Capital Hospitals selects hospital sterile services partner for Royal London Hospital
March 1st 2012 – The new Royal London Hospital (RLH), part of Barts and the London NHS Trust and the UK’s biggest hospital, has partnered with Synergy Health for its hospital sterile services.
The now operational Synergy Health facility, housed within the new Royal London site will serve the hospital’s 23 on-site theatres; decontaminating and sterilising approximately five million surgical instruments each year. The facility will also be linked to the London Chest Hospital by lifts enabling rapid access between the two different parts of the hospital and with plans to provide services both on and off-site.
The company was selected by Capital Hospitals Limited as a key delivery partner alongside Skanska, Carilion, Siemens and Varian and is the continuation of a long relationship with the Trust where it has provided sterile services to St. Bartholomew and the London Chest hospital since May 2006.
Synergy Health is one of the first tenants in the new hospital after relocating its service from an interim facility at Wharf Road, Islington. The Islington site was built as a transitional, yet highly advanced and fully operational service that fulfilled all sterilisation requirements while the new RLH facility was being built. This was vital to ensuring sustained and consistent quality and efficiency and ensured the move posed no risk to patients. The final transition to the new site took place following the full accreditation of the unit.
The Trust will benefit from efficiency and quality enhancements enabled by Synergy Health’s state-of-the-art technology, equipment and specialist staff - many of whom were employed by Barts and the London NHS Trust from before services transferred to the Islington site in 2006. Training of new staff has taken up to 18 months and all staff at RLH undertook training for fire safety and the use of new equipment. NHS staff which transferred under TUPE included 33 technicians, five team leaders, six support staff and nine distribution staff who joined the Synergy team to bring the full unit complement to 60 The team operates a round-the-clock on-call service to support emergencies and major incidents. During the summer riots the team was able to scale up to ensure the Trust’s needs were met.
The Trust’s Medical Director Dr. Steve Ryan said: “Like all of our key delivery partners Synergy Health will play a critical role in ensuring the timely, quality and consistent delivery of its expert service. Sterile services are critical to ensuring our surgeons and other healthcare professionals can rely on having the tools of their trade available through a safe, timely and traceable service and where patient safety features top of all agendas. By being located so close to our theatres we expect the sterile services unit to be able to provide an unrivalled service to our staff and - most importantly - our patients.”
Synergy Health CEO UK and Ireland Adrian Coward adds: “We are delighted to have been chosen as a key delivery partner to provide sterile services through our best-in-class facility at this fantastic new hospital. We continually strive for mutual success based on trust, innovation and accountability and where we are focused on the needs of the hospital to deliver the utmost patient care at the best possible cost.
I am gratified to see the extreme efforts made by our staff to enable the transition to the new hospital with minimal disruption and which I know has involved many long hours! We look forward to working with the Trust to ensure that this flagship hospital continues to enjoy the reputation for which it is renowned.”
The new hospital plans to revolutionise the hospital experience for patients who will benefit from cutting edge facilities and standards of care to rival the best in Europe. The layout and facilities within the hospital have benefited from the input of clinicians to ensure they are able to provide safe and patient-focused clinical care. It will be completed by 2015.
For further press information please contact: Sarah Evans, The Scott Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. CW4 8AA United Kingdom Tel: + 44 1477 539539 Fax: +44 1477 539540 mail to: synergy@scottpr.com
Notes to editors:
About the Royal London - Update
The final stages of preparation for the new hospital at The Royal London are now underway, in anticipation of wards and departments starting to move in this month. The moves will take place over a three-month period – from 6 December until 28 February 2012 – from buildings across The Royal London and Barts.
The first services to transfer into the new building in December include A&E and supporting services. The final departments to move in will be women’s and children’s and renal in February 2012.
For further information about the Royal London Hospital please contact: Mark Mann, Head of External Communications, Communications Department, Barts and The London NHS Trust at mark.mann@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk or 020 7480 4837.
