Bariatric Bed Selection Flow Chart(for guidance on how to order please scroll down)
NHSGGC Hillrom Bariatric Bed Rental Options
Option / Criteria for Ordering(A Moving and Handling Practitioner should be contacted where possible prior to ordering these beds)
Pro Axis
/ This bed is a little wider than a standard electric bed (~6cm) and is therefore mainly suitable for patients weighing 220kg (35st) or less.
Consideration should be given to a patient’s size and shape. Patients who weigh less than 200kg may still be too large (wide girth) to be accommodated safely on this bed, particularly with regards to rolling the patient onto their side. The maximum patient weight the Pro Axis bed can accommodate is 350kg, therefore, patients above 220kg who are not too large may fit on this bed.
This bed can be lowered to 30cm (15cm lower than a standard bed) which may assist smaller patients to get in / out of the bed.
Dynamic mattresses are not available for this bed, therefore, it is suitable only for patients with intact / low risk pressure areas.
This bed cannot access F and G block on the Western Infirmary site.
This bed, if used in wards within medical, centre and surgical blocks at GRI, cannot be used to transfer patients in the lifts
TotalCare Bariatric Plus / This bed is a little wider than a standard electric bed and has a maximum patient weight of220kg (35st).
This bed should be chosen instead of the Pro Axis if:
- A therapeutic mattress is required as the patient has existing / high risk of developing pressure area tissue damage; and/ or,
- An accurate weigh scale is required; and / or,
- A turn assist mattress is required to assist with rolling the patient and / or positional changes
1st Call Baros Bariatric
Mattress:
Standard - Sapphire alternating low air loss
Optional - Comfort Turn / This bed should be chosen for patients not suitable for the Pro Axis / TotalCare beds due to their weight and / or shape and is suitable for patients weighing up to 400kg (63st)
This bed will come as standard with an alternating low air lossbariatric mattress. At the point of delivery when the patient is transferred onto the bed, the patient’s weight will be measured by the installation team if requested. The following options must be considered prior to placing an order:
- Where the patient cannot assist with rolling and / or staff are struggling with this activity, the ‘Comfort Turn’ bariatric mattressshould be requested.
- Where ongoing monitoring of a patient’s weight is critical to their care, a bed with a weigh scale should be requested. Note that the weigh scale will raise the lowest point of the bed by ~ 4cm. This may decrease a patient’s ability to get in / out of the bed.
- Installers will offer to weigh patient on delivery.
- Lowest height for patient egress = 36cm
NHSGGC Hillrom bariatric bed rental options 2013 (V4)
Current electric profiling beds available within NHSGGC wards
Enterprise 5000 / Contoura 380 / Contoura 480 / Contoura 460Safe Working Load - 250 Kg
NB This bed can go lower than normal, that is, to 30 cm. /
Safe Working Load - 230 Kg /
Safe Working Load - 267 Kg /
Safe Working Load - 180 Kg
AvantGuard 1200 / AvantGuard 800 / Hill-Rom 900 / Spirit Ultra low Bed
Safe Working Load – 185 Kg /
Safe Working Load – 185 Kg /
Safe Working Load – 220 Kg /
Safe Working Load – 230 Kg
NB This bed can go very low,
20 cm.
NHSGGC Hillrom bariatric bed rental options 2013 (V4)
How To Order Products
Authorisation Process /- Mondayto Friday, 9am – 4pm. Authorisation required from Lead Nurse of Directorate
- Out of hours Authorisation required from Clinical Co-ordinator of hospital site.
To Place an Order / Telephone Hill-Rom call centre direct on: 01530 411000
Details Required / Hospital, ward/department, authorising contact,name of person requesting product telephone No.
An official code number (specific to this contract) must be given at time of placing order
(This can be obtained from your Lead Nurse or Hospital Co-Ordinator)
For additional advice regarding the code number, please contact your tissue viability nurse
If help required to decide on exact product required, ask to speak to Clinical Advisor - 01530 411000.
Response / Hill-Rom will respond by telephone within 2 hours of receiving the order. Installation within 24 hours, or by arrangement.
7 Days / 24 hours service.
On Installation / A technician will deliver unit and instruct staff on all key usage instructions.
Educational Support / Our Clinical Advisor/BDM will be available to give further user/clinical training to staff on an ah-hoc or structured basis on request. Educational tools are available.
Service/Clinical Support / A 24 hour, 365 days technical helpline is accessible to support staff should there by any service issues., ie alarms, faults. Our technicians will contact the unit within 2 hours of the fault being reported to troubleshoot the issue. Arrangements would be made to swap the product should this not be successful.
A 24 hour, 365 days Clinical Advisor support is available for any clinical enquiries - 01530 411000.
NHSGGC Hillrom bariatric bed rental options 2013 (V4)