Last week, our Accu-PRO range of Pressure Infusion Bags made an exclusive appearance on hit ITV1 detective drama, Vera! The episode, which aired on 22nd April 2012, also featured our PRO-Breathe range of Breathing Filters. Click here to watch the episode.

It's not the first time that PROACT products have been featured on the TV, did anyone spot our Patient Transfer Kits being used in a dramatic Christmas episode of Eastenders last year?

Additionally, in 2009, BBC2 Top Gear presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, James May & Richard Hammond chose one of our Pulse Oximeters by Nonin to read their blood oxygen saturation, whilst climbing to high altitudes in South American rainforests for their show Top Gear: Bolivia Special.

Nonin Pulse Oximeters were also used by the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Team in the two-part documentary, 'Everest: Doctors in the Death Zone'. The programme followed a team of doctors as they conducted a series of ground breaking experiments whilst climbing Mount Everest, with the aim of exploring new life-saving treatments for intensive care patients suffering from hypoxia, a shortage of oxygen to the body. For more information, details of studies and video highlights, please see here.

Let us know if you make any other spots of PROACT products on the telly!

The first quarter of the year has seen a successful run of exhibitions and meetings for PROACT.

Firstly, we attended SAW (Society of Anaesthetists of Wales) Meeting at Breacon Theatre, on 16th March, where we showed the Intubrite Laryngoscope System, General Laryngoscope Blades as well as the Cheetah NICOM. Attended by 90 anaesthetists, the show was a good opportunity to catch up with the local Anaesthetic Community in Wales and generated a lot of interest in our new products, including the Head Positioning Device.

Another successful meeting was the North of England Intensive Care Meeting – a one-day program, held on 27th March at Wynard Hall. Attended by anaethetists in the North of England, this gave our Sales Reps an opportunity to talk to consultants about the Cheetah NICOM as well as showcasing the PRO-Breathe range of Airway Management equipment.

Our programme for the rest of the year looks set to be even busier, with the EBME show in May, Euroanaesthesia in June and Medica in November.  Keep checking our events page for further details and follow us on twitter for event announcements.

PROACT Medical are delighted to announce that we are now supporting the UK based charity, OPSA (Overseas Plastic Surgery Appeal).

OPSA are dedicated to providing reconstructive surgery for underprivleged babies and children in third world countries, predominantly Pakistan and India, helping to transform their lives by providing free plastic surgery to those who do not have access to the surgery that we take for granted here in the UK.

The team has recently returned from Gujrat, Pakistan where they operated on more than 140 patients in 6 days. On a previous trip to Kerala, South India, 22 patients received treatment including one man who had waited 35 years for an operation. In total, since the charity first became operational, over 3000 reconstructive procedures have been undertaken. The majority of surgery is to correct cleft lip and palette deformities, and makes a huge difference in improving patients' quality of life. In addition to this, the team also undertakes reconstructive surgery for hand deformities, and for serious and debilitating burns.

Everybody at OPSA gives their time for free, and so we are pleasured to contribute in a small way, donating Airway Management, Anaesthesia & Resuscitation equipment for use overseas. The donated stock includes PRO-Breathe ET Tubes, Laryngeal Airways, Nebulizer Kits, Tracheostomy Tubes, Guedel Airways, O2 Masks, Suction Catheters and Anaesthesia Masks.

To donate or to find out more about the great work that OPSA do, please visit their website. We will also be making collection jars available on some of our exhibitions stands through out the year.

Congratulations to Dr Roger Bloomer of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, the winner of our Nonin 9550 Pulse Oximeter Giveaway.

PROACT offered all attendees to the Air Ambulance exhibition a chance to win a 9550 Finger Oximeter by Nonin, by numbering catalogues that were made available in goody bags, and then selecting a winner at random at the end of the conference. The meeting was held on Wednesday 28th May 2012 at the Ford Dunton Technical Centre, Essex.

With a 5 year drop inclusive warranty, unparalleled reliability, super fast response time and durability in the toughest environments, the 9550 is designed with paramedics in mind.

The exhibition itself was a great success, with both our disposable Blood Pressure Cuffs & PROACT range of Combi Laryngoscope Blades & Handles proving very popular with visitors.

After another sucessful bid, PROACT's range of PRO-Breathe Suction Catheters and Tubing are now available through NHS Supply Chain. The NHS Supply Chain Suction Consumables Framework agreement (FAG 397) covers an initial period of 3 years.

