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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a busy, central London healthcare facility. Each year it receives 472,000 outpatient visits, 121,000 people in A&E and manages 23,000 day case operations. So, it’s important that the hospital maintains convenient public access, whilst protecting everyone on site. The challenge Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust cares for nearly […]

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is the latest UK healthcare facility to implement the IntelliCentrics SEC³URE commercial visitor policy compliance and management service, which helps hospitals reduce costs, improve procurement efficiency, save clinical time and supports a better patient journey. The SEC³URE service now manages commercial visitors’ compliance to the Trust’s safety and governance requirements, before […]

With continuing pressure on hospitals to deliver high quality services whilst saving costs, it has never been more important for hospitals and commercial companies to work together effectively and efficiently. However, in our recent survey of senior NHS procurement professionals, 100% said they encounter situations where commercial visitors side-step their procurement policies. Survey summary: 100% […]

Reflecting our ongoing commitment to improving visitor policy and regulatory compliance in UK healthcare facilities, our Reptrax service is now called SEC3URE For those who already subscribe to IntelliCentrics SEC3URE, there will be absolutely no changes to how it is used and the service provided. However, the name change prepares for what will be a […]

During this era of NHS budget cuts, increasing litigation and the need for greater enforcement of procurement and safety policies, Trusts simply cannot afford to take any chances when it comes to commercial visitor policy compliance. This is no doubt why two leading NHS Trusts have replaced services, from two different providers, with our SEC3URE […]

At a time when healthcare associated infections, increasing litigation and the enforcement of safety policy compliance are challenges for senior managers within the NHS, we’re meeting with an ever-increasing number of Trusts about our SEC3URE commercial visitor policy compliance and enforcement service. At the end of last year we installed our fully-managed service across University […]

In our survey of senior hospital managers, 50% now said they had commercial visitor (CV) policies in place. Of these, approximately the same figure believed that they could – and indeed, should – be enforced more effectively. And when it came to the areas most affected by the lack of implementation of policies relating to CVs, […]

Washing your hands properly, aside from vaccination, is probably the most effective contribution we can make to public health and is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infection and illness in hospitals The 15th of October was Global Handwashing Day, a date dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance […]

Every year flu continues to be a recurring problem within a healthcare setting. It is a debilitating illness which, in severe cases, can result in death. Make no mistake; we need to take this virus seriously. The ‘flu season’, as it has become known, is the busiest time of the year for the NHS putting […]

In a special Efficiency supplement of Health Service Journal – the UK’s most influential magazine for NHS managers – journalist Jennifer Trueland talks about improving patient safety and infection control by managing access for suppliers and industry reps to hospitals. The full article is here