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Jackie Taylor celebrates 50 Years with Static Systems Group

Jackie Taylor celebrates 50 Years with Static Systems Group

For almost 38 years Jackie Taylor has beavered away in her role as an Accounts Administrator at Static Systems Group, but employment with the company goes back even further, and August 2021 sees her celebrating her 50 years’ work anniversary with the company.

In 1971, just after her 15th birthday Jackie came home from school for lunch and announced to her mother that she was going to walk down Health Mill Road – near where she lived in Wombourne, and “get herself a job”. Times were different to now, with no need to submit a CV, just knocking on the door of a place you liked the look of was the done thing, and this is exactly what she did.

John Mountford, the company M.D. at the time, spoke with Jackie asking what sort of work she was looking for. Jackie replied that with no work experience but a willingness to learn, she was looking for an office junior position. Unfortunately, there wasn’t such a vacancy but the company was looking for assembly workers. On a promise that when a position in the office became available she would be considered, Jackie’s career at Static Systems began.

After six months, Jackie was interviewed by the company’s accounts director. She obviously impressed him and shortly afterwards Jackie was welcomed into the accounts office. In an age before computers, her duties initially included producing hand-written clock cards, typing credit notes and invoices, as well as providing telephony support during lunch breaks and holiday periods.

When the permanent telephonist left to start a family, Jackie became the full-time receptionist although she continued to also provide accounting admin support.

As the company grew and hence the workload increased, doing the two jobs was proving impossible and after 12 years Jackie decided to concentrate solely on her accountancy role. Over the next few years she increased her knowledge of sales and purchase ledger, rising to the position of Accounts Administrator; a role she has undertaken with commitment and enthusiasm ever since.

Jackie says she has fond memories of working at Static Systems and when asked why she has stayed so long, she says it’s because of the people.

“I have worked with some lovely colleagues with whom I have been able to build strong friendships. I have also been able to build a strong rapport with many of our suppliers. Being able to form such strong relationships has made working at Static Systems an absolute pleasure.”

Jackie adds that another reason for her staying so long with the same company is the opportunities that were given to her in the early days.

“I was allowed to experience different aspects of office work, enabling me to find my niche. This benefited both the company and myself as I was able to find a job which I have found both rewarding and fulfilling.”

Anyone who knows Jackie will be aware of her caring nature and desire to help others. Around 20 years ago she took her companionate nature to the next level when she volunteered to become a Samaritan and provide support to people in emotional distress.

More recently, the skills acquired working with the charity put Jackie in an excellent position to volunteer when Static Systems was looking for employees to train as mental health first aiders. She says: “There was no way I could not embrace the opportunity. I like to help others where I can and I’m always available to listen, whether it’s during work’s time or away from work.”

Having now reached her 65th birthday, it is Jackie’s intention to retire on 27th August this year. She says she will spend her time reading and pottering in the garden as well as taking Chester, her rescue dog, on long walks through the countryside where she lives.

Jackie also says that it is her intention to take things a little easier, although whether or not she will actually achieve this is questionable when she lists other plans that include helping her aging mother, knitting bonding square and small hats for the premature baby charity she supports, alongside taking the next few months to get lots of jobs at home completed before her husband joins her in retirement next year.

From all your colleagues…
Thank you Jackie for being you, you’re one in a million and we’ll miss you.

Dave Simons reflects on 50 Years with Static Systems Group

Dave Simons reflects on 50 Years with Static Systems Group

“I know my place,” Dave says to a colleague as he passes him in the corridor. This has been Dave Simons’ friendly greeting to his co-workers for the past 50 years, and his ‘place’ has been very firmly as a valued employee of Static Systems Group.

Dave tells us his journey with the company began early in 1971 when, along with his class mates from a local school, he visited Static Systems on a career fact finding expedition. Here he was introduced to the then company M.D., John Mountford. Liking what he saw, and being rather cheeky, when John enquired if anyone had any questions, Dave asked if they offered apprenticeships. John said ‘yes’, and suggested Dave contact him again when he had left school. Dave did of course, and arrangements were made to meet again at 8 o’clock in Static Systems’ reception.

On arrival, Dave was taken through to the metalwork fabrication department, introduced to the supervisor and within half an hour was shadowing another employee. Mid-morning Dave asked John if there was any chance of an apprenticeship, to which the reply was: “You’ve started!”

