Health & Aged Care
The risk for patient or healthcare worker acquiring a healthcare-associated infection has increased with the society's rapid turnover of patients from acute care settings to community care, and by the increasing number of complex procedures performed in primary and community care. The potential consequence of healthcare-associated infections can delay the recovery and impact on the quality of life for the individual as well as increase costs of healthcare for the community. Galvin Engineering range of healthcare tapware has been develop with the input of architects, consultants and users to support their requirements for reducing maintenance and running costs whilst maximising hand-hygiene and the prevention and control of health-associated infections in the hospital and healthcare settings.