Helapet News

For the second year running, Helapet were pleased to be showcasing some of our top products at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2013 in London. With a higher delegate level this year and a terrific line-up of interesting lectures, we yet again enjoyed a great two days of meeting new and familiar faces.
 
Showcasing our new range of West Pharma products, our sterile 20mm Vial Adapters and the highly innovative Vial2Bag IV transfer system proved a big hit. Our friendly team of experts were delighted to receive plenty of positive feedback from a substantial range of pharmacy professionals at our stand.
 
Helapet would like to thank the organisers for a successful 2nd year. If you are interested in knowing where we will be exhibiting for the rest of 2013, please visit our news page or contact us free on 0800 0328 428.

Picture: Chris Steng (Marketing Manager) with event organiser Laura Shapiro at the Helapet stand

Helapet are pleased to continue our sponsorship of the 2013 APTUK Poster Competition, recognising the valued contribution of participants and their interesting presentations.

Details of the poster competition and how you can enter are provided in this notification, and the winning prize will be presented by a Helapet representative at the Annual APTUK Conference in June 2013.

We look forward to receiving your ideas on best practice in Pharmacy, and wish all entrants the very best of luck!

» Download call for poster abstracts.

» Visit www.aptuk.org to learn more.

The Helapet team had an opportunity to prove the unique non-contact strengths of the clinically proven ThermoFlash® Temperature Thermometer at the highly attended FIS/HIS 2012 exhibition in Liverpool. Demonstrating its versatility in paediatrics, operation theatres, and oncology units, ThermoFlash® proved an innovative hit with its unique non-contact technology. A self-contained medical device which is easy to clean and does not utilise disposable probe covers, ThermoFlash® generated significant new interest from a long list of microbiologists, physio and infection control specialists. Helapets validated solution for effective temperature monitoring now looks set to continue its success, finding interesting new applications whilst continuing to support infection control in our UK hospitals.

Supporting ThermoFlash® at the FIS/HIS conference this year, Helapet's specialist SteriClean® range of sterile and non-sterile sprays and wipes also impressed the attending crowd. Based on the stringent cleaning regimes of Clinical Pharmacy, Helapet’s quality range of bottled sprays, dry and impregnated wipes have been developed to comply with the highest standards of cleaning and disinfection practices. Available individually or bulk wrapped, SteriClean® is supported by full validation data on request.

To learn more about the ThermoFlash Non-Contact Thermometer and our in-house range of SteriClean® sprays and wipes, please send us an enquiry via our website, or contact us free on 0800 0328 428

The winners of the APTUK Poster Competition have been announced following a chance to showcase their posters at the recent APTUK conference in September. Supporting best practice in clinical operations, Helapet would like to congratulate Sarah Simmons for 1st prize with her poster depicting the development of Clinical Trial training packages for Pharmacy Staff Groups. Congratulations also to Sally Hall and Lisa Wall-Hayes who came 2nd and 3rd respectively in the competition. Helapet are pleased to continue supporting the Association of Pharmacy Technicians and their work in inspiring new ideas from members across the country.

The three winner's poster presentations can be viewed below:

• Sarah Simons (1st)
• Sally Hall (2nd)
• Lisa Wall-Hayes (3rd)

Attending the annual British Blood Transfusion Society (BBTS) conference in Harrogate, Helapet had the opportunity to present and promote our new range of BloodPorter® cold-chain carrying systems.

Attended by Chris Steng, Robert Collins and our new Cold-Chain specialist Agata Duliniec, the Blood Porter® range proved to greatly support the external/internal transportation of red blood cells and platelets between hospitals, blood-banks and storage sites.

Generating significant interest from the array of specialists and companies involved in blood transfusion, logistics and storage, our new Timestrip Minus™ +2°C cold-chain indicator also proved a big hit. Offering users the opportunity to audit their cold chain processes with an easy-to-use, disposable device, the Timestrip Minus™ accurately highlights temperature breaches below +2°C during transit operations.

To learn more about the Helapet Porter and Timestrip™ ranges, please send us an enquiry via our website, or contact us free on 0800 0328 428

Helapet are pleased to announce the date and venue for the next Helapet.net study day. A highly regarded series of informative day long sessions, the Helapet.net education initiative supports the training and development of both our staff and customers. An enjoyable experience at a quality venue, Helapet mix lectures with practical exercises and networking opportunities. Using expert speakers from within the industry, Helapet consistently focus on the key topics affecting clinical pharmacy manufacturing and welcome professionals wishing to share their own experience, knowledge and best practice.

