foundation trusts. Products covered under this sub-category are standard, reinforced, zone impervious, fully impervious. Trusts have traditionally purchased gowns from a multitude of suppliers either e-direct, blue diamond or through stock routes. Design features on the drapes, to enable easy and efficient draping by one person, often specific to the needs of a particular surgery with adaptions for tubing, instruments and even the change of patient position, along with skin adhesives as appropriate differentiate the market offers and ensure greater stakeholder interest. Surgical masks — fulfil the requirements of EN 14683, the European standard on surgical mask requirements and test methods. Surgical masks make up one of the key elements to personal protective equipment (PPE), reduce the spread of bacteria in Type11 airborne/aerosol and splash resistance in Type11R. Some masks come with eye protection built in. Eye protection — reduces risk associated with surgical site splashes that may lead to infectious contamination through the mucous membrane of the eyes. Respirators — FFP3 is a filtering facemask effective at protecting NHS staff against transmission of influenza and infection. FFP2 offers a lower protection than the FFP3. Headwear Reduce risk to patient from surgical site infections which are shed into the environment from the skin and hair of theatre staff. Overshoes designed to prevent contamination and maintain antiseptic conditions.