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Suppliers Reference Guide

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Welcome to Nursing in Practice's online directory of service providers – a fully searchable platform containing a thorough overview of services available to primary care nurses.

The Nursing in Practice Supplier Reference Guide showcases the full range of product offerings and service provisions made available by key suppliers in the sector.

This guide has been designed as a directory for primary care nurses offering access to information on suppliers from a broad range of topic areas, subdivided by speciality, including diabetes, cardiology, wound care and more. Each supplier or organisation has a brief bio and contact details for easy reference.

If you would like to see your business featured in the directory please call: Edward Burkle on 0207 214 0526 or email edwardburkle@campden.com

To find a relevant service provider please select any of the categories below:

Allergy UK

House Dust Mite allergy? Hay fever? For patients who genuinely suffer or are at risk from airborne pollens and spores, Alprotec is the genuine, clinically proven NHS recommended allergen barrier bedding, and Windowfilta stops pollens at the open window. Both available only from Advanced Allergy Technologies.

Medisis

Medisis is a great way to order the medicine and disease information that you and your patients need. It’s fast, easy and completely free! Medisis is an online catalogue of materials that you can order when you need them, whether they are for a specific patient appointment, for your own personal development or to simply maintain surgery resources.

The Infant & Toddler Forum

The Infant & Toddler Forum brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts and practitioners who share a common professional interest in infant and child health and nutrition.

Safer Medicines Campaign

The Safer Medicines Campaign - a million Britons are hospitalised by prescription medicines every year, costing the NHS £2 billion. Superior safety tests could reduce that figure. Technology has leapt ahead in the past decade but our regulations are stuck in the past.

Prostate UK

Prostate UK is the only national charity fighting all prostate diseases: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer.

Ovarian Cancer Action

Ovarian Cancer Action, the UK’s leading ovarian cancer charity is dedicated to improving survival rates for women with ovarian cancer by raising awareness of the disease and its symptoms, giving a voice to women and funding research at the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre.

Nurse Plus UK

Nurse Plus is a dynamic recruitment agency specialising in flexible staffing solutions for the healthcare industry.

MSD

Today's MSD is a global healthcare leader who is working to help the world be well.

M&A Pharmachem Ltd.

M&A Pharmachem Ltd. Emollin Spray - delivers all the benefits of White Soft Paraffin and Liquid Paraffin in a convenient hygienic way which improves compliance particularly in those patients where the skin may be sore or fragile. Emollin Spray is available on the Drug Tariff in packs of 150ml and 240ml.

The International Glaucoma Association

The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) is the charity for people with glaucoma, with the mission to raise awareness of glaucoma, promote research related to early diagnosis and treatment and to provide support to patients and all those who care for them.

Wyeth Vaccines

Wyeth Vaccines, a specialist division of Wyeth, one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical companies, is a major force in preventative medicine.

Win Health

Win Health Ltd is an NHS approved supplier of medical devices, home health and self care products.

University of Surrey

The Division of Health and Social Care at the University of Surrey is a multi-disciplinary teaching and research organisation and is a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development programmes.

University of Glamorgan

Our Care Sciences Division offers a wide range of flexible awards that allow students to study at their own pace.

Medema

Medema supplies a wide range of high quality products for nurses and other healthcare professionals, including products for care of the elderly, diabetes, infection control, neurology, respiratory care, sexual healthcare, wound care and women's healthcare.

Typharm

Typharm Limited specialise in marketing a range of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of various inflammatory and non-inflammatory skin conditions.

L & Q Group

L&Q is a charitable housing association offering people the chance to buy or rent homes through our part buy, part rent and intermediate rent schemes.

The Prostate Cancer Charity

The Prostate Cancer Charity is the UK's leading charity working with people affected by prostate cancer.

The Diet Plate

The Diet Plate® Complete Weight Management Solution, is the only clinically proven portion control system to help control Type 2 Diabetes. Melamine and fine earthenware products available, together with free on-line informative forums for extra patient support. All for less than £15 per head.

Sullivan Cuff - INRstar

INRstar - anticoagulation decision support software for primary care. INRstar assists healthcare professionals with the control and management of anticoagulation patients using warfarin.

Omron

Omron Healthcare UK is aspiring to help people realise a healthy and comfortable life. Today, there is a growing awareness by doctors, governments and the general public of preventive care.

Numed

Numed Healthcare has been established for over 30 years. We supply, support and maintain a range of ‘Best in Class’, innovative medical products for Primary Care. Our product range includes 12 lead ECG, 24hr Blood pressure, Spirometry, Vital Signs Monitors. We also supply Automatic Patient Check-in Systems and LCD Patient Call/Health Information Systems.

Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust currently delivers community substance misuse services across Manchester, Bolton, Salford, Wigan & Leigh, Blackburn with Darwen, and in-patient services to Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.