Helapet.net Study Day: Safe Aseptic Preparation: Addressing Key Controversies

Date: Thursday 8th November 2012

Venue: Shrigley Hall Golf & Country Club
Pott Shrigley
Nr Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 5SB

To learn more about the Helapet.net education initiative and our study day events, please visit www.helapet.net or contact us on 0800 0328 428

Helapet are pleased to welcome Chris Steng to the company in the role of Marketing Manager. Chris joins us from The University of Northampton where he spearheaded the commercial development strategy in training and consultancy services.

Chris brings him a wealth of experience in sales and marketing practice, working within both private and public sector industries. With exciting new developments forecasted in 2012, Chris will lead the Marketing and PR initiatives and continue to communicate the quality value of the Helapet service to our customers. We all wish him every success in his new role.

Chris says "I am very pleased to be taking up the position of Marketing Manager during such an exciting period for Helapet. The high standard of service associated with the Helapet brand is underpinned by the vast expertise and dedication of its staff, and it is a huge privilege for me to be among them."

Helapet are delighted to announce the appointment of John Blight as Managing Director of the Company. John has overseen the continued growth of the Helapet brand since being appointed as General Manager in 2008. Since then, he has successfully forged the company’s continued competitiveness against challenging market conditions, and his promotion comes in recognition of this achievement. We would like to offer John our congratulations, and look forward to continued success in 2012.

John : "I will be taking up this appointment at a very exciting time for Helapet. 2011 has been a year of solid growth for the business. We will be moving to new, larger premises early in 2012 and this will give us the opportunity to expand even further and develop new products and new markets. I am really looking forward to it."

SteriClean® Neutral Detergent is now available to complement the SteriClean® range of broad spectrum Biocidal and alcohol disinfectants.

A detergent with a PH7 +/- must be used in critical applications where surfaces could be damaged by acid or alkaline solutions. SteriClean® neutral detergent is an ideal choice for aseptic areas and pharmaceutical cleanrooms where soiling needs to be removed prior to cleaning with an active biocidal agent.

SteriClean® neutral detergent is blended with ionised water, filtered to 0.2 micron and filled in a class 10,000 cleanroom. Ready mixed and validated for maximum effect, each 0.9 litre bottle is supplied individually double bagged and sterilised by gamma irradiation at no less than 25 kGy.

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For more information please contact our sales team on 0800 0328 428.

Introducing TimestripPlus™

Helping you to cost effectively manage the cold chain from aseptic manufacture through to delivery to the patient.

Vaccines and some cytotoxic drugs can be rendered ineffective or lose efficacy if they are stored above 8 °C. Traditional methods of cold chain management rely on data loggers and time consuming manual recording of temperatures.

TimestripPlus™ is the only device that can effectively record a breach in the cold chain and indicate the length of time that the breach occurred.

TimestripPlus™ is a simple single se device that can be attached to any temperature sensitive drug or vaccine using the adhesive backing.

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In line with Helapet's continued commitment to education and the development of its staff and customers, we are delighted to present once again, the Helapet Awards for Independent Study in collaboration with the University of Derby.

The award for Best Independent Study 2010 for aseptic services was presented to Kristina Chapman, who is the Senior Technician at the Tameside General Hospital, at a special presentation held at the University of Derby on the 6th February. This was in recognition of her work 'The training and practical assessment of nursing staff in the aseptic preparation of intravenous additives made outside of pharmacy aseptics'.

The award for Best Independent Study 2010 for Clinical Pharmacy was awarded to Helen Thurnham from the Northern General Hospital for her module 5 project on 'Improving Pharmacy Discharge Process'.

Many congratulations to Kristina and Helen who have been studying the University of Derby BTEC professional Diploma whilst working in aseptic service units.

» View the University of Derby Article about the award

In line with Helapet's continued commitment to education and the development of its staff and customers, we were once more delighted to sponsor the Kathryn Miles Poster Award in collaboration with the Association of Pharmacy Technicians.

Posters were presented at the APT conference and exhibition 2010 which was held in Chester, and were judged for content, clarity, originality and visual impact.

Many congratulations to Sally Kemp and Elizabeth Fidler who were presented with 1st prize for their poster entitled: 'Standardising Training and Accreditation within a nationally recognised framework using Pre and In process Checking (PIPC) as a model'.

2nd prize was awarded to Theresa Leach for her poster entitled 'The impact of the implementation of a prescription tracking system on dispensary services improving and communicating prescription processing times'. Theresa is Technician Team and Dispensary Manager at Worthing and Southlands hospital.

3rd prize went to Sean Brock for his poster 'Improving patient safety'. Sean is based at North Tyneside General Hospital.

The standard of entries was very high this year and it was pleasing to see the posters and abstracts submitted and displayed at the conference.

Well done to everyone who presented a poster and many congratulations to our worthy winners.

The winning poster abstracts can be viewed on our educational resource website: www.helapet.net