What the papers say about PatientPak
www.telegraph.co.uk
A 'survival kit' for NHS patients to take into hospital to protect them from viruses … has been produced for consumers.
The pack, which costs £15.99 and is available in high streets, includes anti-bacterial surface wipes, hand wipes, hair and body wash and a fabric spray for sanitising bedsheets and curtains.
www.thesun.co.uk
A KIT to guard against superbugs went on sale yesterday for patients going into hospital.
PatientPak uses Clinell — hailed as the most universal formula against infections. It is on sale in Boots and Holland and Barrett stores and on the Amazon website.
Manufacturers’ spokesman Jonathan Sayeed, a former Tory MP, said one in ten hospital patients got an infection. He added: “We have personal computers and personal mobiles, so why not personal anti-superbug kits?”
www.independent.co.uk
So the makers of PatientPak, the £16 kit designed to protect patients against superbugs launched this week, are likely to find a buoyant market.
And will it work? Professor Hugh Pennington, the well-known microbiologist, is quoted on the PatientPak website saying it is "very satisfactory in killing hospital acquired pathogens". It won't, however, achieve the job on its own. The best defence against the bugs, says Professor Pennington, is to ensure anyone who comes near you has washed their hands.
But patients can feel awkward about challenging hospital staff. In that case, having a PatientPak prominently displayed on your bedside table may be the best defence – sending a signal to staff that "here is someone keeping a beady eye on them" and to scrub those digits.
www.dailymail.co.uk
A DIY safety kit to protect hospital patients from superbugs has gone on sale.
The £15.99 PatientPak, available from the internet and selected Boots and Holland and Barrett stores, uses the chemical formula Clinell, previously only found in medical institutions and hailed as the most universal formula for killing infections.
Chairman of the MRSA Action group, Derek Butler, whose stepfather died from the infection, said people will use the packs because they are ' desperate' and 'afraid'.
He said: 'People are more afraid of contracting superbugs than they are of waiting lists and these products are giving them security that the government isn't providing.
'Patients deserve a clean, safe environment and doctors and nurses also have the responsibility of providing that safety.'
www.timesonline.co.uk
A ‘survival kit’ for NHS patients to take with them into hospital to protect them from superbugs has gone on sale. The PatientPak, which costs £15.99, contains wipes and sprays that kill … bugs.
www.metro.co.uk
Bug off: This new pack is designed to protect patients going into hospital from catching superbugs.
