Medilink News North West Autumn 2014 | Page 7

NEWS LET THE RECRUITMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP HELP YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS New Medilink North West member RMG (the Recruitment Management Group), based in Cheshire, are a specialist Executive Search Consultancy with 20 years of experience across the healthcare and life science sectors. Working across all disciplines, RMG’s expertise is to find you outstandingly talented people who deliver lasting impact and added financial value. Whether you are a major medical device manufacturer, a supplier of specialist pharmaceuticals, or a biotech start up; RMG’s key proposition of bespoke executive search (headhunting) will find you the talented people who will achieve the strategic aims of your business. Lucy Ramsbottom, Senior Consultant at RMG said: “Many of our healthcare clients forecast growth for 2015 and are putting plans in place to keep driving their businesses forward. “There has been a surge in organisations across the UK investing and boosting the industry in various ways, such as the investment in Alderley Park, Cheshire and the opening of Citylabs in Manchester by Manchester Science Partnerships.” For more information on RMG and what they can offer you in this period of growth, visit their website www.rmg-uk.com L@rmgrecruit VERNACARE PARTNERS WITH UCLH TO IMPROVE INFECTION CONTROL University College London Hospitals (UCLH) has replaced traditional bed pan washing with the Verncare System of hygienic human waste disposal at its University College Hospital site. Medili nk North West member Vernacare is a UK manufacturing business which developed the Vernacare System of hygienic patient toileting and washing 50 years ago. The disposable system is used by 96% of NHS hospitals. UCLH has installed 70 Vortex disposal units across all hospital wards, which has helped to improve standards of infection prevention, free up nurses’ time for frontline patient care, and improve environmental performance. This involved replacing plastic receptacles with a range of Vernacare’s single-use containers, including urinals, bedpans and washbowls. After each use, the products are placed in a disposal unit that breaks them down into a fine watery slurry, before discharging to drain. John Swanson, Senior Infection Control Nurse (pictured), said: “The response from nursing staff has been extremely positive. It’s far quicker and more hygienic than the bedpan washer system we were using.” For further information on Vernacare visit www.vernacare.com COULD YOU BENEFIT FROM WORKING WITH A MENTOR? The Business Growth Hub’s specialist mentoring programme brings together experienced mentors and mentees to support business growth in the region’s biomedical and health sectors. The Hub’s mentors are business people who have ‘been there and done it’, and are happy to share their insider insight and help people from ambitious companies move their plans along. They work with businesses operating in the medical and health sector to pass on their experience and help explore, question and resolve business issues. Mentoring support might relate to a number of areas, from supporting new growth businesses, exploring opportunities for business finance setting new business objectives, facing a business dilemma or just needing a second opinion on your ideas. The mentoring can take place in a number of ways – face to face, by telephone or email and as part of a wider group - and the Business Growth Hub mentoring team works to set up a mentoring partnership that suits individual sector expertise, available time and interests. To find more about the Hub’s mentoring programme please visit www.businessgrowthhub.com. You can also contact the mentoring team on 0161 359 3050 or email [email protected]. Alternatively, if you are someone in the medical and health sector and feel your experience and knowledge could help someone starting out or with growth aspirations, get in touch on the same phone number or email. Mentoring is not only rewarding but is also a great way to establish yourself as an expert in your field. L@BizGrowthHub L@VernacareOffice 07