Based on national best practice, a pioneering new stroke unit has installed 42 innovative LST radiators that give housekeeping staff full access for cleaning without having to call on the services of estates – at a cost neutral price.

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s new £2.2 million stroke unit, which provides acute and rehabilitation care, are incorporating the latest facilities so that patients will require less time overall in hospital, and that includes all aspects of hygiene and infection prevention.

The unique design of the Trionic DeepClean LST radiator from Contour Casings dramatically reduces installation time and enables cleaning staff to have quick and simple access to every internal surface. This function is facilitated by the "rotarad" rotating valve, which allows the radiator, as well as the casing door, to lower down to the floor. Modern designs such as this are fast-becoming the industry standard in Healthcare institutions across the UK, helping to reduce operating costs and improve daily efficiencies.


Alison Reeves, a project manager with the trust's estates team, said: "The main reason we made the choice is that the cleaners usually have to call in estates if they need to clean the standard radiators. With the new style, if they need to do a clean they can do it without a tradesman. One of our concerns was that if you keep dropping the radiators down to clean them the valves might get damaged or might burst. But it appeared to be well made and easy to operate."

Alison added: "We try and standardise on products, we don’t chop and change. We have a standard radiator that had been costed into the budget for the project. So my concern was: could we have the Contour Casings radiator within the scheme, could we afford it? The answer was yes - it was cost neutral."

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