22 October 2007, Ware, Herts.

GreenValet, a leading supplier of cleaning and infection control products has announced a new infection control containment kit which addresses the needs of emergency response teams fighting major infection outbreaks such as bird flu for immediate access to specialised personal protective equipment (PPE).

The kits were previewed at the IPS (Infection Prevention Society, formerly the ICNA) conference recently. "Infection control specialists, medical, nursing, ambulance, cleaning and other staff in hospitals, clinics and laboratories must be ready to respond to acute infection emergencies without delay. To do this safely and effectively they need priority access to top quality personal protective equipment (PPE)." said Catherine Pegna, GreenValet's Director of Business Development. "The kit keeps essential PPE ready and waiting so precious time is not lost in the early stages of an emergency situation sourcing equipment and getting it to the right places. Key staff can get on doing the job they have been trained for."

Research amongst trusts and NHS Supply Chain has shown that emergency response staff value the "all in one place" kit concept. It ensures interconnected items of essential specialist equipment are always available together. Kits are designed to be kept in key locations. Reaction from infection control specialists at the IPS was overwhelmingly positive and a number of trusts have indicated their intention to bring them into service as soon as possible.

Infection Control Containment Kits can be configured for medical, laboratory, nursing and care staff. Contents have been carefully researched and meet all WHO, DoH and UK Health and Safety Executive requirements. Kits are supplied in a rigid, light weight, wall mountable carry case and include full, illustrated instructions. Refills are available.

About Green Valet

GreenValet is a leading independent supplier of information systems, kits, waste bags and waste information systems used to deliver services and improve performance in healthcare cleaning, laundry, linen supply, catering, infection control and facilities management. GreenValet are the exclusive supplier of Bio-Hazard Spill Kits to NHS Supply Chain. GreenValet products and services are currently used in over 5,000 NHS hospital wards and departments in the UK.