Trustpilot rated excellent
  • Search
  • MyJLA User Icon
    • Back
    • Manage your account online with MyJLA

      My JLA supports the smooth running of your business, with statements, job sheets, site information and essential documents all in one place.

      Sign in
      Register your interest
    • Back
JLA
  • Products
    • Back
      • Laundry
        Back
        • Commercial & Industrial Washing Machines
          • Coin-operated
          • Barrier
          • Stacked
        • Commercial & Industrial Tumble Dryers
          • Coin-operated
          • Stacked
          • Safe technology
        • Irons & finishing
          • Irons
          • Ironing boards tables
          • Rotary
        • Detergents & chemicals
          • Cleaning chemicals
          • Auto dosing-pumps
        • OTEX
          • Laundry disinfection
        Back
      • Catering
        • Back
          • Cooking appliances
            • Ovens
            • Fryers
            • Grills
            • Griddles
            • Hobs
            • Induction hobs
            • Bratt pans
            • Microwaves
          • Fridges & freezers
            • Fridges
            • Freezers
            • Ice machines
            • Blast chillers
          • Dish & glasswashers
            • Dishwashers
            • Glasswashers
            • Utensil washers
          • Food warmers
            • Bain marie
            • Hot cupboards
          • Water boilers
          • Commercial kitchen installation
          • Modular
          • Furniture
          • Cleaning chemicals
        • Back
      • Heating & AC
        • Back
        • Heating
          • Boilers
            • Wall mounted
            • Floor standing
            • Commercial boiler service contracts
          • Hot water cylinders
          • Water storage heaters
        • Air conditioning
        • Back
      • Fire safety & security
        • Back
          • Fire safety equipment
              • Fire fighting equipment
                • Extinguishers
              • Buildings & escape routes
                • Doors
                • AOVS
                • Emergency lighting
              • Alarm checks
              • Initial site survey
              • Detection systems
          • Fire safety services
            • Fire risk assessments
            • Fire safety training
            • Evacuation planning
            • Fire safety cover
        • Back
      • Infection Control
        • Back
          • Hygiene
            • Medical macerators
            • Bedpan washers
          • OTEX
            • Ozone laundry disinfection
            • Ozone room disinfection
            • Ozone air purifier
        • Back
      • Discover Total Care
        • Back
        • Total Care

          A unique, all-inclusive package, specially designed for you.
          You pay nothing upfront, and get free installation with 24/7 emergency support, access to MyJLA, and remote equipment monitoring for proactive care.

          All for a simple monthly fee.
          Discover Total Care
          Total Care is now fully connected
          Remote monitoring from JLA Connect helps you track energy usage, cut downtime and make sure your laundry equipment is running at its best.
          Discover JLA Connect
        • Back
    • Back
  • About Us
    • Back
    • Who we are
    • Careers
    • ESG at JLA
    • Accreditations
    • Blog
    • Total Care from JLA
    • Testimonials
    • Back
  • Sectors
    • Back
        • Care homes
        • Facilities management
        • Football clubs
        • NHS & Healthcare
        • Health clubs
        • Hotels & spas
        • Housing
        • Launderettes
        • Prisons
        • Pubs & restaurants
        • Schools
        • Vets & animal care
    • Back
  • Help & advice
    • Back
      • Existing customers

      • Need an engineer?
      • Accounts billing
      • Service & support
      • MyJLA
      • The JLA app
      • Contact us
      • Manage your account online with MyJLA

        My JLA supports the smooth running of your business, with statements, job sheets, site information and essential documents all in one place.

        Sign in
        Register your interest
    • Back
  • Contact
  • Call us free:
    01422822282
Chat now
Contact us by phone
MyJLA User Icon
Search

Home > Blog > Hygiene > Infection control guide for hospitals and care homes

  • Care homes, Healthcare, Hospitals, Infection control, OTEX

Infection control guide for hospitals and care homes

  • Hygiene
  • January 13, 2023

If you work in a hospital or care home, you’ll know just how vital infection control is. To help you achieve the required standards, we’ve put together this guide to infection control for care homes and hospitals. 

Here we’ll explain exactly how our OTEX infection control solutions can help you achieve disinfection and our top tips for infection control in hospitals and care homes.

Hospital worker disinfection process

What is OTEX?

Our OTEX laundry and room disinfection innovations have set the standards in ozone technology since 2004, a time when public concern over the rise of HCAIs such as C. diff, MRSA and E. coli was particularly high. 

At this time, hospitals and care homes needed reassurance that their laundry could be kept clean and hygienic. As a result, we developed our own patented interfusor technology to use ozone as a natural disinfectant within the laundry system.

Having developed the UK’s first validated ozone washer system, we have since made continuous advancements in air disinfection through our range of sanitiser units.

How can OTEX solutions help with infection control in hospitals and care homes? Otex laundry systems.