About Synergy Health
Synergy Health is the largest provider of outsourced sterilisation services in Europe with 19 facilities across the UK and further facilities in Belgium, Netherlands and China. It safely sterilises around 60 million surgical instruments each year from NHS acute and primary Trusts and the independent sector throughout the country.
Synergy Health delivers a range of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers. These services are aimed at supporting customers to improve the quality and efficiency of their activities, while increasing patient safety and risk to clients.
To learn more about Synergy Health’s services, please visit www.synergyhealthplc.com, contact decontamination@synergyhealthplc.com or call (44) 0 1582 501234
About Capital Hospitals Limited
The delivery of the new hospitals is the joint responsibility of Barts and The London NHS Trust and Capital Hospitals, a consortium of the project’s shareholders: Innisfree, Skanska Infrastructure Development and Dutch Infrastructure Fund, some of the biggest and most experienced names in the delivery of acute hospital developments.
The contract with Capital Hospitals started in April 2006. The consortium raised the £1 billion of finance needed to fund the project, has responsibility for the construction of the new hospitals and is providing facilities management services, both during this interim phase for the existing estate and once the new hospitals become available; a contract that runs for 42 years in total.
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Friday, 2 March 2012
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Synergy Health Announces Contract Extension With Homerton University Hospital
Swindon, UK (11 November 2011) – Synergy Health plc, the leading provider of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers, is pleased to announce that Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has extended its contract with the company, entering into a new sterile services agreement (for decontamination of surgical instruments) which also includes the supply of over 10,000 theatre consumables (single use bowl sets). Synergy Health delivers a range of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers across Europe and China, aimed at supporting customers to improve the quality and efficiency of their activities, reducing risks to patients and clients. The contract is a continuation of the long standing relationship between the organizations.
The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process, with Synergy Health offering a number of innovative solutions. The company’s CEO, UK and Ireland, Adrian Coward said: “Synergy Health is a trusted and proven partner to the NHS, continually striving for mutual success based on trust, innovation and accountability. It is deeply committed to delivering the highest quality in everything it does, going the extra mile to make a difference; solve problems and reduce risk. For Homerton we incorporated single use and reusable theatre consumables into the agreement, offering significant price benefits and added value, with the potential of increasing our supply of medical products.”
Synergy Health has been running the Trust’s sterile services department for a number of years, processing around 1 million items per year. The company is fully engaged with economic pressures facing the NHS and its services offer significant economies of scale and efficiency savings to clients, backed by an exemplary track record in regulatory compliance. The company believes that improved business outcomes can be achieved by working collaboratively.
Synergy Health works with leading instrument suppliers on improving design and reducing tray defects and enjoys very low defect rates. A testament to the established relationship between Synergy Health and its customers are the high quality standards hospitals are continuing to experience, benefiting from exceptionally low defect and rejection rates from both sides of the partnership.
Adrian Coward continued: “This continued collaboration demonstrates the success of long-lasting relationships and confirms that public and private sectors can work together to provide excellent integrated services to patients. The innovative solutions offer value for money, quality enhancements and improved services, from both in-house suppliers and third party distributors.”
To learn more Synergy Health’s services, please visit www.synergyhealthplc.com, contact decontamination@synergyhealthplc.com or alternatively call 01582 501234
Notes to editors:
About Synergy Health
Synergy Health is the largest provider of outsourced hospital sterilisation services in Europe with 19 facilities across the UK and further facilities in Belgium, Netherlands and China. It safely sterilises around 60 million surgical instruments each year from NHS acute and primary Trusts and the independent sector throughout the country.
Synergy’s services offer significant economies of scale and efficiency savings to the NHS, is fully engaged with the reforms in healthcare and is committed to supporting the NHS in reducing its cost burden while striving for the highest quality of care and best outcomes for patients.
