Microfibre system boosts hospital cleaning
Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, UK has invested over £50,000 in a new microfibre system aimed at revolutionising cleaning methods.
The Jonmaster microfibre System is claimed to be effective in removing 99.9% of bacteria from surfaces without the need for chemicals.
It is already used on some of the wards in the hospital, which serves a population of 340,000 and will be introduced to all wards and main departments over shortly. The hospital is part of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Impressed by the system, Wendy Sims, hotel services manager, said: “Cleaners no longer need to use chemicals or hot water when they clean as the cloths are designed to be used when just damp. They work by drawing germs directly into the cloth, which are then trapped and killed when laundered. A freshly laundered, newly sanitised cloth or mop is used for each patient bed area, significantly reducing the risk of cross-contamination.”
The system also does away with the need to use buckets of water and chemicals, which can be heavy to cart around.