Hospitals (NHS & Private), Care Homes and Healthcare Environment

• Leading edge unique air purifiers and infection control technology developed by NASA
• This technology has been proven as a highly effective AND ECONOMICAL antimicrobial system against pathogenic bacteria, fungi and viruses.  Similar results are expected with other pathogens
• Cleans air, surfaces, walls & floors and cost effective compared with labour cleaning costs
• Widely used in hospitals in the USA and Europe to cut infections and costs
• Disinfection, decontamination, sterilisation & eradication of MRSA, Norovirus, Avian flu virus and all other nosomical infections or "superbugs"
• Cost effective and saves on additional cleaning and cleaning materials and can be used safely throughout the hospital/facility
• Safe and non- disruptive to hospital operations
• Proven trials, tests and studies

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"If you fly on a plane, you have a one in 10m chance of being killed. If you go into hospital, you have a one in 300 chance - and not from the illness you went in with".

Sir Richard Branson, newly appointed vice-president of the Patients Association

Having talked to IC nurses, doctors and General and Facilities managers in major hospitals throughout the UK, it has been made abundantly clear to us at Rokenergie, that unrealistic Government targets - to have 82% of available beds occupied, has had "disastrous consequences for the spread of infection".

This has been validated by a review by Dr Archie Clements, from the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland in Australia.

"Drives towards efficiency and cost cutting in the health service were partly to blame for high infection rates......

One study estimated that a quarter of infections in intensive care units could be prevented if there was one staff member for every two patients...

Research has shown that, as their workload increases, nurses and doctors reduce the number of times they wash their hands, which is vital to stopping the spread of infection....

The review also found that as rates of MRSA increased the problem worsened ....leading to highly stressed health care systems with unwelcome side-effects." Scientists estimate that between 15 and 32 per cent of infections could be prevented.

"Each MRSA case costs NHS £9,000.....

The cost of keeping patients in hospital to treat them..adds up to more than £45million each year - on top of the costs of the patients' original treatment.

The statistics, published at a conference at the Royal College of Physicians in London..were calculated by Marsh, the financial risk management company......

Almost 5,000 people in England were infected with MRSA over the 12 months to last December. There was a small increase in the number of cases over the last quarter of the year, DESPITE ministers' flagship £50million scheme to "deep clean" every hospital in England."

"Superbug deaths (are) at 10,000 a year".

Mark Enright, professor of molecular epidemiology at Imperial College, London.

"Many experts believe the real total for all superbug infections is nearer 300,000."

Sunday Times magazine, 30th March, 2008.

The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton was shown to have the fourth highest incidence of MRSA deaths between 2002 and 2006.

The Royal United Hospital in Bath had the highest number of deaths from C.difficile in the same period.

Daily Telegraph, 23rd May, 2008.

"UK patients "at near-highest MRSA risk".

British patients are among the most likely in Europe to contract MRSA, a report has said."

Daily Telegraph, 22nd May, 2008.

Please read the article describing the benefits of our technology installed in existing or new airconditioning ducts in the summer 2008 issue of

Health Service Procurement Review

MRSA IN PETS?

"Wound infections, including post-operative wound infections are the most common manisfestation of MRSA infections in dogs and cats. Other factors include hospitalisation, the use of immunosuppressant drugs and cross-infection from veterinary staff themselves...

Several reports have demonstrated that Staphylococcus aureus infections CAN be transferred from pets to humans ( Simoons-Smit et al 2000, Bradshaw 2003) and these would suggest that humans could acquire MRSA infections from their pets and vice versa."

Provot Healthcare Information.27th April,2008.

UK hospitals are under increasing pressure to ensure the best possible health conditions for patients and also for healthcare professionals.  This leading edge scientific spage age solution eliminates all nosocomial pathogens including MRSA and the pathogens within the same group,

Norovirus, the Avian flu virus and most other germs, viruses and bacteria.  Cost effective. Easy to install. The most effective infection control device for hospitals. 

We are proud to offer these units which are manufactured by Ecoquest International in the States.

They are ideally suited to the requirements of modern hospitals for rapid, flexible and residue-free decontamination and infection control and can be used in wards, side rooms, for medical equipment or entire hospitals, eradicating all nosocomial pathogens.  They can also be utilised as part of a Deep Cleaning program.

Other benefits:

• Safe to use with all sensitive electronic equipment including high-dependency intensive care units
• Proven efficacy against a wide range of nosocomial pathogens including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and the other viruses within it's "family", including Clostridium difficile, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Acinetobacter baumannii and Norovirus ( in the family Caliciviridae,and also known as SRSV ( Small Round-Structured Viruses).
• Rokenergie can provide a complete service, including maintenance, cleaning and replacement negating the need for on-site training or management of the process. If this is undertaken by a hospital or Trust then training and supervision can be provided - this service is carried out by a team of trained specialist engineers.
• The technology ensures no disruption to any room, ward or facility.  Maximum decontamination takes 2 hours ( depending on the level of pollution and/or infection) though no humans should be present.  Normal ongoing operation can be undertaken with all humans present without any fear of adverse effects or reactions.  All areas can therefore operate as normal.
• The service is infinitely scaleable for any room/ward/building/entire hospital can be protected to the highest standard of infection control.
• Rokenergie can provide finance or leasing arrangements.  Maintenance can also be provided although the technology requires minimal maintenance.  The units of systems can even be rented.  Trial units are available for evaluation.
• Improve your reporting of success rates in eradicating nosocomial infections.  Can be fitted to central air conditioning systems or via individual units in wards or areas with high risks of infection.
• Rokenergie will look at your individual hospital needs, draw up a plan, then install, finance and maintain these systems and/or units ( if you require financeand/or maintenance).
• Trouble free and a one-stop solution.