For further press information please contact: Sarah Evans, The Scott Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. CW4 8AA United Kingdom Tel: + 44 1477 539539 Fax: +44 1477 539540 mail to: synergy@scottpr.com
The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process, with Synergy Health offering a number of innovative solutions. The company’s CEO, UK and Ireland, Adrian Coward said: “Synergy Health is a trusted and proven partner to the NHS, continually striving for mutual success based on trust, innovation and accountability. It is deeply committed to delivering the highest quality in everything it does, going the extra mile to make a difference; solve problems and reduce risk. For Homerton we incorporated single use and reusable theatre consumables into the agreement, offering significant price benefits and added value, with the potential of increasing our supply of medical products.”
Synergy Health has been running the Trust’s sterile services department for a number of years, processing around 1 million items per year. The company is fully engaged with economic pressures facing the NHS and its services offer significant economies of scale and efficiency savings to clients, backed by an exemplary track record in regulatory compliance. The company believes that improved business outcomes can be achieved by working collaboratively.
Synergy Health works with leading instrument suppliers on improving design and reducing tray defects and enjoys very low defect rates. A testament to the established relationship between Synergy Health and its customers are the high quality standards hospitals are continuing to experience, benefiting from exceptionally low defect and rejection rates from both sides of the partnership.
Adrian Coward continued: “This continued collaboration demonstrates the success of long-lasting relationships and confirms that public and private sectors can work together to provide excellent integrated services to patients. The innovative solutions offer value for money, quality enhancements and improved services, from both in-house suppliers and third party distributors.”
To learn more Synergy Health’s services, please visit www.synergyhealthplc.com, contact decontamination@synergyhealthplc.com or alternatively call 01582 501234
Notes to editors:
About Synergy Health
Synergy Health is the largest provider of outsourced hospital sterilisation services in Europe with 19 facilities across the UK and further facilities in Belgium, Netherlands and China. It safely sterilises around 60 million surgical instruments each year from NHS acute and primary Trusts and the independent sector throughout the country.
Synergy’s services offer significant economies of scale and efficiency savings to the NHS, is fully engaged with the reforms in healthcare and is committed to supporting the NHS in reducing its cost burden while striving for the highest quality of care and best outcomes for patients.
For further press information please contact: Sarah Evans, The Scott Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. CW4 8AA United Kingdom Tel: + 44 1477 539539 Fax: +44 1477 539540 mail to: synergy@scottpr.com
Monday, 24 October 2011
Tameside Hospital and Synergy Health Extend Partnership With Sterile Services Contract
Swindon, UK (24 October 2011) – Synergy Health, the leading provider of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers, today announced that Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has renewed its relationship with the company with the signing of a sterile services agreement. The lifetime contract, worth approximately £5m, is a continuation of the long standing relationship between the two organizations. Synergy Health delivers a range of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers across Europe and China. These services are aimed at supporting customers to improve the quality and efficiency of their activities, while reducing risks to patients and clients. This continued collaboration will allow the Trust to benefit from enhanced productivity.
The Trust runs Tameside Hospital in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Synergy Health has been running the Trust’s sterile service processing facilities for over ten years.
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Synergy Health Hires Specialist Business Development Manager in Line with Continued Growth Strategy
Swindon, UK (20th October 2011) – Synergy Health, the leading provider of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers, today announced the appointment of Steve Poynter as Business Development Manager. The new role is part of Synergy Health’s growth strategy and is in response to increased demand for its services.
Poynter’s extensive health experience will be put to good use helping the NHS to maximize limited resources while improving quality and safety. Recent successful partnerships based on this model include University Hospital Leicester, Sheffield, Knowsley and The Royal London with Synergy Health providing the decontamination of surgical instruments, which demonstrate how investment in expertise and collaboration results in increased patient safety and cost savings.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Synergy Health (UK) Appoints The Scott Partnership to Support Hospital Sterile Services
Cheshire, UK (Date, 2011) – Global B2B strategic communications agency The Scott Partnership has been appointed by Synergy Health (UK) Ltd. to support growth in its Hospital Sterile Services division.
