Posts by GAMA Healthcare team
How Rediroom can improve patient flow and reduce the risk of HCAIs
In our latest article, we discuss how Rediroom increases the options for IPC teams and bed managers through placing patients in the most suitable accommodation, which in turn, reduces the risk of HCAIs and improves patient flow. The Rediroom has been designed to offer the middle ground between single rooms and multi-occupancy bays – providing many of…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day: Meet GAMA’s Chief Research and Development Officer
In honour of International Women’s Day, we virtually sat down with our Chief Research and Development Officer, Teresa Layer, to find out a little bit more about her role at GAMA, incredible career in science and who inspired her along the way. What is your role at GAMA Healthcare? I am the Chief Research and Development…
Read MoreIs asymptomatic transmission the major driver of the COVID-19 pandemic?
In this week’s research article, we discuss whether asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is the major driver of the COVID-19 pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread readily during close contact. The extent to which asymptomatic infection (that is, an infection without symptoms) drives transmission is important but not clear. Evidence suggests that…
Read MoreImproving hospital cleaning and disinfection
This post shares the findings of a recent study exploring improving hospital cleaning and disinfection through streamlining product and enhanced training. A team working in Lanarkshire, the third largest health board in Scotland, has recently published a study evaluating the impact of an intervention to improve hospital cleaning and disinfection through the implementation of pre-impregnated wipes combined…
Read More28 Australian Societies provide consensus on COVID-19 guidelines
Sourcing up-to-date reliable information on COVID-19 management and treatment can be difficult. There are so many different sources of information, from peer-reviewed journals, mainstream media, social media, peers, media statements and ‘preprints’ – or non-peer reviewed journal articles. What makes this even more complicated is the potential bias associated with some of these sources of…
Read MoreLet’s not forget MRSA and the risk from contaminated surfaces
There’s been understandably a huge amount of discussion about the possible role of contaminated surfaces in the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. But let’s not forget the important and established role that contaminated surfaces play in the transmission of other important pathogens. There’s strong evidence that MRSA transmission dynamics can include contaminated…
Read MoreNew digital hand hygiene game launches
Innovative educational game, ‘Hand Wash Squad’, helps children learn the art of handwashing. Hand Wash Squad, an exciting new hand hygiene game, launches this month to help parents and teachers across the globe educate children about the importance of handwashing. The concept has been created by a team of entrepreneurs and industry experts, including skin…
Read MoreAn introduction to our Marketing Director
Alex Pitt joined us in April this year. We did a quick Q&A session with our newest Leadership Team member so you can get to know a little bit more about him, why he decided to join GAMA, and what it’s been like so far! What made you want to join GAMA? GAMA is a leader…
Read MoreEnvironmental contamination risk from asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection
There is emerging evidence that contaminated surfaces play a role in the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This is in line with the diverse transmission routes of other respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-1 and influenza. One of the key features of SARS-CoV-2 is the documented spread from people with asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infection. A new study has identified…
Read MoreModelling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from surfaces in clinical settings using a DNA marker
The principle transmission route for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is through respiratory droplets. Indirect transmission of these droplets to a susceptible person through contaminated surfaces may play an important – and underplayed – role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. A study from scientists at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) uses a DNA marker…
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