National Association for Colitis and Crohn's

Crohn’s and Colitis UK (NACC) Improving life for people affected by inflammatory bowel diseases

HousingOptions

HousingOptions is London’s free one stop service to help you find government funded affordable homes to rent or buy in the capital.

LighterLife

Effective weight management with LighterLife UK

LifeScan

LifeScan, a Johnson & Johnson company is one of the world’s leading providers of blood glucose self-monitoring meters. Since its inception in 1986, LifeScan has been committed to helping people with diabetes live a life without limits.

Jark Healthcare

Jark Healthcare is part of one of the UK's leading recruitment companies. With an extensive branch network covering the whole of the UK, Jark provides both temporary and permanent flexible positions to Nurses, Care Assistants, Domiciliary Care Workers and Domestics throughout Northern Ireland.

IDS UK

Since 1991 IDS UK has supported healthcare professionals through the provision of health information

Espere Healthcare

DermaSilk® Therapeutic Clothing is now recognised by the EADV Taskforce as a cost-effective adjunct in mild to moderate atopic dermatitis for adults and children.

Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust

IDDT supports everyone involved in diabetes care, the patient and health care professionals. We offer free membership, giving you free information leaflet covering many aspects of diabetes and diabetes complications, for your surgery.

Dermal

Dermal focuses on the formulation of pharmaceutical preparations to treat or to be applied to the skin.

Crucell

Crucell is the largest independent vaccine company in the world and uses innovative in-house technologies in the development of its vaccines. In 2009 Crucell provided more than 115 million vaccine doses in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Delamere Dairy UK

Delamere Dairy has been producing fresh and UHT goats’ milk for 25 years. Goats’ milk has a refreshing, mild taste and is a good source of calcium. Our award-winning range of products are available across the UK in whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed varieties.

Covidien

Kendall™ AMD Antimicrobial Foam dressings have been developed to support your efforts in managing both moisture and bacterial balance.

The Counterweight Programme

The Counterweight Programme is an evidence-based intervention for obesity management in UK primary care proven to be clinically and cost effective.

Cosyfeet

Recognised as the leading brand in Extra Roomy Footwear by over 9000 healthcare professionals, Cosyfeet have been making comfortable footwear with extra width and depth, for people with very wide or swollen feet since 1983.

Child Death Helpline

The death of a child is a devastating event for anyone to experience. We offer emotional support to anyone affected by the death of a child, of any age, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago, providing an opportunity to talk in confidence to bereaved parent volunteers who are trained and supported by professional staff.

CareFusion

CareFusion presents Micro Medical Spirometers and CO Monitors. Our comprehensive range of products, including the MicroLab and MicroLoop spirometers help to deliver quality spirometry for Primary Care

Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a pioneering charity changing lives through research, campaigning and education – removing the fear of breast cancer for good.

BAPEN

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN NUTRITIONAL CARE Quality is the word and focus this year - But what does this mean for daily nursing practice in community, care and hospital settings?

Aptamil

Aptamil is a leading producer of infant milks. With access to a global research network of over 250 scientists, the company has pioneered nutritional research in infant milks for over 50 years, including being the first company to add Long Chain Polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) and Prebiotic Oligosaccharides into its milks.

BSN Medical

BSN medical is a world class medical devices company, offering unique, high quality product and therapy solutions to patients and clinicians in the area of advanced wound care.

Florri Femme

Florri-Femé Pharmaceuticals Ltd. are dedicated to developing 'research based' gel products, especially designed to help the soothing and comforting of pain. The original product range, 'feme-pad', provided much needed relief for mothers suffering perineal pain from childbirth has now been extended to include 'breast soother' and 'teddy cool'. New products are continually under development.

Patient UK

www.patient.co.uk (supplied by EMIS) offers a comprehensive range of professionally authored, regularly updated, NHS accredited articles for patients on conditions, lifestyle advice, treatments and self-help as well as experience forums and a newspaper. The site also contains images, videos and professional reference suitable for use when seeing patients.

The British Pain Society

The British Pain Society aims to promote education, training, research and development in all fields of pain. It endeavours to increase both professional and public awareness of the prevalence of pain and the facilities that are available for its management.

Arctic Medical - Hypo-Fit Syrup

Hypo-Fit Syrup is distributed by Arctic Medical Ltd who has been distributing a great range of diabetes products since 1995.

The University of Birmingham

At the University of Birmingham we offer a range of programmes to suit your needs. Whether it's a Masters level Postgraduate qualification that you seek, or a short course to top up essential skills, we can support you.

Life Scan

LifeScan & OneTouch Family of Blood Glucose Monitoring Meters

The Healing Trust

Healing is a complementary therapy which transfers the natural universal energy that surrounds us, through the practitioner to the recipient. The process can be used for the benefit of others and also for personal re-balancing.

