Healthcare-associated infections represent a global challenge, and, according to Public Health England – as per its 2012 document, Healthcare associated infections (HAI): point prevalence survey (updated in 2016), ‘claim tens of thousands of lives every year’.
For Katy Rogers, Business director at Rada, keeping people safe is at the very heart of everything. So, she set Rada a challenge: to reimagine what a tap could be for healthcare professionals, and the role it plays in helping to keep patients safe and minimising the risk of infection. The result? Intelligent Care, ‘a new generation of digital tap designed from the ground up specifically for the healthcare environment’.
Digital technology is at the core of Intelligent Care, making it ideal for the modern, connected world. This means it’s easy to:
- Control water temperature and flow times.
- Carry out essential hygiene measures, such as smart duty flushing.
- Automatically log compliance data
- Remotely monitor the health and performance of taps and valves.
- Gather intelligence about your water system to inform change and best practice.
Katy Rogers said: “All this functionality is backed up by great engineering and design. A pioneering thermostatic mixing valve within the tap offers new levels of precision, compliance, and intuitiveness, not previously available.”
Intelligent Care’s exterior has been designed so that the tap is easy for anyone to use. A ‘vivid and dynamic’ nontouch display makes control simple, and touchless operation helps minimise the spread of bacteria. The tap’s sleek design means it’s easy and quick to clean.
Rada
Kohler Mira Ltd
Cromwell Road,
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 5EP
Tel: 0844 571 1777
www.radacontrols.com