Our OTEX ozone laundry system can remove all traces of coronavirus and will kill 99.999% of other harmful bacteria, moulds and yeasts. Plus, our best-in-class ozone system can also eradicate harmful micro-organisms in every wash. It even prints a validation receipt to prove disinfection has taken place.

Added to this, our OTEX infection control solution also cleans deeper to give optimum wash quality and extend fabric life. Fibres in linens are gently opened during the ozone laundry process, which enables deep cleaning that adds a high wash quality to the core disinfection process. This leaves users with fresher-smelling laundry, while items such as towels will come out up to 20% fluffier than they would in traditional washing machines.

Ozone room sanitisers

Our ozone room sanitisers can kill bacteria safely and naturally both in the air and on surfaces in under an hour. Plus, our easy-to-use ‘Compact’ and ‘Cube’ disinfection units also neutralise unpleasant odours. By contrast, filters, purifiers, ionisers, disinfectant sprayers and traditional foggers can only mask them temporarily.

Using the natural disinfection properties of ozone, both our Compact and Cube sanitising machines remove unwanted bacteria from air and surfaces. With an ozone room sanitiser, you’ll experience the following benefits: 

  • Destroy bacteria – efficient infection prevention
  • Remove odours – leaving the fresh, smell of ozone
  • Clean and safe – no dangerous chemical residues
  • Short cycle times – quick turnaround of rooms
  • Portable machines – easy to move from room-to-room
  • Easy to use – pre-programmed room settings
  • Robust – sturdy design for reliable long-term use
  • Cost-efficient – no consumable/refill costs
  • Go/No-go indicator – confirms when the room is safe to re-enter
  • Thorough – reach areas routine cleaning can’t

Our top infection control tips for hospitals and care homes

Now you’ve seen exactly how our OTEX solutions can help you. However, as well as using these class-leading pieces of machinery, we recommend that you also follow these seven tips for infection control in hospitals and care homes: 

  1. Ensure all employees wash their hands thoroughly
  2. Make sure staff never cross-contaminate 
  3. Clean all rooms thoroughly and regularly 
  4. Make sure your laundry process is ‘infection control’ compliant 
  5. Run a first aid refresher 
  6. Review your medical/sanitary waste disposal methods 
  7. Re-evaluate all food hygiene processes 

If you’d like to discover any extra detail about these tips for infection control in care homes and hospitals, read our blog on seven key tips for infection control. Alternatively, if you’d like to learn more about our OTEX solutions, talk to our laundry experts today.

Found this useful? Share with
Need help? Call us on

01422822282

Facebook Linkedin
Products
  • Laundry equipment
  • Catering equipment
  • Heating & AC
  • Fire safety
  • Infection Control
Menu
  • Laundry equipment
  • Catering equipment
  • Heating & AC
  • Fire safety
  • Infection Control
Sectors
  • Care homes
  • NHS & Healthcare
  • Health clubs
  • Hospitality
  • Facilities management
  • Football clubs
  • Restaurants
  • Vets & animal care
  • More sectors
Menu
  • Care homes
  • NHS & Healthcare
  • Health clubs
  • Hospitality
  • Facilities management
  • Football clubs
  • Restaurants
  • Vets & animal care
  • More sectors
Solutions
  • Laundry equipment
  • Catering equipment
  • Heating & AC
  • Fire safety
  • Infection Control
Menu
  • Laundry equipment
  • Catering equipment
  • Heating & AC
  • Fire safety
  • Infection Control
About JLA
  • Who we are
  • Careers
  • ESG at JLA
  • Accreditations
  • Blog
  • Total Care from JLA
  • Testimonials
Menu
  • Who we are
  • Careers
  • ESG at JLA
  • Accreditations
  • Blog
  • Total Care from JLA
  • Testimonials
  • Privacy & cookies
  • Terms & conditions
  • Modern slavery
  • Covid-19
  • Responsibility
  • Site map
  • Privacy & cookies
  • Terms & conditions
  • Modern slavery
  • Covid-19
  • Responsibility
  • Site map
Contact

We’re here to help

Your critical equipment is just that – critical. So whether you need advice on how we can help with new solutions and servicing, booking an engineer or you want to talk to us about your account, get in touch below.

Repairs & maintenance

Book an emergency engineer or arrange planned servicing and maintenance.

Book a visit

Sales enquiries

Whatever your business needs, we have a solution. Get advice from the experts today.

Send an enquiry

Accounts & billing

Whether it’s a simple question or an issue you need addressing quickly our team are here 24/7.

Ask a question

Talk to our experts today

Find out more By providing your email address we can send you information about JLA's products & services and special offers which we think might be of interest to you.
Keeping your information safe >>

Talk to our experts today

Fill in our form
Keeping your information safe >>

Talk to our experts today

Keeping your information safe >>