Planning The Modern Sluice Room Equip your hospital sluice rooms with state-of-the-art medical pulp macerators, bedpan washer disinfectors and incontinence product macerators.

A well-planned and suitably stocked sluice room is central to any reliable infection control procedure. Aiding clinicians' efficiency and helping to predictably manage costs, its effective implementation can keep your facility in excellent operational health, while also ensuring staff, patients and residents are safe from potentially devastating HCAIs.

Whether A New Build Or A Refit, An Innovative Sluice Room Offers A Managed Service Far more significant than just the storage and segregation of dirty materials, the right sluice room will provide reliable infection control to protect patients, as well as securing your clinical reputation. When sluice room practices are fully efficient, they allow clinicians to spend more time with those in their care, instead of carrying out auxiliary tasks; similarly, ward closures due to infection are mitigated, with the pressures of low staffing reduced. When the chaos of HCAI outbreaks are prevented, facilities...

Sluice Room Equipment The effectiveness of a sluice room is determined in the design stages. Effective infection control can only be ensured when using the correct technology, fixtures and fittings; without appropriate planning, many of your efforts could become futile, with pathogens continuing to spread between workstations. To achieve optimum infection control in your sluice room, there are a number of essential fixtures and fittings you should include:

Disposal/Slop Hopper – a temporary collection point for soiled/hazardous items, a backup disposal method in the event of power or the door to ensure hands are readily washed before disinfected items are touched and before mechanical failure, and a facility for filling and exiting the room, with lever or sensor operated emptying cleaners’ buckets. Stainless steel handwash basin – located near taps to prevent the spread of infection. Washer disinfector – to thoroughly disinfect reusable utensils such as bedpans, commode Paper towel dispenser – to dry hands after washing. pots, urine bottles, etc....

Sluice Room Workflow The design and layout of a sluice room is just as critical as the furniture and equipment you choose to use; they should all share the common goal of hygienically disposing of waste, without allowing bacteria to spread. Any clinician who enters a sluice room, as well as any utensils that need to be reused, should exit the area clean. To help with this, equipment should be grouped into ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ workstations, with a clear flow which prevents cross-contamination. Sink & Drainer False wall for waste stack & plumbing Stainless steel work surface for testing of urine...

Technology Solutions When it comes to enlisting the best technology to meet your sluice room needs, you’ll first need to consider if your facility relies on reusable products, medical pulp, or a mix of both. For reusable items, thermal disinfection is now considered essential for the decontamination of human waste containers. The steam used in the thermal disinfection process will successfully kill bacteria; a process which is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to achieve by hand. If you’re relying on medical pulp to handle your facility’s human waste needs, you’ll need a dependable disposal...

Medical Pulp Macerators Designed and developed to cater for busy wards, DDC’s medical pulp macerators will quickly and hygienically dispose of medical pulp products. Our unique nine-bladed technology allows for rapid disposal cycles, without compromising on efficiency, water usage or noise levels. To prevent misuse which could result in a blockage, DDC’s pulp macerators also include an audio instruction feature, which guides clinicians to use the machine correctly, every time. In addition, an auto start option will ensure that the lid of the pulp macerator is closed after 3, 5 or 10 seconds of...

Maintenance & Testing Your sluice room will only be effective if it’s 100% functioning. Effective and reliable maintenance should, therefore, be a carefully considered part of facilities management planning. DDC employ an expert fleet of highly qualified engineers, capable of maintaining your sluice room machinery from wherever you are in the UK – regardless of the make or model. Room layout and connection advice Machine commissioning Staff training machine evaluation DDC provide specialist testing for categories such as cleaning efficacy, drainage and water quality, to help ensure that your...

DDC Managed Service Equip your hospital sluice rooms with state-of-the-art medical pulp macerators, bedpan washer disinfectors and incontinence product macerators. Get all the machines, servicing, maintenance and consumables in one all-inclusive package designed specifically for hospitals. Smart, simple and effective sluice room management by DDC, a global leader in infection prevention and control. At exceptional Value For Money, unlock the benefits of our Fully Managed Service. Our plan includes: Installation Asset Management Financial Management Training & Support Regular Inspections State...

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