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What you need to know about alcohol-based handrub in times of COVID-19

03/04/2020 Infection Prevention, Industrial Hygiene, Personal Care, Corporate

The worldwide crisis due to COVID-19 over the last few is unprecedented - besides the rush for basic supplies like food, infection control items, such as alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) has become a highly sought after commodity by many. But this raises an important question for customers: Which alcohol-based hand rub do I need and which is really effective against COVID-19?
How schülke UK is keeping healthcare facilities supplied with infection control products during the COVID-19 outbreak

23/03/2020 Infection Prevention

Never has the future appeared more uncertain, than in these difficult days of the COVID-19 pandemic. We appreciate the amazing job that our healthcare workers are undertaking both to keep people safe from the virus and care for those who have become infected. Our thoughts are with you and your families. By Sue Naylor, MD schülke UK
Missing us in Barcelona? Meet us online!

17/03/2020 Personal Care

Our international team has been looking forward to meeting you in person in Barcelona during in-cosmetics. For good reasons the exhibition is now postponed to summer this year. Nevertheless we don’t want to keep you waiting for new product introductions as well as the latest news on our microbiological services and updates in regulatory issues. ...
Meet the experts - now also on LinkedIn

07/02/2020 Personal Care

Knowledge, experience, professionalism, innovation, expertise – these are the attributes represented by schülke Personal Care around the world. Our customers know that they and their needs are in the right hands with us, and that we are happy to assist them. And that’s something that we want to be able to do for you now via LinkedIn, too. . ...
IPS Annual Conference

18/09/2019 Infection Prevention

We will be exhibiting at the IPS Annual Conference in Liverpool between the 22nd and 24th of September.
New Dental Infection Control Brochure - available for download now

18/09/2019 Infection Prevention

We have just launched our new Infection Control for Dentistry brochure. It features all of the schulke products, which protect you and your patients where you need it most. It also features some useful guides for hand hygiene.
New octenicare Repair Creme – available to order now

21/08/2019 Infection Prevention

schülke – experts in infection prevention - have just launched new octenicare^® Repair Creme, specifically formulated to support skin regeneration. It is a gentle and versatile creme which is suitable for all skin types. octenicare^® can be ordered from Alliance and other major wholesalers.
Key regulations: Disinfection by the rules

13/08/2019 Infection Prevention

When examining the regulations and directives governing the manufacture and sale of disinfectants and cleaners, Clare Clark - BSc (Hons) Microbiology, ACIST, MRB, technical support manager, schülke UK, explains why it is necessary to consider what constitutes a medical device (MD), and why this is significant.
Endoscope reprocessing: Why cleaning is vital

13/08/2019 Infection Prevention

Within the healthcare system, an ever increasing number of minimally invasive techniques are now possible. Wolfgang Merkens, Schülke & Mayr GmbH warns that without effective and thorough cleaning, it is not possible to adequately disinfect the endoscope, as disinfection cannot remove gross contamination.
Reprocessing flexible endoscopes

13/08/2019 Infection Prevention

Wolfgang Merkens, Schülke & Mayr GmbH, was invited to address the annual Institute of Decontamination Sciences (IDSc) conference in November 2018. Here, The Clinical Services Journal provides highlights from his presentation.