Synergy is a leading provider of outsourced and managed decontamination services for reprocessing surgical instruments, processing more than 60 million surgical instruments per year for Acute NHS Trusts, NHS primary care providers and healthcare operators in the private sector. With 18 sterile service facilities, Synergy is the UK’s market leader in the provision of this service.
The client is being managed by The Scott Partnership’s Healthcare division whose brief is to engage stakeholders around Synergy’s innovative operating model which improves service and instrument processing quality, while significantly reducing operating costs.
Mike Langhorn, Synergy’s Commercial Director said: “We chose The Scott Partnership for their invaluable NHS experience and wide knowledge of the healthcare sector. This makes them a valued partner in positioning our hospital sterile services as a viable solution to enhance patient safety, improve quality and reduce costs – critical to today’s NHS.”
“This welcome addition to The Scott Partnership’s portfolio is a significant step in our continued expansion - further strengthening our customer base and presence in the healthcare sector,” adds Kath Darlington, CEO. “This account very much plays to our strengths and joins many existing clients who specialise in contract outsourcing and where high-level clinical engagement is critical.”
Based near Manchester, UK, The Scott Partnership is a specialist business-to-business PR agency for the healthcare, scientific, technology and pharmaceutical industries and which has grown to become one of the leading communications consultancies in Europe. Founded in 1996, the company’s accelerated growth plan has seen it establish offices in Boston and Shanghai in the past three years as well as its recent acquisition of Kapler Communications, a Bedfordshire-based life sciences consultancy.
For more information on The Scott Partnership, please call +44 (0)1477 539 539. Alternatively e-mail business@scottpr.com or visit www.scottpr.com.
Synergy is a leading provider of outsourced and managed decontamination services for reprocessing surgical instruments, processing more than 60 million surgical instruments per year for Acute NHS Trusts, NHS primary care providers and healthcare operators in the private sector. With 18 sterile service facilities, Synergy is the UK’s market leader in the provision of this service.
The client is being managed by The Scott Partnership’s Healthcare division whose brief is to engage stakeholders around Synergy’s innovative operating model which improves service and instrument processing quality, while significantly reducing operating costs.
Mike Langhorn, Synergy’s Commercial Director said: “We chose The Scott Partnership for their invaluable NHS experience and wide knowledge of the healthcare sector. This makes them a valued partner in positioning our hospital sterile services as a viable solution to enhance patient safety, improve quality and reduce costs – critical to today’s NHS.”
“This welcome addition to The Scott Partnership’s portfolio is a significant step in our continued expansion - further strengthening our customer base and presence in the healthcare sector,” adds Kath Darlington, CEO. “This account very much plays to our strengths and joins many existing clients who specialise in contract outsourcing and where high-level clinical engagement is critical.”
Based near Manchester, UK, The Scott Partnership is a specialist business-to-business PR agency for the healthcare, scientific, technology and pharmaceutical industries and which has grown to become one of the leading communications consultancies in Europe. Founded in 1996, the company’s accelerated growth plan has seen it establish offices in Boston and Shanghai in the past three years as well as its recent acquisition of Kapler Communications, a Bedfordshire-based life sciences consultancy.
For more information on The Scott Partnership, please call +44 (0)1477 539 539. Alternatively e-mail business@scottpr.com or visit www.scottpr.com.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Leicester’s Hospitals and Synergy Health raise decontamination standards through new facility
Swindon, UK (15th September 2011) –University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Synergy Health (UK) Limited, the leading provider of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers, have officially launched a multi-million pound 'super-centre' for decontaminating surgical instruments today.
The facility, formally opened by NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh at Meridian Business Park, Leicester, will enable the Trust to streamline this critical sterile service, further enhance the quality of sterile instrument output and benefit from new revenue streams.
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