With the primary aim of delivering high quality products at unbeatable prices, we work closely with clinicians and medical professionals throughout the healthcare industry to ensure that our products exceed the needs of clinican and patient. Both of our own-branded, single-use Suction Catheters & Tubing are supplied sterile and are manufactured from tansparent medical grade PVC, allowing clinicians to visualise any blockages quickly. A full range of lengths and diameters are available.

Click here to download NHS Supply Chain NPC codes for our PRO-Breathe range of Suction Consumables.

PROACT Medical, the official UK distributor of Cheetah NICOM (non-invasive cardiac output monitor) are happy to announce that, NHS hospitals are, for the first time, able to purchase the Cheetah NICOM from PROACT through NHS Supply Chain. The NHS Supply Chain Patient Monitoring framework agreement (FAG 390) covers an initial period of two years, followed by the opportunity to extend for up to a further 2 years.

Cheetah's NICOM system has been used in a broad range of clinical settings that include Fluid Optimisation for high-risk ICU and Theatre patients, quick differential diagnosis in A&E, Haemodialysis monitoring and Exercise Cardiac Output (ECO) for heart failure patients. Importantly, this unique and proprietry technology has been proven to provide accurate and reliable measurements of Cardiac Output on both conscious and unconscious patients, even during patient movement, providing non-invasive, accurate, continious and real-time information.

Significantly, recent evidence from NICE has suggested that fluid optimisation can also drastically reduce the length of hospital stay, see here for the case study data.

For more information including departmental brochures and case studies, please visit our dedicated NICOM Resource Centre, or contact Leah Lockwood at NHS Supply Chain on leah.lockwood@supplychain.nhs.uk..

Visit the recently updated Nonin Resource Centre for a comprehensive list of studies, reports and videos demonstrating the superb accuracy and reliability of the Nonin range.

View performance comparison and drop-testing videos.

Contact our customer service team for further information, a quote or to arrange a demonstration with one of our Sales Representatives.

PROACT are pleased to announce the renewal of our Airway Management contract with NHS Supply Chain, which includes Endotracheal Tubes, Endotracheal Tube Inducers & Stylets, Laryngeal Airways and Laryngoscopes Blades & Handles. The agreement runs from 29th November 2011 until 28th November 2015, with the option to extend, subject to review.

This year we are also offering price reductions on our Premium Bougie range, Disposable Laryngeal Airways & some of our most popular Laryngoscope ranges.

PROACT have been working with Supply Chain for many years, on a variety of contracts including Anaesthesia & Resuscitation Consumables, Patient Monitoring, Suction Consumables, Pulse Oximetry and Oxygen Therapy. Endobronchial Tubes and Blockers, Nasopharyngeal Airways, Oropharyngeal Airways also remain on contract with NHS Supply Chain.

All of our products included on this agreement can be viewed on the NHS Supply Chain online catalogue, just visit www.supplychain.nhs.uk.

Click here to download our NHS Supply Chain NPC Code index for easy ordering.  

PROACT are pleased to report that we have now been accredited with the ISO 13485:2003 quality management standard to ensure the delivery of safe and effective medical devices.

At PROACT Medical we are committed to quality and all our products are designed and manufactured to exceed the minimum requirements of any applicable British, European and International Standards. External accreditation ensures that the quality system is implented and maintained, and we expect the same from all of our supplier.

You can view our new certificates on our About Us page.

PROACT are pleased to announce that our new 2012 UK Medical & EMS Catalogue is now available, with the focus on high quality products at value for money prices.

With easy to use colour coded sections, it introduces many new products which have been incorporated into our already extensive range and contains as many price reductions as possible.

New products for this year include:

• EnviteC MySign O Oxygen Monitor

• MSR ‘Shaker’, the first ‘no battery’ Digital Eco Thermometer

• The PROACT range of Endoscope Cleaning Brush

Look our for the logos below which highlight the new products for 2012 and those which we are confident can save you money.

With a huge selection of PROACT products availble through NHS Supply Chain, the PROACT 2012 Catalogue also features a user friendly NHS Supply Chain NPC Code Index to make ordering easy.

Download an electronic copy here, or for a free of charge hard copy, please contact a member of our customer service team on 01536 461981