Dave’s first job was to drill and pin boxes – which he later discovered were back-boxes for nurse call bedhead units. But there was a problem! At only 4Ft 8” tall, he couldn’t reach the drill and consequently had to make himself a stool to stand on. Although even now he’s not the tallest of employees, Dave did subsequently grow.

Dave spent a few months in metalwork, and during that time – on 9th August to be exact – three girls arrived: Jackie, Jennifer, and Lorraine. Eight years’ later, Dave and Jennifer’s friendship had developed into something more, and on October 6th, 1979 they married. Four years later Jennifer left to start a family; although following a short break from Static Systems she was back working at the company again and to this day is still employed.

Dave has fond memories of the Turner family who have owned the company for almost all of the time he has worked here. He reflects: “The Turner family has played a big part in my life. Their success in business has in turn kept me employed; providing financial security which has enabled me to buy my own home and to support my family.”

After serving a five years’ electronics apprenticeship, Dave moved to work within the special assembly department, building the company’s bespoke equipment which at the time was in high demand. Then he moved to the systems engineering design (SED) department, which at this stage of his career he believed would help him realise his ambition of joining the external sales team. He soon realised however that his strengths lay not as a salesman ‘selling’ the company’s systems, but as an internal sales engineer where his extensive technical knowledge and experience could be put to good use, and so in 1990 his career took another turn. Then, sometime later, it was back to SED where he remained for the next 15 years.

On being asked why he has stayed so long with the one company, Dave replies that it has enabled him to have a varied and fulfilling career.

“Being able to move between departments throughout my career and to change focus has brought about variety, presented me with new challenges, and enabled me to grow as a person. I’ve never needed to look for employment elsewhere. I’ve also met lots of different characters along the way which has kept the job interesting,” he says.

“Throughout my career I have always felt motivated, and of course it’s given me a purpose to get up in the mornings. I have particularly enjoyed interacting with colleagues and solving any issues that have arisen.”

At aged 44, Dave considered that he probably didn’t have sufficient business knowledge and undertook five years’ part-time studying to attain a business degree. After all he says: “Who knew where the remainder of my career might take me.”

He didn’t have to wait too long for the answer. On learning that the factory supervisor was shortly to retire, he applied, was given the position, and found himself overseeing the assembly department where the company’s life-critical alarm and communications equipment is manufactured. He also became a lead-member of the site security team which often makes him the first and last employee on site, as well as the first port of call for any unscheduled out-of-hours activities.

Dave says: “When I heard about the factory supervisor position I knew I was ready for a new challenge. I felt I had more to give to the company and that I could put the knowledge I had to even better use than I was at the time. This subsequently progressed to also overseeing the metal work department and a remote plant where the company’s medical supply units are built. I could see ways of improving the way we operate, and was keen to give back to the company as thanks for the years of support given to me.”

In 2020, Dave was made Production Manager. It’s in his nature to help people and of course he also wants to see the company continue to flourish. He sees the next stage of his career to be in encouraging and helping to develop the members of his team.

“To me life is about personal happiness, personal progression, being true to myself and my family, alongside supporting colleagues and being a valuable employee. I intend to give our team leaders the opportunity to grow and to develop rewarding careers. I see it as part of my role to encourage them to develop their own way of running their departments which I hope will bring about job satisfaction and a feeling of self-worth – just as it has for me.

From all you colleagues…
Thank you Dave. It’s a pleasure working with you!

Static Systems’ Vistr Headwall® is highly commended in the European Healthcare Design Awards 2021

Static Systems’ Vistr Headwall® is highly commended in the European Healthcare Design Awards 2021

Supported by Grosvenor Interiors and the dialysis unit ward staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Static Systems’ Vistr Headwall® Vertical Medical Supply Unit has been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Design Innovation for Quality Improvement’ category in the 2021 European Healthcare Design Awards. The awards ceremony took place virtually on 17th June during the 7th European Healthcare Design 2021 Congress.

Vistr Headwall® was recognised as among Europe’s most innovative medical product designs which has had a transformational impact on the design of healthcare services and the patient environment, improving the quality, sustainability, accessibility and experience of care.

Jennifer Terry, Marketing Manager at Static Systems Group (SSG), comments: “We were delighted to receive the highly commended award for our Vistr Headwall® solution. There was strong competition for this year’s awards so to receive highly commended is a real accolade and is testament to all the hard work that went on behind the scenes to develop this innovative yet practical solution.”

