

Background
The time taken to decontaminate side rooms at Wye Valley NHS Trust proved challenging with the pressures it had on bed use.

Method
The efficacy of the Ultra-V UV-C disinfection robot has the potential to decontaminate rooms in 15-30 minutes and was evaluated in 20 rooms, with samples taken.

Result
The average total viable count (TVC) per contact plate before cleaning was 27.4; after cleaning 19.3; and after the Ultra-V system 2.3.