No need to feel guilty about making a cup of tea or scrolling on your phone during the workday: “micro breaks” could actually be of benefit to your productivity and overall health. According to a recently published study, short breaks under 10 minutes can decrease the risk of mistakes, improve attention, and boost workers’ well-being, […]
New Products Launch | Diagnostic Tests
Hygiene UK is a leading provider of diagnostic tests and medical devices, and throughout the pandemic we’ve been kept busy with Covid-19 lateral flow tests; supplying the vast majority of Government approved testing centres, together with local authorities, and private companies. Our customer’s reside throughout the UK, the EU, New Zealand and Canada. Driven by […]
Ukraine Support Project
We’re delighted to have been able to contribute to the delivery of aid safely consigned to those in need on the Polish / Ukraine border. Hygiene UK’s donation was 200,000 surgical face masks destined for hospital use. Thanks to our friends Plane Talking Products Limited for leading this initiative. […]
Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Receives Health Canada Approval
Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Tests have gained Health Canada sales & import authorisation for lab-based and point of care testing. The Health Canada has assessed the relative sensitivity & specicificity, and accurancy of each approved test, with Flowflew performing as follows: Relative Sensitivity: 97.1% Relative Specificity: 99.5% Accuracy: 98.8% The tests are authorised for the […]
Healgen Rapid Antigen Tests Receives New Zealand Governmental Approval
Healgen Rapid Antigen Tests have been authorised by the Director-General of Health at Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora, New Zealand. The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora’s performance requirements for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are internationally aligned with technical specifications published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the European Commission. The MoH has […]
Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Receives TGA Approval In Australia
Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test has been authorised for as a self-test by the Australian Government Department of Heath Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The TGA’s performance requirements for COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests are internationally aligned with technical specifications published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the European Commission. This includes a clinical sensitivity of […]
Christmas Opening Times
Our office & warehouse closes for the festive season at 5:30pm on December 23rd, but will be open on the following dates for limited orders and despatch of goods… Tuesday 28th Dec Wednesday 29th Dec Thursday 30th Dec Friday 31st Dec We’ll re-open as normal on Tuesday 4th January. In the meantime please contact us […]
Covid-19: US reopens border to UK travellers after almost two years
UK visitors are now able to travel to the US for the first time in nearly two years. The border reopened at 05:01 GMT and the first flights took off from Heathrow at 08:50. All UK visitors over 18 have to provide proof of vaccination to enter the US. American travellers have been able to […]
Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds
Lateral flow tests (LFTs) are very good at detecting people most likely to spread Covid-19 and positive results should be trusted, say University College London researchers. When LFTs were introduced, they were criticised for being less accurate than PCR tests, which are analysed in a lab. But the study found rapid tests were “a very […]
Face coverings to be reintroduced in secondary schools in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and RCT
The decision has been made due to high case rates in younger people, particularly those between 11 and 15, a statement from Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said Secondary schools in Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, and Rhondda Cynon Taf are reintroducing face coverings until half term as a precautionary measure. The decision has been made […]