SSG designed Vistr Headwall® in response to increasing recognition of the need for hospital interiors to provide a restorative environment for patients and their families. The unit features a decorative graphic fascia that truly enhances a patient’s surroundings and can be specified by the architect or interior design specialist to complement ward décor. All essential patient bedhead services, including nurse call, electrical sockets and lighting are hidden from direct sight of patients and visitors, however, there is also an option to incorporate medical gases, staff indicator screens, lighting units and other services on the headwall fascia.

Jennie adds: “Our design approach for Vistr Headwall was focused on providing a solution which meets the needs of both clinical staff and patients. For staff, it provides quick and easy access to all the essential patient bedhead services, and its lighting quickly guides staff to the appropriate bedside in the event of a patient call or cardiac alarm; assisting with clinical flow. And for patients, in addition to the aesthetic benefits on a patient’s surrounding environment, it incorporates features that directly enhance patient safety, such as the PIR-controlled lighting that automatically illuminates as the patient leaves their bed during times of low light.”

Funding for the project was provided through a bequest to the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT). For further information about Vistr Headwall®, please click here.

Legacy nurse call system upgrades in ‘live’ environment at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester

Legacy nurse call system upgrades in ‘live’ environment at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester

SSG has completed a nurse call system upgrade of three wards at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, West Sussex. The district general hospital provides a full range of general acute services, including A&E, maternity, outpatients, day surgery and intensive care. St Richard’s Hospital is operated by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

SSG was initially awarded the contract to replace only one of the hospital’s aging Codem2 nurse call systems, however on evaluation of the hospital estate and the age of systems installed, the Trust decided to extend the contract to cover the nurse call system upgrade of two further wards in order to deliver more dependable patient-to-nurse communication, and reduce the Trust’s exposure to risk.

Works began in January 2020 but when the first COVID-19 lockdown came into force in mid-March, SSG’s access to the site was restricted which meant an unforeseeable delay of two months to the project.

Once allowed back on site – and in order to deliver project completion in the shortest possible time – upgrade of all three systems took place concurrently. Most of the work was undertaken during normal working hours, with some evening and weekend work taking place as required.

A temporary wireless nurse call system was put in place while installation of the new systems was in progress; allowing work to be undertaken within a ‘live’ hospital environment, with minimum disruption to patients and staff. Following completion of the upgrade works in late May 2020, the temporary systems were removed and handed over to the Trust for future use.

SSG engineers stripped the legacy Codem2 nurse call systems out of the hospital’s Bosham, Wittering and Ashling Wards and replaced them with like-for-like equipment from the company’s Codemlon™ range. Codemlon™, SSG’s addressable loop wired nurse call solution, is designed to support improved patient safety and well-being, and to provide an extensive range of advanced healthcare communication solutions to assist front-line staff.

All of the wards’ legacy nurse call equipment – including the wiring and handsets – was replaced. The patient mini hand units supplied as part of the upgrades contain the Biomaster silver-based antimicrobial agent which is incorporated during the manufacturing process to help further strengthen the infection control measures instigated by the hospital. Most of the hand units supplied incorporate lighting control.

The existing wall-mounted nurse call panels were replaced, after de-commissioning, with blanking panels and separate bedlight bracket panels. Alongside, new Modus Vertical trunking with integrated nurse call facilities, was provided. Modus Vertical trunking has been designed with build efficiency and ease of installation in mind, making it an ideal solution for ‘fast-track’ refurbishment projects such as the upgrades at St Richard’s Hospital.

The wards’ existing System 220 horizontal trunking – also originally provided by SSG – was retained, with new Codemlon™ compatible nurse call bedhead plates manufactured and fitted.

“This project is the latest in a number of nurse call upgrades we have undertaken on behalf of the Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Despite the first COVID-19 national lockdown causing delays to the works, once our engineers had access to the site, the installation process went very smoothly. And, to reduce the length of time our engineers spent on site, we carried out the work on all three wards concurrently,” comments Chris Meilak, SSG’s Project Manager on the St Richard’s Hospital upgrade.

“SSG specialises in undertaking ‘live’ engineering works in healthcare environments – it’s something that we have extensive experience of and we are proud to be able to deliver this for our clients as it minimises disruption to the nursing staff and patients; allowing work to take place which would otherwise be very difficult to undertake. On this particular project we provided a temporary wireless nurse call system to cover the wards for the duration of the upgrade works. This meant there was no requirement to close the wards during the installation of the new systems.”

SSG was tasked with the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the new nurse call systems.

