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Lowe Brothers Contract Management Ltd.

We are a management and logistics company with a network of partners supplying key products to the NHS and Care Homes in the U.K.  We are registered with the Department of Health as a supplier and have approval on a range of products. We also have Bureau Veritas certification on our hand sanitiser. The products we supply have been in use since 2017 and are currently supplied to many European countries. We have full certifications for all our products and can provide on demand to any provider.

Our pricing is very competitive and seeks to provide minimal cost to the end user. All prices exclude VAT however due to governmental changes, there is no VAT charged on PPE from May 1st until July 31st. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment.   Pricing is based on delivery to central warehousing, we will deliver to your facility for a “not for profit not for loss” additional charge.

We can supply the following-

  • daily masks £0.52p
  • FFP2 Masks £1.98p
  • Visors/ shields £1.95p (see attached for example)
  • Sanitiser – We have the following hand sanitiser which we are purchasing from a partner supplier in China. This has been retested by Bureau Veritas
      • Product is a Gel at 75% Alcohol
      • We cannot Airfreight this product as its Hazardous goods , Lead time is 30 Days but we do have product on the water arriving 16/05 and 24/5

Prices are as follows:-

  • 70ml @ £1.25 Flip top
  • 375ml @ £2.70 Pump dispenser
  • 500ml @ £4.95 Pump dispenser
  • 1000ml @ £7.25 Pump dispenser
  • 5000ml @ £24.50 Screw cap.

FACE SHIELD SPECS

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SOS Supplies

We’re a team of volunteers matching UK PPE suppliers with organizations in urgent need. We work with NHS, care homes and care charities.  We only work with fair-price suppliers with PPE currently in stock: Gloves, gowns, aprons, masks (surgical/non-surgical), visors and hand sanitiser.

If you’re in need of PPE, please register here: https://sos-supplies.com/

We are getting ready to distribute FREE aprons, courtesy of our generous suppliers Grosvenor Services. If your organization needs aprons, please register above and get some FREE aprons today!

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Updated HPS Covid-19 guidance

Health Protection Scotland has recently split the Social, Residential and Community setting guidance into 3 areas to increase accessibility for users. Please see below for the links to the guidance.

Covid-19 Information & Guidance for Care Homes: https://hpspubsrepo.blob.core.windows.net/hps-website/nss/2980/documents/1_covid-19-information-and-guidance-for-care-homes.pdf

Covid-19 Guidance for Domiciliary Care: https://hpspubsrepo.blob.core.windows.net/hps-website/nss/3046/documents/1_COVID-19-guidance-domiciliary-care.pdf

Covid-19 Information & Guidance for Social, Community & Residential Care: https://hpspubsrepo.blob.core.windows.net/hps-website/nss/3045/documents/1_COVID-19-Guidance-Social-Community-Residential-Care.pdf

 

 

 

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Updated HPS Covid-19 guidance

Health Protection Scotland has recently split the Social, Residential and Community setting guidance into 3 areas to increase accessibility for users. Please see below for the links to the guidance.

Covid-19 Information & Guidance for Care Homes: https://hpspubsrepo.blob.core.windows.net/hps-website/nss/2980/documents/1_covid-19-information-and-guidance-for-care-homes.pdf

Covid-19 Guidance for Domiciliary Care: https://hpspubsrepo.blob.core.windows.net/hps-website/nss/3046/documents/1_COVID-19-guidance-domiciliary-care.pdf

Covid-19 Information & Guidance for Social, Community & Residential Care: https://hpspubsrepo.blob.core.windows.net/hps-website/nss/3045/documents/1_COVID-19-Guidance-Social-Community-Residential-Care.pdf

 

 

 

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Covid-19 Members Webinar w/ PHS – 5 May

Our next Covid-19 members webinar will take place on Tuesday 5 May at 12:00 pm, hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill. Donald will be joined by 3 colleagues from Public Health Scotland including:

Dr Emmanuel Okpo – Clinical Lead & Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Grampian Health Protection Team

Lynn Burnett – Nurse Consultant in Health Protection

Fiona Bellamy – Health Protection Nurse Specialist, NHS Fife

This is the perfect opportunity to ask Donald or colleagues from PHS any questions you may have.

Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89089513542

Webinar ID: 890-8951-3542

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Updated Covid-19 information & guidance for care home settings 1st May

The Covid-19 Information & Guidance for Care Home Settings from Health Protection Scotland has been updated on 1st May 2020, this is now Version 1.2. This updated version includes an update on testing following the announcement of the extension of testing by the First Minister..

You can download this guidance here: https://hpspubsrepo.blob.core.windows.net/hps-website/nss/2980/documents/1_covid-19-information-and-guidance-for-care-homes.pdf 

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International Nurses Week (6 – 12 May)

You may be aware next week  commencing from the 6th– 12th May, marks ‘International Nurses Week’

As the theme for this year is compassion, I would like to request the use of good news stories from individual care homes to highlight the excellent work being provided by our nurses and teams as a whole. We require a short vlog on a story you feel highlights compassion shown by your staff. We will require enough stories for the 7 days, and I have requested a student story also to raise their experience of being placed in a care home during these challenging times alongside others.

‘International Nurses Day’ lies on Tuesday 12th May, and  I am aware many of you will already have started your own preparations to celebrate. As we are no longer able to hold the Nurses Celebration day we had planned can I ask if you would support this as Take a T break day , with T referring to Thank you as well as Team and Timeout to recognise the amazing work of our nurses, carers and everyone within the sector.

We will be in touch to provide more detailing on how we would like you all to get involved in the 12th to make this a day to celebrate our staff within care homes deserve and ensure this is highlighted and cascaded across social media etc.

If you would like to take part and share your stories or vlogs with us for this celebration week, please send them along to [email protected] by close of play on Monday 5th May.

Can I apologise for the short notice and ask for your active participation in this to make this happen.

Thank you

Jacqui Neil

Transforming Workforce Lead

 

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Balhousie Care homes join in live gig from singer Katie Nicoll

A group of care home residents across a number of homes were able to attend the same gig this Tuesday when singer Katie Nicoll livestreamed a performance at Balhousie Lisden in Kirriemuir.

Katie, who comes from Kirriemuir, performed a medley of songs on Lisden’s patio as residents watched from the window and spilled out into the garden for a dance and a sing. The performance was enjoyed by several of Balhousie Care Group’s homes across Angus and Perthshire, and had almost 3,000 views as members of the public tuned in as well.

The event marks the latest innovative approach to entertaining residents who, under normal circumstances, receive regular visitors from live entertainers.

Sheilah Harvey, Head of Operations with Balhousie Care Group, said:

“The Coronavirus situation has forced us to take a different look at how we entertain our residents and new technology has been at the forefront of this. We’re very proud of how imaginative our staff are being in the activities they’ve put on. We’ve seen musicians performing outside and online, as well as live streamed exercise classes across several homes at the same time. Many thanks to DD8 Music and to Katie Nicoll for coming up with this brilliant gig idea.”

Katie said:

“I miss playing to an audience and because a lot of residents are not able to see their families right now, I thought it would be nice to put a smile on people’s faces with some good music.”

Franziska Hany of DD8 Music in Kirriemuir, which promotes involvement in musical activities to people of all ages in the local area, said:

“The idea to do a gig in the carpark is part of a community challenge we set for our young people during the Coronavirus Crisis. We’re trying to do something every week that involves music, art and chat to keep up activities during the lockdown.”

DD8 Music’s next community event will be a live streamed disco for care home residents on May 6 when a DJ will take requests from both residents and relatives.

You can find Katie Nicoll at https://www.facebook.com/katienicmusic/