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ICU impact on muscle strength and the importance of early mobilisation
Every day that a patient in ICU spends on bed rest, will have a significant negative impact on muscle strength*. Studies have shown that muscle strength can decline by up to 5% per day of bed rest. The loss of...
8 advantages to hiring healthcare equipment
Here at Caremed Alrick we regularly hire out equipment to the NHS, private hospitals and care homes.  Renting instead of purchasing has a number of significant advantages – and we explore them here. Medical equipment hire can save Trusts, hospitals...
Early mobilisation chairs; expectation vs reality
Early mobilisation chairs are designed to help patients get out of bed and potentially move around sooner after surgery or when in critical care or high dependency. They provide support and comfort, and are designed to reduce the risk of...
A wide range of hospital chairs available in 2023
Multifunctional hospital chairs are an essential part of any ward, and they come in all shapes, sizes and uses, dependent on the ward and the patient’s needs.   They can provide a comfortable place for patients to sit out when...
The main benefits of a therapy chair in 2024
A therapy care chair is a chair that is specifically designed to provide support and comfort to people who are undergoing therapy of some kind.  This could be physiotherapy, or other types of therapy such as podiatry, osteopathy. The difference...
Sertain - a top trade-in offer
Here at Caremed Alrick we are offering you the chance to not only save some money on a new Mobilise® CH5 early mobilisation chair, but do your bit for the environment and recycle your old Sertain care chair with us....
Working with NHS Supply Chain
What is NHS Supply Chain? NHS Supply Chain is a group buying organisation which manages the sourcing, delivery and supply of a large number of healthcare products and services for NHS trusts and other healthcare organisations linked to the NHS. ...
Why add a maintenance package when leasing?
Maintenance is often the last thing you consider when purchasing a shiny new piece of healthcare equipment.  It’s further down the line, you have managed to get this purchase through the department and procurement, one step at a time! HOWEVER,...
3 best care chair options for improved mobility
We are asked on a regular basis which are the best care chairs in our range.  Every patient and their needs are different, so we have compiled a list of the top 3 most popular care chairs in order to...
The seven main benefits to leasing healthcare equipment
Overwhelming clinical need, extreme workload pressures but lack of available capital? This is where leasing comes into its own: reduce capital spend down to a single, fixed monthly cost and solve the age-old "maintenance problem" by building it into the...
Lease or purchase the Mobilise® CH5 or CH4 in the 2023/4 financial year?
Here at Caremed Alrick we offer both options, and whilst purchasing has always been the traditional route, leasing is ever popular in many NHS and private hospital settings. The benefits of leasing equipment Speed Sometimes the process of finding the...
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Top 5 benefits of the Mobilise® CH5 for acute care
Our new Mobilise® CH5 has lots of features you would expect to find on an early mobilisation multifunctional chair.  Here we have quickly highlighted the essential top 5 for acute care wards. 1. Simple pat slides with 100% layflat option...
The best care chairs available from Caremed
We term care chairs as chairs that can be used for long or short term care of patients or residents.  These can be multifunctional or static chairs and how good they are really depends on the patient or residents individual...
5 key advantages of ultra-low profile beds
Used in both care home settings and hospital trusts, a profiling bed is one which is sectioned – allowing the head rest or legrest to be moved independently.  Our range of electric profiling beds are popular and most are ultra...
What is early mobilisation and what does it mean?
Early mobilization is a term used for the use of physical activity, and is encouraged from as early as day 2-5 after the onset of critical illness, injury or post-surgery where possible. The benefits of early mobilisation The benefits can...
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A change of scenery - from critical care to the café or the garden
Critical illness can be isolating and disorienting and often, professionals working in these environments are very keen to move patients off the unit for a short time, to offer a change of scenery. However, it can be difficult with the...
Bed mover trolley - made in the UK
The Bed Mover Trolley from Caremed Alrick is a handy way to move profiling beds when there are obstacles such as narrow doorways, corridors or confined spaces. Save your technicians and housekeeping staff time, our bed carrier trolley provides a...
Choosing the right pressure care mattress for your resident
PRESSURE CARE MATTRESSES Here at Caremed Alrick, we supply a comprehensive mattress range.  The purpose of a pressure relief mattress is to increase comfort for an individual suffering from (or at a high risk of developing) pressure ulcers. The mattress...
Sling selection guide
We offer a large range of slings, from basic to custom-made specialist slings.  When looking at all that we have to offer, this can be a little bit baffling, so we have made it easier with a diagram which we...
Wireless seat sensors - nurse call integration, or standalone?
The wireless seat sensor is a flexible sensor pad for use on static chairs and wheelchairs, and can be carefully positioned to provide the earliest possible warning that chair exit is imminent. Two examples of how a wireless seat sensor can...
The Caremed repair shop
We regularly repair and service equipment for our customers, and its an important part of what we do.