Static Systems’ nurse call solutions help trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Static Systems’ nurse call solutions help trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic

The benefits of voice communication have come to the fore during the pandemic. Hospitals with existing SSG Ultima™ nurse call systems have activated its patient-to-staff speech facility in order to minimise contact; enabling initial call assessments to take place prior to any bedside visits.

Calls can be responded to by way of a phone conversation, negating the need for the nurse to enter the room at all, or allowing any preparation that may be required prior to entering the room and ensuring it is a single visit for the minimal amount of time required. As such, the risk of infection transmission is significantly reduced.

Ultima integrates with hospitals’ existing telephony systems and provides staff with ‘hands-free’ VoIP smartbadges. Prioritised and triaged events are sent directly to the staff smartbadges, allowing alerts to be received, on the move, by an appropriate member of the care team. Events can be accepted or rejected directly from the smartbadges and are automatically cleared from devices as they are dealt
with, so care teams are only presented with active events that are both relevant and intended for them. Consequently, alarm fatigue and cognitive overload are also reduced.

In some instances, SSG then reviewed how to further enhance Ultima’s speech facility and subsequently developed a function which allows care teams to instigate a call to the patient rather than wait for the patient to call staff. This allowed care teams to undertake other tasks that would previously have required entering the room but now could be undertaken at a distance or through a window. This further reduced the risk of exposure and transmission of the virus.

The activation of Ultima’s speech facility resulted in other benefits for hospitals. The amount of PPE being used was far lower as it was only used when it was necessary to enter the patient room and not for every patient call. The number of repeat visits to a patient for a single call also reduced as talking with the patient in advance allowed for any supplies or information to be checked before visiting the bedside.

During the COVID-19 pandemic SSG’s nurse call systems’ hands-free intercom options have also proven particularly valuable when used within hospital isolation rooms, with touch-screen intercoms located outside each room.

Jennie Terry, SSG’s Marketing Manager, comments: “The pandemic has stimulated the acceptance of more advanced technologies and sophisticated ways of working, resulting in the realisation that ‘nurse call’ is capable of far more than just buzzing a member of staff. Working in close collaboration with trusts throughout the UK and overseas, we have adapted our technology to help trusts miminise the risk of COVID-19 transmission by putting in place innovative and effective solutions during these unprecedented times.”

New wireless nurse call fob offers improved safety for out-of-bed patients

New wireless nurse call fob offers improved safety for out-of-bed patients

Static Systems Group (SSG) has extended its Aspire SmartSync® wireless nurse call product range to include a wireless call fob; giving patients the freedom to move around their room, walk to the ward’s day room and other communal areas, yet still be able to request immediate staff assistance.

With trusts looking to provide prime healing environments alongside positive patient experiences, patients are being encouraged, where able, to become more mobile. This can, however, potentially pose a risk to a patient’s safety and well-being if they are unable to call for assistance because the wall-mounted patient hand unit is out of reach.

To resolve this issue, SSG has designed its new Aspire SmartSync Patient Fob; an intuitive and easy to operate call unit with user reassurance LED, attached to an anti-ligature lanyard.

Offering the same time-efficient installation methodology as other SmartSync devices, the new patient fob is quickly and easily connected to the system using the Aspire Touch Staff Indicator.
Once connected, the wireless patient call fob instantly forms an integral part of the nurse call system, automatically adopting the characteristics of other patient-to-staff alarms, including alerts at the nurse station and smart devices.

Powered by a standard battery, an alarm is raised to initially indicate ‘low battery’, followed by a further alert if the device loses all power due to the battery not being changed.

In just six weeks and on budget, Static Systems Group designs, builds and installs nurse call system for temporary isolation hospital on Lantau Island, Hong Kong

In just six weeks and on budget, Static Systems Group designs, builds and installs nurse call system for temporary isolation hospital on Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Static Systems’ unrivalled expertise and proven track-record in the region has been instrumental in the company being awarded the contract to provide advanced nurse call communication for the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre (HKICC); a temporary isolation hospital funded by the central government for treating COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

Built next to another treatment facility at Asia World-Expo, the hospital is capable of providing 136 wards and 816 negative pressure beds. It covers a land area of 30,000 square metres and comprises six inpatient buildings, a medical centre and other facilities. Its design is in line with the standards required for a permanent structure.

Advanced technology makes a tight deadline possible
To build a hospital of this scale in Hong Kong would normally take four years, however, with new building technology and construction going on around the clock, the project was completed in just four months.