The Technology

The technology used in our air purifiers is based on research originally developed by NASA to clean the air in their spacecraft by removing airborne pathogens.  Titanium dioxide (TI02), a photo catalytic substance, was found to reduce hydrocarbons in enclosed spaces. The Fresh Air, the Qube/Ecobox, the Spectrum and the FreshAirToGo are all units that use a similar application of TI02 in a UVX activated photocatalytic system, to effectively purify the air indoors.  The technology does NOT include filters, photocatalytic filters or HEPA filters which apart from being additionally expensive consumables, also retain germs, viruses and bacteria which are left to grow stronger with the risk of mutating. No other air purifiers have our unique NASA developed technology which is patented worldwide and is the only air purification technology in the world which is accredited by the Space Foundation.

• There is no other competitive product that has the same technology and continuous infection control protection that is safe to humans
• Other competitors only provide a decontamination service which requires the vacating of the premises whilst the purification is undertaken

The Product

• the units can be used and installed either in the central air conditioning and ducting system or can simply be installed as free-standing individual units.
• There is a choice of 3 stand-alone probes for insertion into HVAC systems either new or existing, covering from 2,000 to 10,000 sq ft. Prices on application and depending on volumes ordered.
• Smaller stand alone units are available for individual side rooms, waiting or consulting room.
• Larger areas are easily accommodated by installing either more units or more probes.

A note for NHS and Healthcare purchasing managers

• If you can find a more effective air purifier in combating MRSA and the germs, viruses and bacteria that have also been successfully eradicated ( see test results in bottom box) - and additionally can then help maintain a germ/virus free atmosphere 24/7- in the same price range, then return the units and we will refund your money.
• We are also unique in our flexible range of rental, maintenance and installation options if required.

Infection Prevention and Control

• NHS Trusts and other NHS bodies are now required to fully comply with the Code's duties in order to provide assurance to the Healthcare Commission that safe systems and processes are in place to protect patients, visitors and staff within NHS organisations.
• Even if you are certain that your hospital, HC centre or care home is MRSA/ C.diff-free, would you not want to do your best to ensure it REMAINS that way and assure your patients and staff alike that you are doing everything possible in the most cost effective way?
• And if you have an existing HVAC system then would you not also want to ensure that you are eradicating Stachybotrys chartarum (Black Mould) and slashing your HVAC maintenance costs at the same time?

Background and Government pressure

• "Hospital acquired infections are a global problem.  We have made good progress bringing down infection rates, but we have to adopt new techniques if we are to go further." Source: Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health, Tuesday 25th September 2007. In addition Alan Johnson announced detailed regional funding for Deep Cleaning in November, 2007 with allocated funding so that hospitals can implement the Deep Cleaning programme with the aim of completing all deep cleans by the end of March 2008.  All 10 regions have been allocated dedicated funding to support the deep clean. "Infection control is a complex problem that needs a range of solutions. There is no single remedy."

January 2008

• Serious outbreak of Norovirus, causing vomiting and diarrhoea with a fifth of the country's hospitals wards shut as the winter vomiting virus strikes both staff and patients.  Cases of the virulent Norovirus are expected to peak at about 200,000 a week over the next few months.  Norovirus has many strains and can be caught several times since immunity only lasts for around 14 weeks.
• David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, announced plans to fine hospitals every time a patient is infected by the MRSA virus during a visit to Manchester's Trafford General Hospital on January 2nd, 2008.

More on the product

• Our products are undoubtedly the best available, are extremely cost effective and the most effective in eradicating nosocomial infections both in the air, but also on walls, surfaces, ceilings and floors.  We have scientific studies to fully back these claims.  Professor Clive Beggs, head of the Bradford Infection Group, recently said:
• "Approximately one in 10 patients pick up an infection during a hospital stay.  While hand washing and other hygiene measures are vital, evidence suggests that these measures alone are not always enough...We're washing hands more than ever before but infections are going up..." Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times October 2007.
• What are the nosocomial infections that are NOT removed by alcoholic hand rubs?  The two "superbugs" which have recieved the most publicity over the years due to their levels of fatalities are MRSA and Clostridium difficile ( C.diff), the latter being the most important cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea.  Both MRSA and C. diff belong to the same genus of Gram-positive bacteria with individual rods which form spores when faced with adverse conditions.  These spores are NOT removed by alcoholic hand rubs.
• C. diff is usually spread on the hands of healthcare staff and other people who come into contact with infected patients or with environmental surfaces ( eg floors, bedpans, toilets) contaminated with the bacteria or its spores.  The spores are very hardy and can survive on clothes and environmental surfaces for long periods.
• Their evolution is most probably due to the overuse of antibiotics, both in human and veterinary medicine.  Experts are also concerned that a newe killer " superbug" is emerging in the UK - PVL Panton-Valentine leukocidin. The spectre of a virus resistant to ALL antibiotics may be approaching.

Tests, Trials and Studies

Click here To View The Test Results

From the test results it is clear that our unique air purification and disinfection technology has been clinically proven to kill MRSA, the Avian flu virus, Norovirus, ( and many other germs, viruses and bacteria) by 99.99% within 24 hours- not only in the air but also on surfaces.

WITH OUR OFFER OF A FREE NO OBLIGATION TRIAL CAN ANY NHS TRUST, HOSPITAL OR CARE HOME AFFORD NOT TO TRIAL OUR AIR PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY?

Please ring 0800 8047297

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