Mackwell Health, part of the Mackwell Group, has formed a partnership with the UK respiratory protection specialist
Corpro, formally Core Protection Systems, to enable the development and distribution of user-centric respiratory systems for the healthcare market.
The pandemic has plummeted the world of personal protective equipment (PPE), and more prominently respiratory protective equipment (RPE), into the spotlight. As a by-product of this, the conversations surrounding the adequacy, suitability and potential impacts of RPE, particularly in the healthcare environment, have never been so commonplace.
A mask’s protection level and fit are paramount, but more and more thought is being given to the potential long-term negative impacts of certain types of masks, such as the gradual mounting costs and waste generated by surgical and other disposable masks such as FFP3s. These concerns are valid, and they need to be considered when producing RPE in the future.