Recognising the urgency for project completion and the intention to provide unprecedented safety for patients and staff, Static Systems Group (SSG) recommended its Ultima™ Full IP, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) nurse call system which is recognised world-wide for its resilience and reliability.

On this project the use of Ultima was instrumental in meeting the extremely short installation programme. Ultima is designed to be rapidly and easily deployed using industry standard LAN, with the added benefit that each system operates on the principal of distributed intelligence and is therefore capable of running independently of the network at ward level – a feature that helped with speeding up testing.

In order to assist the hospital in achieving its vision, the system included a patient-to-staff speech facility at each bedside.

The benefits of voice communication – whereby calls are responded to by way of a phone conversation – has come to the fore during the pandemic. Deploying patient-to-staff speech enables initial call assessments to take place prior to any bedside visits; negating the need for the nurse to enter the room at all or allowing any preparation to be carried out beforehand and only a single visit required for the minimal amount of time. As such, the risk of infection transmission is significantly reduced, and the amount of PPE used is far lower.

Ultima is also a software controlled, easily scalable solution that uses the latest IP protocols; allowing seamless integration with many different technologies in order to achieve site-focused functionality based around individual hospital culture. This allows for greater flexibility should there be a need to expand the system in the future, and on the HKICC project allowed the nurse call system of operation to complement the use of negative pressure systems.

Highest standards of infection control
HKICC is the first hospital in Hong Kong to have every room equipped with a negative pressure system. As such, its construction was immensely complex. The air in the hospital rooms is refreshed 12 times per hour and 99.97% of viruses can be filtered. Every room is equipped with a delivery window that can be locked from both sides. Any items transferred through the window can be disinfected. Doors have been installed with a sensing system that allows patients and medical workers to pass through without touching the handle.

Patient hand units with infection control in-built
Patient hand units supplied on the project contain a silver-based antimicrobial agent which is incorporated during the manufacturing process to help further strengthen the infection control measures instigated by the hospital. Importantly, the active agent will not degrade over time. Units are also sealed to IPX7 and can be immersed in a disinfectant solution or cleaned with a sterilising wipe to eliminate bio-hazards and reduce cross-infection risks between users.

Partnership working to reduce lead time
Installation and commissioning were completed during January 2021 followed by intense cleaning ready to accept patients. As the construction plan was only 4-6 weeks from receipt of the purchase order, Static Systems Group in the UK liaised closely with its long-established partner, Static Systems Hong Kong, to arrange pre-order drawings for approval to reduce the lead time in its UK manufacturing plant. This led to a standard front plate being fitted into the Chinese-built medical supply units installed into the hospital’s modular wards, and subsequently allowed the project to be completed on time and within budget.

Remote technical support
The remote diagnostic features included with the Ultima nurse call system enabled minor commissioning issues to be quickly rectified locally by Static Systems’ Hong Kong engineers with the support of Static Systems’ technical support team based in the UK.

Ultima has been deployed worldwide by Static Systems Group, including recent projects in South America, Asia and the Middle East.

Static Systems Group welcomes Halma as its new owner

Static Systems Group welcomes Halma as its new owner

Static Systems Group (SSG) is delighted to announce that it has been acquired by Halma, a FTSE 100 global group of life-saving technology companies.

Halma, headquartered in the UK, is driven by a clear purpose to grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day which is highly aligned with SSG’s values, strategy and culture. SSG will be joining Halma’s Medical division and will benefit from the expertise and international reach of the global group while maintaining autonomous day-to-day operation of the business and the strong connections it has with employees, customers and suppliers.

SSG’s technology, integration expertise and market presence will complement Halma’s existing Medical sector technologies.

“We are looking forward to being part of such a successful and purpose-driven group that can help take the company to the next level of growth, comments SSG’s Marketing Manager, Jennifer Terry.

“Our life-critical alarm and communication solutions sit perfectly alongside those of the other companies in the Halma group. Our advanced nurse call solutions, for example, have seamlessly integrated for some time with CenTrak’s Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS), helping to enhance the patient experience, keep patients and staff safe, and empower care teams.

“We also have long-standing supply relationships with other Halma operating companies including Apollo Fire Detectors and Advanced, with the latter providing most of our fire alarm panels. With SSG’s design expertise, project management and installation experience, supported by comprehensive service and maintenance offering, we see this being a perfect relationship to holistically grow our fire alarm presence.”

