Globally we are an ageing population, and this presents a number of serious challenges for the health and social care systems. However it also presents opportunities, which have the potential to deliver better patient care more efficiently to achieve the patient health outcomes that are required and demanded.

“There are more than 2 million unplanned admissions per year for people over 65, accounting for nearly 70% of hospital emergency bed days”. Ref 1 Candice Imison et al. (2011), “Older people and emergency bed use: exploring variation”, King’s Fund.

Universal approach designed to create a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration standardising catheter and tube securement procedure, enabling improved time efficiency for healthcare workers.

Simplicity, easy to use adjustable technology, provides caregivers the opportunity to spend more time with patients. Improved stability reducing pistoning and micromovement at exit site may improve healing time.

“The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently reported that 300,000 patients a year contract healthcare acquired infections, with CRBSi’s accounting for nearly one in five reported cases.

Each case costs the average UK hospital between £4,000 and £10,000.”
Building Better Healthcare, Survey Highlights missed opportunities to reduce hospital acquired infections, November 2013.
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Designed to Optimise catheter dwell times, may reduce potential catheter related bloodstream infection (CRBSi) average cost.

Designed to minimize interruptions to treatments, reduce associated costs resulting from multiple restarts and catheter replacement and reduce extended hospital admissions. Economic benefit enable healthcare providers to rationalise product purchases and inventory holding.

The EU Directive 2010/32/EU is aimed at employers, requiring them to make appropriate provisions for healthcare workers in respect of the risk of sharps injuries.

Braidlock is designed to comply with safety standards, improving healthcare worker and patient safety, minimising complications associated to suturing and prevent needlestick injury.

Designed to minimize catheter dislodgement and associated complications. Designed to improve clinical outcomes and reduce variability in patient care.