SAVE THE DATE On August 22nd 2016 Salford University and Sumed are hosting a free pressure ulcer prevention education day – “Patient Safety? How new technologies can deliver improved patient outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention.” Including presentations from Tissue Viability Nurse of the Year, Nicci Aylward-Wotton with demonstrations of the ground-breaking Foresite PT patient monitoring system. This informative day will offer practical […]
Sumed has been recommended for accreditation after we met the 2015 Environmental Management System standards (ISO14001:2015). ISO 14001:2015 sets out the criteria for an environmental management system and can be certified to. It maps out a framework that a company or organisation can follow to set up an effective environmental management system. It can be […]
Sumed are currently certified to ISO 9001: 2008, and we are in the midst of intergrating our management systems to incorporate ISO 13485: 2012, ISO 14001: 2015, and ISO 9001: 2015. We hope to be certified by this spring! See below the scope of our integrated quality and environmental management system: for more detail see […]
As a supplier and manufacturer of quality branded products and services to healthcare professionals designed for the healing and maintenance of healthy skin Sumed is committed to running its business in a responsible, environmentally sound and sustainable manner. We recognise that our processes and products have both direct and indirect environmental impact; we will identify […]
For almost 20 years, Prof. Amit Gefen – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University and past President of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) – has been reviewing current thinking and conducting ground-breaking research to try to better understand the causes of pressure ulcers. Exciting opportunity to understand new research into the causes […]
Many thanks to Bart Van Der Heyden, who delivered a series of fascinating workshops last week on ForeSite SS and the benefits of pressure imaging when selecting seating products. Sessions were held at Salford, Surrey, Cheltenham, Plymouth & West Yorkshire and the delegates found them both intersting and informative. If you’re interested in hosting […]
Fantastic turn out and interest from wide range of clinical staff patients and visitors stop the pressure day at the Royal Liverpool Hospital arranged by the tissue viability team. Everyone enjoyed learning more about pressure ulcer prevention and receiving a variety of goodies including pens and bags! […]
We were thrilled by an excellent international turn out on our stand at Medica exhibition in Düsseldorf. Lots of interest in Integrity home care bed, Integrity alternating pressure mattress and our cushion ranges” […]
The Sumed team will be attending events around the country this week to highlight the importance of understanding and preventing pressure damage – pictures to follow! If you would like you to show your support with a Sumed Stop the Pressure bag, just give us a call and the lucky first 50 will receive one! […]
Sumed is delighted to continue to support Peninsula Community Health who have been selected by the Health Foundation, an independent health care charity, to be part of its £1.5 million innovation programme, Innovating for Improvement. The initiative from Peninsula Community Health aims to improve pressure damage detection in the community using continuous pressure monitoring of […]