Bill Stoval, the new Chair for SSG comments: “SSG’s culture of working in partnership with customers to build long-term relationships focused on mutual success provides a platform to invest in and explore new ways to create safer, healthier environments. We see new opportunities to help users of our systems address their challenges through deeper technical and clinical integration, with the capability to provide bespoke solutions tuned to specific needs.”

Halma employ over 7,000 people in 20 countries, with major operations in the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific.

SSG launches two integrated attack alarm solutions

SSG launches two integrated attack alarm solutions

With the majority of the UK’s acute hospitals and many overseas already having invested in a Static Systems Group (SSG) nurse call system, the company has developed two attack alarm solutions which use exactly the same technology platform, allowing existing infrastructure, mobile and indicating devices to be multi-purposed.

The benefits are manifold and include reduced installation, set-up and running costs, as well as ease of use for staff because they will already be familiar with the system. using the same technology as the company’s critical alarm notification systems, SSG has been able to develop two of the most powerful, versatile and cost-competitive attack alarm solutions available on the market today.

The new Ultima™ and Codemlon™ attack alarm systems operate in exactly the same way as each other, using high-frequency infrared communication between the staff fob and ceiling-mounted receivers. The only difference between the two is the technology used to connect with other systems that may already be on site.

The Ultima attack alarm solution uses TCP/IP protocol at its core, whilst the Codemlon solution uses LonWorks™ technology and is IP-ready.

“Sadly, aggression towards staff working in healthcare settings is an unfortunate reality. Since the 1980’s SSG has been providing personnel attack alarm systems as a means of staff calling for immediate assistance – helping to defuse an incident quickly and effectively,” says SSG’s marketing manager, Jennie Terry.

“While discussing our next generation attack alarm solution we thought it important to reduce costs where we could to help healthcare providers and, in particular, the trusts we have worked with for many years. The obvious answer was to maximise the use of the infrastructure and equipment already installed. By taking this approach it also means that the attack alarm system will be more convenient for staff to use, and hospitals can benefit from the extensive range of additional features provided through our Fusion Healthcare Platform.”

The ‘platform-independent’ nature of the attack alarm systems also makes them suited to working with third-party security and building management networks, as well as SSG’s Fusion Healthcare Platform which offers many advanced communication integration features for improved safety, well-being, workflow efficiency and empowerment of care teams.

SSG’s attack alarm solutions are simple to use and reliable. In the event of an incident, the staff fob is ‘pulled’. Crucially, it remains attached to the individual, allowing the member of staff to be located in real-time if they move and, if required, call for further assistance.

The system displays multiple calls in the order they were received, with an attack signal overriding all assistance calls.

In order to facilitate best practice for individual departments, sophisticated software provides site- specific programming of mobile devices, such as smartphones and pagers, as well as desk top computers and indicators located at staff bases.

Programming options include: follow-the-light over door LEDs; automatic door operation; ‘silent mode’ to prevent aggravating critical situations; ‘zoning’ in areas so that only local incidents are displayed; named user identification; data recording and archiving for future analysis and reporting.

Although designed to be seamlessly integrated with nurse call solutions, the systems can operate independently, making them ideal for use in acute hospitals, mental health environments, day care centres and GP surgeries.

Lnx™ connects extra equipment at the bedside

Lnx™ connects extra equipment at the bedside

At a time when hospitals are having to optimise the use of available resources and in many cases quickly expand the equipment provided at the patient bedside, Static Systems’ Lnx™ interface system offers an easy to set-up and cost-effective solution to help manage the patient environment.

The interface system – which allows ward-based staff to quickly connect healthcare equipment into their existing nurse call system as and when required, provides a convenient wireless connection point for third-party systems, such as enuresis alarm and infusion pump alert, as well as supporting bed-exist alert, remote nurse call fobs, special needs call units and bedroom door alarm – all helping to reduce pressure on nursing staff and improve patient well-being.

Lnx™ works with Static Systems’ nurse call solutions that use the RJ12 hand unit jack, and the system couldn’t be easier to use. The existing patient hand unit is simply replaced with its Lnx™ equivalent, the third-party device is connected to a Lnx™ Connect Unit, and the units are paired.

Without the need for additional infrastructure or re-programming, the newly connected device automatically takes on the characteristics of other patient-to-staff alarms, including follow-the-light operation, alerts at the nurse station and smart device notifications.

Devices are portable and can be easily relocated to an alternative bed area as occupancy changes – eliminating the need to purchase a device for every bed.

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