Medical Equipment Supplies

Medical Equipment Supplies Companies Group. Helping you to give your patients the very best care. MES has been supplying our Quality range of Single-use Instruments, Consumables and Equipment to Health Clinics, Doctor Surgeries, Dentists, Private Hospitals, HM Prisons, NHS Trusts and PCT's for the past 4 years. Part of our great service is that you can order in the quantities you need, if you only need one, then just order one.

Autonomed

Autonomed with Seal-Tight pioneered a UK revolution in the quality-of-life for patients with leg or foot dressings. Seal-Tight allows them to bath or shower whenever they want with no danger of the dressings getting wet and no danger of the accidents they will have trying other methods! Simplicity itself to use, fully submersible, durable and on Nurse/GP prescription across the UK.

Lansinoh

Lansinoh is one of the leading manufacturers of breastfeeding accessories, offering superior, performance-led products including award winning Lansinoh HPA® Lanolin for breastfeeding mothers, breastmilk storage bags, disposable nursing pads, manual breast pump, Lansinoh LatchAssist™ and the new Lansinoh Affinity™ Double Electric Breast Pump.

Great Bear Healthcare

Great Bear Healthcare Ltd is a UK manufacturer based in Cardiff, offering a wide range of continence products that are manufactured to the highest quality standards using superior medical grade and latex free materials.

Warwick Medical School

Warwick Medical School (WMS) was established in 2000 and forms the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Warwick

Motability

The Motability Scheme offers worry-free mobility. Recipients of the Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance, or War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement, can transfer their allowance for a car, powered wheelchair or scooter through contract hire or hire purchase schemes.

Lipotrim Howard Foundation Research

Howard Foundation Research Ltd, established 1987, provides training and support for doctors,. nurses and pharmacists providing Lipotrim Weight Management Programmes.

NHSmail

NHSmail is the national email and directory service for NHS staff in England and Scotland. It's different to your Trust account (ending in .uk) because it's a secure service and can be used to email patient information safely to other NHSmail users. It's the only NHS email service that should be used for this purpose.

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK provides free, easy-to-understand and comprehensive information for anyone affected by cancer. We have three information services for you and your patients.

Primary Care Training Centre

The PCTC has been training health care professionals and non-clinical staff for over ten years. During that time, more than twenty thousand students have successfully completed one of our courses or study days. The PCTC runs distance learning courses accredited by Teesside University in Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Women's Health and Respiratory Disease.

TREC Travel Health

Travel Health Related Education and Care. TREC was established in 2000 by Sheila Hall RGN SCM MSc (T.Med) in response to the training needs of nurses who are new to this field of health care or wishing to update current knowledge.

Sylk Ltd

SYLK creates the feeling of natural lubrication. Made from New Zealand kiwi fruit it is a water soluble lubricant free from hormones, parabens and chemicals.

University of Stirling

The Department is committed to advancing learning and disseminating knowledge within Nursing and Midwifery and related health and social care areas, to promote care and well-being for patients and families. It is research-led, practice-driven, and people-focused, offering undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

Thesis Technology - Limbo products

Thesis Technology Products Ltd is the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of waterproof dressing and cast protectors.

Wockhardt UK Ltd

At Wockhardt UK we firmly believe that maintaining freedom of choice for patients with diabetes is important and we are fully committed to continue the supply of our Hypurin porcine and bovine insulin ranges for the foreseeable future.

BMJ Masterclass

BMJ Masterclasses are a range of clinical courses that help you to keep up to date with the latest evidence, new guidelines and best practice.

Healthcare e-Academy

The Healthcare e-Academy operates as a community of practice delivering online training to over 30 Trusts with over 91,000 learners nationally.

Bupa

Discover how you can feel better with Bupa. When you have a hectic career like yours, we think taking care of your health is more important than ever. That's where BupaCare can make all the difference.

Al-Anon Family Groups UK and Eire

Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking. We believe alcoholism affects the whole family, not just the drinker. We are an international organisation with approximately 800 support groups in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Al-Anon is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience in order to solve their common problems.

Royal College of Nursing

You know how important it is to keep up to date with the ever-changing world of nursing and health care. You need to provide the best possible care for your patients and clients.

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation

The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered charity, funding diabetes research; raising awareness to diabetes and its associated complications and supporting those living with the condition.

Tick Alert

Tick Alert warns about the dangers of Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE) which is endemic in 27 countries in Europe.

Bio Oil

Bio-Oil is an award-winning specialist skincare treatment that improves the appearance of scarring, stretch marks and uneven skin tone.

Advancis

Advancis Medical is dedicated to improving healthcare through continuous development and production of quality medical products for effective management of clinical conditions.