It sometimes seems that there are not that many good stories coming out of the UK healthcare sector these days, with one national media announcement following another of ‘failing’ hospitals, and lethal outbreaks of C. Difficile.

Against this depressing background, Weston Area Health NHS Trust commenced a 60-day trial of steam cleaning on the wards of Weston General hospital using Steam & Vac Pro machines from OspreyDeepclean. The result has seen a dramatic reduction in instances of both MRSA and C. Diff. Taken with other measures, the rate of C. Diff has dropped by 25% so far, while incidences of MRSA have fallen by 34% since 2003/4 when improved hygiene measures were put into place.

Most cities now have major problems with chewing gum stuck fast to pavements, and graffiti and fly posters on walls and shopfronts, all of which the local authorities are expected to deal with.

GumBusters technology is a commercially available system that can be used effectively in the streets without causing disruption to members of the public, and without restricting access.